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St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests report

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests report

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St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

Myra Miller
Saturday, January 25, 2025
The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Saturday, Jan. 18-Friday, Jan.
Anna Jane Vige Duplechin

Anna Jane Vige Duplechin

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Anna Jane Vige Duplechin

Myra Miller
Saturday, January 25, 2025
Anna Jane Vige Duplechin passed away on Friday, January 24, 2025 at the age of 97. A Funeral Service will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at Quirk & Son Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Heather Ardoin officiating. Burial will follow in Ashford Cemetery.
John Paul Mahaffey

John Paul Mahaffey

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John Paul Mahaffey

Myra Miller
Saturday, January 25, 2025
John Paul Mahaffey passed away on Thursday, January 23, 2025 at the age of 61. No Services have been planned at this time.

Discover the power of bare root planting

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, January 24, 2025
Bare root plants offer a compelling alternative garden plant source. Bare root perennials and shrubs come from established plants that are dug up after they have entered their period of dormancy, stored without soil and shipped when the plant is ready to be planted in the ground.
When planting a tree, dig the hole twice as wide as the diameter of the container and only as deep as the height of the container.

When planting a tree, dig the hole twice as wide as the diameter of the container and only as deep as the height of the container.

Arbor Day is upon us. Plant a tree and make a difference.

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, January 24, 2025
If you’ve ever looked up the date for Arbor Day, you may have run into some conflicting information. Nationally, this holiday celebrating the importance of trees is observed on the last Friday of April. But in Louisiana, we have our own Arbor Day: the third Friday of January, which this year is Jan.
Many tropical plants, such as these ornamental bananas, are root hardy. While they won’t look nice after a freeze, they’ll begin growing back in the spring. Photo by Olivia McClure/LSU AgCenter

Many tropical plants, such as these ornamental bananas, are root hardy. While they won’t look nice after a freeze, they’ll begin growing back in the spring. Photo by Olivia McClure/LSU AgCenter

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Be patient when it comes to dealing with freeze-damaged plants

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, January 24, 2025
The snow has come and gone — and so has the excitement that came with such a meteorological rarity in Louisiana. Now, some gardeners are looking outside at a far less enjoyable sight: plants that turned gray, brown and perhaps even mushy in this week’s frigid temperatures.

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Why skilled trades are safe from AI

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, January 24, 2025
Here’s the bad news: many jobs are going to be eliminated by artificial intelligence, and, with the speed at which AI is evolving, it’s going to happen sooner rather than later.

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Trump should pardon these peaceful protesters

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, January 24, 2025
President Joe Biden issued a flurry of pardons as he left office, but I’m more interested in getting some long overdue and deeply justified pardons from another president, the new occupant of the White House. This is my personal request to President Donald Trump: Free the Pro Life 21!
Oscar Summerlin, a junior at St Edmund, built this fishing snowman with a little help from his family and a tractor. His parents are Ben and Laura Summerlin. (Photo by Amy Myers)

Oscar Summerlin, a junior at St Edmund, built this fishing snowman with a little help from his family and a tractor. His parents are Ben and Laura Summerlin. (Photo by Amy Myers)

Blizzard blanketed South Louisiana

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, January 24, 2025
How extreme was the blizzard on Tuesday? The Eunice Right to Life March scheduled on Wednesday was canceled as snow and ice blanketed Eunice. It was the first cancellation of the march since it started in 1973.