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‘Leaf’ it to mulch to make your landscape better

The leaves are falling all over the state now. There are several things you can do with those leaves. One great way to use those leaves to your — and your plants’ — benefit is to use leaf litter as mulch.

Have you hugged a Santa impersonator lately?

It has been years since my family last dealt with the “pictures with Santa” pageantry, but Saint Nick impersonators remain an integral part of Christmas for Americans.

Organ grinders, barber poles, civilization

As with beauty, what constituted a mark of civilization in south Louisiana in days past appears to have been in the eye of the beholder.

Police officer’s gun stolen

An Opelousas man was arrested for stealing a police officer’s 9mm Glock 19 service pistol from a police unit.
Arrested was Braylon Jones, 18, of the 900 block of La. 749. He is charged with simple burglary. His bail was set at $5,000.

Louisiana shows improvement on Fall Reading Report

The Louisiana Department of Education released its Fall 2022 Reading Report Thursday that shows how public school students in grades K-3 scored on a literacy screener given during the first 30 days of the current school year.

LSUE student completes LDWF conservation officer internship

LSU Eunice student Jacie Bernard recently completed an internship program with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), it was announced last week. Bernard received a certificate of completion by the LDWF.

Geno Delafose returns to the Zydeco Capital Jam

Fan favorite Geno Delafose returns to the monthly Zydeco Capital Jam from 1 to 3 p.m. Dec. 10 at the St. Landry Parish Visitor Center, I-49 exit 23, in Opelousas. Delafose plays the jam for the first time since January 2020.

Tiger Woods welcomed at Coushatta

KINDER — Famed golf champion Tiger Woods attended the the third annual Notah Begay III Junior Golf National Championship at Koasati Pines at Coushatta Casino Resort.

Jobless rates tumble, workforce increases

Tri-Parish unemployment rates tumbled in October and the workforce rose to 68,181, according to data released by the Louisiana Workforce Commission on Wednesday.