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Carolyn Evans Fuselier

Carolyn Evans Fuselier passed away on Thursday, February 27, 2025 at the age of 72. A Funeral Service will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, March 3, 2025 at Quirk & Son Funeral Home Chapel with Father Sam Fontana officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.

Fire at Ray's Bakery

Unofficial time reported on Sunday, approximately at 3 p.m., fire fighters reported to a fire at Ray's Bakery. (Photos by Myra Miller)

State budget vulnerable to federal spending cuts

Louisiana’s reliance on federal funds for half of the state budget leaves it vulnerable as President Donald Trump and congressional leaders push for substantial cuts in federal spending. Federal funds provided $21.4 billion, or 50.8%, of the $42.1 billion Louisiana state budget in fiscal 2024.

Supreme Court to assign judge to hear parish jail suit

The State Supreme Court will have to appoint a judge to preside over a lawsuit asking for a declaratory judgment on jail costs in St. Landry Parish Judges in the 27th Judicial District Court have recused themselves, according to an entry in the court minutes entered on Feb. 24.

Mardi Gras events set for Prairie Acadian Cultural Center

It is like old times at the Prairie Acadian Cultural Center as a series of Mardi Gras programs are planned Sunday through Tuesday. The programs were a staple of the downtown Eunice celebration until the Center closed in 2019 due to air conditioning problems.

Parish Council OKs Atchafalaya Basinkeepers pipeline resolution

The St. Landry Parish Council approved a resolution proposed by the Atchafalaya Basinkeepers to pipe sand from the Basin to Terrebonne Parish. The Council had to add the item to its Feb. 19 agenda with a unanimous vote. St. Landry Parish borders the Atchafalaya Basin’s west side.

St. Landry Parish civil cases

The following are civil cases filed in the 27th Judicial District Court. Wednesday, Feb. 19 Lee Ben vs Reginald Hutchinson et al, damages. William Rideaux vs Allstate Property Insurance Company, damages. State of Louisiana vs Jamichael K. Moreau, paternity. State of Louisiana vs Tevn M.

St. Landry Parish marriage licenses

The following people obtain marriage license from the St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court Office. Wednesday, Feb. 19 Harvey Menard Luneau and Barbara Lin Wilkinson, both of Palmetto. Thursday, Feb. 20 Woody Allen Naquin and Alexus Jena Arclese, both of Opelousas. Joseph Raymond Lanclos Jr.

Dreaming of tax simplification

I can’t help but dream this time of the year. It’s the thick of winter, you see, which means I’m spending hours huddled in my home office getting a million tax details in order for my CPA. And I’m dreaming of tax simplification.

Will eggs again be as good as money?

The children’s celebration of Mardi Gras in Church Point in the 1920s and 1930s seemed more like Halloween than the rowdy courir we know today, according to the memory of Marie Louise LaCaze. She put down her reminiscences in 1998 as part of a “life and letters” program at UL.