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Papillion is among Bar Association leadership

Harlan Kirgan
Sunday, June 18, 2017
The Louisiana State Bar Association’s 2017-18 officers and members of the Board of Governors were installed June 8, in conjunction with the LSBA’s Annual Meeting in Destin, Florida. Darrel J. Papillion, of Eunice, a partner in the Baton Rouge law firm Walters, Papillion, Thomas, Cullens, L.L.C.

Keep Louisiana Beautiful shows new website

Harlan Kirgan
Sunday, June 18, 2017
Keep Louisiana Beautiful held its regional meeting in Eunice at LSU Eunice campus on Wednesday at the Acadian Center. Donna Baltakis, director of Keep Eunice Beautiful, said it is the second time the city of Eunice served as the host for the event.

‘What a splendid possession’

Harlan Kirgan
Sunday, June 18, 2017
There’s no record of what the ancient settlers of Louisiana thought about Louisiana’s live oaks, but poets and travelers have written about their majesty and beauty since they first arrived with pen and paper.

Prostitution charge filed in massage parlor arrest

Harlan Kirgan
Sunday, June 18, 2017
Prostitution charges have been filed in an arrest at a local massage parlor. Police Chief Carroll J. Stelly said officers executed a search warrant at Asian Spa Massage Parlor at 1405 The Boulevard at about 8:30 p.m. June 7.

Ditch debris linked to flooding

Harlan Kirgan
Sunday, June 18, 2017
Alderwoman Germaine Simpson thinks clearing debris from ditches along city streets will help alleviate flooding problems. Simpson made that point during Tuesday’s Board of Aldermen meeting. “When we get 10 inches of rain we get a lot calls...” she said of flooding issues.

Planes, trains, boats, trucks or pipelines?

Harlan Kirgan
Sunday, June 18, 2017
Here in this soon-to-be-great nation, we Americans take a lot for granted. From our freedom and safety, to our low cost food and fuel, we just tend to forget, especially the younger generations.

Old-school dad imparted great lessons

Harlan Kirgan
Sunday, June 18, 2017
My father made me wear hand-me-downs — even though I was our family’s only boy, with five sisters. It wasn’t too bad most of the year, but Easter Sunday was a bear. You know how hard it is to outrun the neighborhood bully with your panty hose bunching up and your bonnet flopping in the wind?

LSU AgCenter selects vendor for medical marijuana program

Harlan Kirgan
Sunday, June 18, 2017
The LSU AgCenter has notified the Board of Supervisors of their intent to contract with GB Sciences, Inc., to produce a medical marijuana product for qualifying patients. GB Sciences will work under the LSU AgCenter license in compliance with state law and rules established by regulatory agencies.