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Kenan Diquan Charles

Kenan Diquan Charles

Man flees narcotics detectives, going wrong way on U.S. 190

Harlan Kirgan
Thursday, November 21, 2024
As St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s narcotics detectives investigated drug possession and trafficking, Kenan Diquan Charles was observed and when approached he fled, according to a news release from Sheriff Bobby Guidroz.
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Myra Miller
Thursday, November 21, 2024
Eunice Rotary Spirit of Christmas Food Drive set The annual Spirit of Christmas Food Drive sponsored by Super 1 Foods is here. Each year the Eunice Rotary Club’s goal is to deliver baking hens and boxes of food to 100 needy families in the Eunice area.

Eunice High earns an A in state scores

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Eunice High School earned its sixth straight A in the school performance scores across the district in scores released Wednesday at the Louisiana Department of Education. Eunice High School was the only regular high school in the parish earning an A.
Marlene Frey Devillier

Marlene Frey Devillier

Marlene Frey Devillier

Myra Miller
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
EUNICE–The family of Marlene Frey Devillier announces her passing on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at Ochsner American Legion Hospital in Jennings. She was 89. Visitation will be held at Ardoin’s Funeral Home in Eunice on Saturday, November 23, 2024, beginning at 9 a.m.
Hundreds of film industry workers pack the halls of the Louisiana Senate chamber to show support for the Motion Picture tax credit. (Photo credit: Wes Muller/Louisiana Illuminator)

Hundreds of film industry workers pack the halls of the Louisiana Senate chamber to show support for the Motion Picture tax credit. (Photo credit: Wes Muller/Louisiana Illuminator)

Film industry packs halls of capitol to save tax credit

Myra Miller
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
By Wesley Muller Louisiana Illuminator Hundreds of film industry workers filled the State Capitol’s Senate committee hall Sunday afternoon to signal their opposition to legislation that would dismantle the program that turned Louisiana into “Hollywood South.
Louisiana State Surpluses Since Fiscal Year 2004. (Source: Revenue Estimating Conference, PAR data.)

Louisiana State Surpluses Since Fiscal Year 2004. (Source: Revenue Estimating Conference, PAR data.)

State surpluses likely to continue

Myra Miller
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
PAR Snapshots provide information on trending topics in Louisiana. Unlike PAR commentaries, snapshots do not offer recommendations. Louisiana has enjoyed repeated state surpluses for the last seven years, and the latest calculations estimate lawmakers will see that trend continue another year.
Jim Brown

Jim Brown

Is Trump an aberration or is America changing?

Myra Miller
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Listen. Put your hand to your ear. Can you hear it? (Silence). That’s the sound of the Trumpites hollering about all the election fraud. Oh, that’s alright. You see, the Republicans won. There’s only election fraud when Trump and Republicans lose.
Rep. Debbie Villio. (Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator)

Rep. Debbie Villio. (Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator)

Mental health professionals oppose sending more youth to adult prisons

Myra Miller
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
By Julie O’Donoghue Louisiana Illuminator Around 70 mental health professionals and educators in Louisiana have signed a letter urging state lawmakers to vote against a proposed constitutional amendment that could send more young teenagers to adult prisons.
Lawmakers have been debating Gov. Jeff Landry’s tax-overhaul proposals. (Photo by Hilary Scheinuk/The Advocate, Pool)

Lawmakers have been debating Gov. Jeff Landry’s tax-overhaul proposals. (Photo by Hilary Scheinuk/The Advocate, Pool)

Senate backs off some tax cuts

Myra Miller
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
By Avery Sams, Ella Ray and Grace Thompson LSU Manship School News Service BATON ROUGE— Some tax cuts adopted by the state House of Representatives last week were undone by a Senate committee on Tuesday when it took up major elements of the governor’s tax proposals.