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Lettuce can be planted in September and October throughout Louisiana and into November in southern parishes. Lettuce doesn’t need as much sunlight as other fall vegetables, making it a good option for those with shadier gardens. (LSU AgCenter file photo)

Lettuce can be planted in September and October throughout Louisiana and into November in southern parishes. Lettuce doesn’t need as much sunlight as other fall vegetables, making it a good option for those with shadier gardens. (LSU AgCenter file photo)

Time to get ready for fall vegetable gardening

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, August 30, 2024
It’s time to get ready for fall vegetable gardening. We know, we know: It’s still hot outside. Falling leaves and crisp autumn air feel an eternity away. But for some of our favorite cool-season veggies, there are narrow windows for planting and growing.

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St. Landry Parish man arrested for felony theft

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, August 30, 2024
Inspectors with the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) Livestock Brand Commission (LBC) arrested Lester R. Johnson, Jr. of Opelousas for felony theft on Aug. 22.

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My ‘David Cassidy’ haircut

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, August 30, 2024
Editor’s note: This column is an excerpt from Tom Purcell’s humorous memoir, “Misadventures of a 1970s Childhood,” that was previously distributed in 2020. Yahoo News reports that retro fashions from the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s have been making a comeback. That makes me grumpy.

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Watching for the coffin in the tree

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, August 30, 2024
In December 1900 the Board of Control of the Louisiana State Penitentiary bought nearly 3,000 acres of land between New Iberia and Jeanerette to use as a prison farm. They named it, somewhat facetiously, Hope Plantation.

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Does your school appreciate ‘Venmo moms’?

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, August 30, 2024
For decades, my mother (who was a veterinarian’s assistant during my childhood) gloated about her visit to my third-grade classroom. The dignified Mrs. Shelton accidentally transposed some numbers and Mom quickly corrected her for stating the normal human body temperature is 96-point-8.

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Historic construction projects set to transform UL Lafayette

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, August 30, 2024
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is “managing more construction projects than at any time since before World War II,” its president said. The announcement from Dr. Joseph Savoie came Aug.
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Landry nominates longtime parole manager to run states’s prisons

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, August 30, 2024
Gov. Jeff Landry has picked a longtime acquaintance with nearly 30 years of experience working in probation and parole services to run the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, which includes the state prison system.

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School district reorganization in the works

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, August 30, 2024
A little over a year into this tenure as superintendent, Milton Batiste III won committee approval for an administrative reorganization that adds a second assistant superintendent and other changes.

Voter registration drive begins Thursday

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, August 30, 2024
A series of voter registration drives in celebration of Voter Registration Week and in preparation for the upcoming fall election cycle began Thursday in Eunice, according to Byron Stelly, parish registrar of voters.
Jeff Willis, LSUE athletic director and head baseball coach, explains the plan for a new Bengal Baseball Stadium to the Eunice Rotary Club on Wednesday, (Photo by Myra Miller)

Jeff Willis, LSUE athletic director and head baseball coach, explains the plan for a new Bengal Baseball Stadium to the Eunice Rotary Club on Wednesday, (Photo by Myra Miller)

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New Bengal Baseball Stadium promises to transform campus

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, August 30, 2024
A transformation of the LSUE campus is underway with the construction of a baseball stadium born out of the athletic program’s success. Jeff Willis, LSUE athletic director and head baseball coach, said the stadium will have endless possibilities. “This will be more than a baseball field.