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You can’t be an American and fly the Confederate flag

OUTSIDE WINCHESTER, Va. — We were driving up Interstate 81 last Sunday afternoon, the radio on, the sun setting into the hills, when we passed a tractor-trailer truck, and saw Old Glory proudly snapping in the strong wind behind the cab.

A long-serving Long friend

John Baptiste Fournet is best remembered as the longest-serving justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court. He was on the bench from January 2, 1935, to July 31, 1970. That’s 35 years and 211 days. He was chief justice for more than 20 of those years.

Arboretum to hold eclipse event

Weather permitting; the Louisiana State Arboretum will hold an eclipse viewing of the Great American Eclipse on Monday. Viewing of the eclipse will take place from noon to 2:30 p.m. at the nature center. Staff will provide information on eclipses along with games and crafts.

Deadline set to claim tax refunds

Millions of dollars in state income tax refunds will become unclaimed property if taxpayers don’t claim them by Sept. 6.

Sheriff to allow public use of firing range

A firing range at a St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s training facility in Opelousas will have eventually be open for public use free of charge, Sheriff Bobby Guidroz said at a Parish Council meeting Wednesday. Guidroz also said the facility on La. 749 near the St.

Eunice man convicted of stabbing wife to death

Robert Heard was convicted of stabbing his wife, Demetra Doyle Heard, to death in September 2012 by a jury in the 27th Judicial Court District in Opelousas on Thursday. Heard, 40, faces a life sentence at an Aug. 24 hearing before Judge Jason Meche.

Parish Council approves credit plan

The St. Landry Parish Council approved obtaining a line of credit of up to $1.5 million from Washington State Bank. The credit line is to end a practice of moving money from account to account and sometimes using dedicated funds.

Early voting is coming to Eunice

Early voting will be held at the Eunice Municipal Complex for the Oct. 14 election. This will be the first time early voting has occurred outside of the parish courthouse, according to St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court Charles Jagneaux. The St.

Judge says drugs are the core of crime

Eunice City Court Judge Terry Hoychick pointed to drugs as the underlying cause of crime. But he also notes many people do not know there is another way to live other than what they are doing.

Applications invited for Emergency Food and Shelter funds in St. Landry Parish

St. Landry-Evangeline United Way will oversee distribution of federal funds made available through the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/ Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program designated for St. Landry Parish. St.