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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.

Is Microsoft really turning 50 years old?

The world was changed forever on April 4, 1975. (Don’t get a swelled head if that happens to be your date of birth. I’m writing about a business/cultural milestone, not providing PR for any individual’s decades of leaving a carbon footprint. On the other hand, you really are rockin’ it for near-50.

Good habits and a lot of gold served Lastie well

When Lastie Dupre died at his home on Prairie Plaisance in 1886 at the age of 91 his obituary said he was “known far and wide as the wealthiest stock raiser in the Attakapas region” and a man “whose hospitality was commensurate with the large means at his disposal.

St. Landry Parish civil cases

The following are civil cases filed in the 27th Judicial District Court. Wednesday, March 19Estate of Joseph Davis et al vs Linda G. Broussard et al, damages. Headway Capital LLC vs Mystik Service LLC eta al, suit on note. John Fitzgerald Bruno vs Debra Marie Thomas Bruno, divorce.

Eunice woman charged with $31K theft

Haley Rae Manuel, 31, of Eunice has been charged with theft of funds over $31,000 and monetary instrument abuse, according to Evangeline Parish Sheriff Charles Guillory.