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Brothers busted at Grand Coteau store

Two brother were busted in a narcotics operation the One Stop Store, 536 East Martin Luther King Drive, Grand Coteau, on Wednesday. During the operation, agents utilized a confidential informant to purchase marijuana from the store’s cashier, stated St.

Advice for federal teleworkers. Hide!

Hey, federal teleworkers, your days of working from home appear to be numbered. According to the New York Post, only 6% of federal employees work in the office full time and more than a third work from home full time. Before the Covid pandemic, only 3% of the federal workforce worked from home.

Ah, the anticipation of Christmas

Memories and traditions of Christmases past become sweeter each year as we weave them into a new celebration. They form the thing we call “Christmas spirit” and fuel anticipation as the day approaches.

About those empty seats at Christmas…

Some years, families are blessed to initiate festive new Christmas traditions. Other years, the new tradition is a solemn acquiescence to “the new normal.” The Tyrees fall into the latter category this year.

St. Landry Parish marriage licenses

The following people obtained marriage licenses from the St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court Office. Thursday, Dec. 5 Antoine Pearce Hill and. She Ella Renae Laws, both of Opelousas. Friday, Dec. 6 Devon Cornelius Mayon and Christie Elizabeth Gradnigo both of Opelousas.

St. Landry Parish civil cases

The following are civil cases filed in the 27th Judicial District Court. Wednesday, Dec. 4 Interdiction of Hannah Florence Lanclos. Rhonda L. Moran vs Patrick Lane Moran, divorce. Nationstar Mortgage LLC vs Steven Van Tran, executory process. Midland Credit Management Inc.

Opelousas City Marshal worker arrested on sex charges

Earlier this month, the Louisiana State Police Criminal Investigations Division was requested to investigate allegations of sexual battery, leading to the arrest of 73-year-old Gerald Green of Opelousas.

Former Rep. Huval nominated for ethics board

The Louisiana House of Representatives has nominated only one person so far to fill its open ethics board seat – a former legislator who is friends with Gov. Jeff Landry. House and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Beau Beaullieu, R-New Iberia, said former state Rep.

LSU launches AI assistant for university employees

LSU has launched a new artificial intelligence assistant for its faculty and staff. The system is called MikeGPT and is designed to quickly answer LSU-related questions and serve as a secure alternative to ChatGPT.

4-H students work to repopulate native species

A six-acre plot of land in Cameron Parish sat empty, shelly and unused. It is surrounded by the Mermentau River and contains the same fertile soil that supports rice farms surrounding the area.