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Support criminal justice reform compromise

Having spent over 20 years in public policy, I understand that compromise is often necessary to achieving reform. This is proving to be true with the criminal justice reform package working its way through the Louisiana State Legislature.

Making sense of the Middle East?

President Trump has just returned from a whirlwind trip to the Middle East. And he has vowed to keep a continuing and aggressive U.S. presence where American soldiers are fighting in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Kuwait, Bahrain, Turkey and other states ringing America’s Middle Eastern battlefields.

Prairie Acadian Cultural Center hosts free Cajun music, dance lessons

Free workshops for accordion, fiddle, guitar and dance lessons are planned at the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve’s Prairie Acadian Cultural Center. The workshops are sponsored by the Cajun French Music Association Acadiana Chapter.

Recent rains concern rice growers

Continual rainfall in the past few days has farmers worried about disease problems in their rice crop, an LSU AgCenter plant pathologist said at rice field days held in Jefferson Davis and Evangeline parishes.

Acadia clerk of court can issue death certificates

Acadia Parish Clerk of Court Robert T. “Robby” Barousse announced that the clerk’s office is able to issue certified death certificates from July 2012 to recent. Vital records will continue to make older death certificates as time goes on. This has been an ongoing effort for the past several years.

Budget funding restored

The Senate Committee on Finance unanimously moved to the Senate floor the state budget with amendments that restored funding cut from higher education, children and family services, corrections, veteran’s affairs and sheriff’s housing in the House version. House Bill 1, by Rep.

Study: Louisiana hosted largest tax increase in U.S.

Louisiana implemented the largest tax increase in the United States in 2016, according to a 50-state survey compiled by the National Conference of State Legislatures. The report estimates the overall increase in Louisiana at $1.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. June 2 Lauri Nicole Mearse, 26, 100 block of Edni, Dequincy. Simple battery; home invasion; simple criminal damage. Arrested by Krotz Springs Police. Linzi D. Bourriague, 19, 500 block of Vanwinkle Road, Singer.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. June 1 08:12 2015 tan Nissan Altima reported stolen from residence in the 300 block of Cotton. 08:33 Break-in in the 400 block of Acadia. 10:22 Break-in in teh 1200 block of Phillip Avenue.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. June 1 Kalon Frank, 20, 4300 block of Hwy. 10, Washington. Warrant for aggravated battery and second-degree battery. Christopher Ashworth, 36, 1600 block of West Vine, Eunice. Warrant for probation violation.