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Are you a fan of noisy restaurants?

A recent Wall Street Journal article provided food for thought about the decibel levels in restaurants. According to the article, in 2023, audio data from the app SoundPrint found that 63 percent of restaurants are too loud for conversation.

Traveler reveled in south Louisiana voyage

The little steamer Fairy carried the mail from Franklin to Lake Verret near Napoleonville in the 1850s, holding the contract because it could make the trip in only six hours when the wind blew wrong and a lot faster on a nice, quiet day.

St. Landry Parish marriage licenses

The following people obtained marriage licenses from the St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court Office, Opelousas. March 26 Crystal Joelle Leday and Mark Lamar Cassimere. Paul Matthew Benoit of Church Point and Shantel Rene Miller of Church Point.

St. Landry Parish civil cases

The following are civil cases filed in the 27th Judiclal Court District, Opelousas. Monday, March 25 Mercer Transportation Co. vs Duplechain Transportation, monies due. Republic Finance vs Dru Babineaux, promissory note. Cory Anthony Benoit vs Acadian Ambulance Service Inc. et al, damages.

2-vehicle crash claims life of Texas woman on I-10

Louisiana State Police Troop I was notified of a two-vehicle fatality crash on Interstate 10 eastbound near mile marker 94 (between Duson and Scott) at 4 p.m. Thursday. The crash claimed the life of 65-year-old Jude Mae Jefferson (female) of Houston, Texas.

Rice station internship awarded to Vermilion Parish native

Emma Stelly, a McNeese State University freshman who grew up on a family farm in Vermilion Parish, has been selected to complete an internship at the LSU AgCenter H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station this summer.

Meeting sheds light on solar farm

Once again, the meeting room was packed to standing room only as residents addressed their concerns with the proposed tax exemptions and other considerations requested by ibV Energy Partners and Bayou Chicot Solar LLC during the monthly meeting of Evangeline Parish Police Jury held April 1.

Workforce steady, jobless rates rise

The Tri-Parish workforce remained steady in February compared to a year ago, but unemployment rates rose, according to data released by Louisiana Workforce Commission on Wednesday. The Tri-Parish workforce, which includes those employed and those seeking jobs, totaled 67,23 in February, up 344 or 0.

Proposal to lower Louisiana Citizens insurance rates narrowly fails in tied vote

A proposal to lower insurance rates for homeowners covered under the state-backed Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. was narrowly defeated Wednesday in a tied committee vote. House Bill 524, sponsored by Rep.

Spooky times at the courthouse

There are some strange happenings at the St .Landry Parish Courthouse. “It is unbelievable,” said Parish President Jessie Bellard of what’s been going on there.