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West Nile cases surface

The Louisiana Department of Health’s (LDH) Office of Public Health (OPH) has confirmed one human case of the potentially deadly neuroinvasive West Nile disease in Acadiana (Region 4). This is the first reported case in Acadiana since 2018.

Monarch mayday: Send in the natives

The monarch butterfly has been listed as an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature on its Red List of Threatened Species.

Rotary donation to Eunice Community Health Center

A check for $4,650 from the Eunice Rotary Club was presented to the Eunice Community Health Center at the club’s meeting on Wednesday. The money is from the Eunice Rotary Zydeco Triathlon held in April.

Jesuit friend inspired Ville Platte priest

Stories of growing up together in Church Point and entering the seminary together were shared as the Rev. Mark Thibodeaux, SJ, delivered the homily during an anniversary Mass for his friend, the Rev.

Fantasy football’s reality check

One must be hooked on the NFL (check), entranced by football wagering (check), and champing at the bit for the season to begin (check) to join a fantasy draft that can take as long as two months to complete (oy).

Princess Di: Has it really been 25 years?

Believe it or not, August 31 is the 25th anniversary of the traffic accident that robbed the world of the effervescent Diana, Princess of Wales.

Last Island was to be summer paradise

Many of us know about Last Island because of the deadly hurricane that hit there in August 1856 and that is still listed as one of the strongest hurricanes ever to make landfall in Louisiana.

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Traffic stops are not normally included. August 21 07:00 Several juveniles that were advised to not return at Cafe Mosaic that now has returned. 09:54 Daughter has not retur

A victim of a June 2021 shooting in Opelousas read a press release on October 2021 and identified one of the shooters, which led to an arrest, according to a news release from St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz.

School Board reviews school bus safety

School buses may be allowed to load and unload students in the far right lane of traffic if the St. Landry Parish School Board approves a policy change.