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Barbara Lynn Fontenot Boenig

Barbara Lynn Fontenot Boenig passed away on Saturday, March 29, 2025 at the age of 65. A Funeral Service will be held at noon on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at Quirk & Son Funeral Home Chapel with Deacon Gary Gaudin officiating. Burial will follow in the new St. Ann Cemetery in Mamou.

Wilbur Joseph Fruge Jr.

Wilbur Joseph Fruge, Jr. passed away on Friday, March 28, 2025 at the age of 61. No Services have been planned at this time.

Julia Guillory Chambers

Julia Guillory Chambers passed away on Friday, March 28, 2025 at the age of 71. A Funeral Service will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 4, 2025 at St. Mathilda Catholic Church with Deacon Chuck Ortego officiating. Burial will follow in St. Mathilda Cemetery.

St. Landry Parish DA: 3 indicted on murder charges

The St. Landry Parish Grand Jury indicted three men on murder charges for three separate incidents, according to District Attorney Chad Pitre. Jordan Barnes, 33, was indicted for the second-degree murder of Erica Hunt. Hunt went missing in July 2016.

Acadia Parish deputies nab man for stealing crawfish

Acadia Parish Sheriff’s deputies on Thursday on Potters Road observed an individual running the crawfish traps in the field. The deputy was able to determine that the individual was not employed by the land owner nor had permission to harvest the crawfish, according to a news release from Sheriff K.

Eunice City Jail inmates charged with aggravated arson

State Fire Marshal deputies charged two Eunice City Jail inmates with aggravated  arson for causing a fire in the jail.  Jordan Dwayne Victor, 20, and Kirmontae Venezia, 20, caused an electrical short in order to burn paper and cloth material in the jail Wednesday.

St. Landry Parish marriage licenses

The following people obtained marriage license from the St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court Office. Wednesday, March 19 Russell Lenin Clark Jr., of Washington, and Christal Rena Thomas, of Opelousas. Thursday, March 20 Tanner Daniel Bergeron and Olivia Marie Bragg, both of Opelousas.

The rice and poor problem

A news article said, “Elon Musk claims empathy is a weakness of Western Civilization.” He is promoting a human virtue as a character flaw. Another news article said that, “A resolution passed the House to cut $880 billion from Medicaid.

On cookbooks and coverings

I want to respond to two things in Jim Bradshaw’s article in today’s paper (3/23): 1. Speaking of old cookbooks, I have my grandmother’s cookbook from about a hundred years ago. I’m guessing at the age, because of my grandmother’s age, but there is no date in the cookbook.

Is life better with limited choices?

Here’s something that can make us miserable if we let it: too many decisions! Social scientist Barry Schwartz says Americans are becoming less happy because we’re allowing ourselves to be overwhelmed by too many choices.