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Determining when succulents should be repotted

From the Bulb and Blossom Garden Club Succulents should be repotted every 12 to 18 months to keep the soil healthy. Often when a succulent has been in the same soil for a long time, nutrients in the soil have become depleted.

It’s time to prune and fertilize trees and shrubs

Before plants leaf out for the spring, it’s a good idea to take some time for maintenance tasks in the garden. Here are two important items to put on your to-do list: pruning and fertilizing your trees and shrubs. Let’s talk about pruning first.

The ‘Exodus’ from the public school system

The downfall started in the early 1970s when Marxists redefined the First Amendment with the new term “separation of church and state” and kicked God out of our public schools.

Why fewer Americans are moving

We sold my mom and dad’s dream home last autumn — the Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired mid-century modern house they called home for 25 years. Staying put is becoming more commonplace in America.

Caffery was in hot spot when troubles began

Tensions in the Middle East have been with us for a long time, and the man squarely in the middle of them when they were perhaps even more divisive than they are today was the man for whom one of Lafayette’s busiest streets is named. Jefferson Caffery became the U.S.

Don’t forget Lincoln’s executive order

Your article in today’s paper (Feb. 16) on executive orders failed to mention what is probably the most important one, Lincoln’s order to free the slaves, commonly known as the Emancipation Proclamation.

St. Landry Parish marriage licenses

The following people obtained marriage licenses at the St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court Office. Thursday, Feb. 13 Nolfradys Marcelo Gallo Nunez and Norma Soledad de la Pascua Escobar, both of Carencro. Steven Bourque and Alzire Rose Lanclos, both of Opelousas.

St. Landry Parish civil cases

The following are civil cases filed in the 27th Judicial District Court. Wednesday, Feb. 12 James Charles vs Brayden Charles, protective order. Joseph I. Charles vs Federal Express Corporation et al, damages. Evangeline Bank & Trust Company vs Keith J. Courvelle, suit on note.

Police looking for impaired drivers during Carnival season

Good times and parades aren’t the only things rolling in Louisiana this Carnival season.

CFA elects officers, names Board members

LAFAYETTE —Community Foundation of Acadiana announced the election of officers and the appointment of new board members to its 2025 Board of Directors.