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A change of mind about homeschooling?

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, August 18, 2023
I realize such headgear has fallen out of style in our self-esteem-obsessed culture, but maybe I should belatedly don a dunce cap. You see, one of my first columns (nearly 25 years ago) was a snarky dismissal of the nascent homeschooling movement.

Paying attention pays off

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, August 18, 2023
Declining attention spans have reached epidemic levels. That’s what Adam Brown, co-director of the Center for Attention, Learning and Memory at St. Bonaventure University in New York, tells Time. That’s certainly the case with me.

Beauty and health stirred visionary engineer

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, August 18, 2023
Civil engineer B. H. Payne was hired in 1851 to study the possibilities of building a railroad from New Orleans into south Louisiana. He had never crossed the Mississippi River until then, but fell in love with what he saw once he did.
Father Michael Champagne carries the Blessed Sacrament during the Eucharistic Procession from the Church of the Assumption on Main Street in Franklin to the boat docks along Bayou Teche. The procession was part of the Fête Dieu du Têche held on Aug. 15. (Photo by Chris Landry/The Banner-Tribune)

Father Michael Champagne carries the Blessed Sacrament during the Eucharistic Procession from the Church of the Assumption on Main Street in Franklin to the boat docks along Bayou Teche. The procession was part of the Fête Dieu du Têche held on Aug. 15. (Photo by Chris Landry/The Banner-Tribune)

Fête Dieu du Têche celebrated with start in Franklin

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, August 18, 2023
The ninth annual Fête Dieu du Têche held on Tuesday drew thousands of Roman Catholics from around South Louisiana and beyond to celebrate their faith, the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the arrival of the Acadians in Louisiana after their exile from Canada.
Former St. Landry Parish Council member representing District 13 Coby Clavier holds a plaque recognizing his service at Wednesday’s Parish Council meeting. From left, are Jerry Red, Council chairman; Vivian Olivier, Council member; Clavier; Wayne Ardoin, Council member; Jessie Bellard, parish president; and Timmy Lejeune, Council member. Clavier was elected to two terms, but resigned recently citing conflicts with his job. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Former St. Landry Parish Council member representing District 13 Coby Clavier holds a plaque recognizing his service at Wednesday’s Parish Council meeting. From left, are Jerry Red, Council chairman; Vivian Olivier, Council member; Clavier; Wayne Ardoin, Council member; Jessie Bellard, parish president; and Timmy Lejeune, Council member. Clavier was elected to two terms, but resigned recently citing conflicts with his job. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Clavier honored for service on Parish Council

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, August 18, 2023
Former St. Landry Parish Council member representing District 13 Coby Clavier holds a plaque recognizing his service at Wednesday’s Parish Council meeting.
St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests report

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests report

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

Myra Miller
Friday, August 18, 2023
The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. August 18 John Hilton Roy, 47, 1400 block of 2nd Street, Elton. Theft. Arrested by Eunice Police. Shawn Michael Lafleur, 28, 2000 block of W. Magnolia Avenue, Eunice. Bench warrant. Arrested by St.

NOAA ups hurricane forecast

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, August 18, 2023
Scientists at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center — a division of the National Weather Service — have increased their prediction for the ongoing 2023 Atlantic hurricane season from a near-normal level of activity to an above-normal level of activity with an August update.

6 of 13 Parish Council seats contested

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, August 18, 2023
Six of 13 St. Landry Parish Council seats are contested in the Oct. 14 election. At Wednesday’s meeting, the uncertainty about the District 13 position left vacant by the resignation of Coby Clavier was settled until the election with the appointment of Lynn Lejeune.
Lynn Lejeune recites the oath of office presented by District Judge Jason Meche at Wednesday’s St Landry Parish Council meeting in Opelousas. Lejeune was voted as interim Council member for District 13 to replace Coby Clavier, who resigned in July (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Lynn Lejeune recites the oath of office presented by District Judge Jason Meche at Wednesday’s St Landry Parish Council meeting in Opelousas. Lejeune was voted as interim Council member for District 13 to replace Coby Clavier, who resigned in July (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Lejeune selected for interim St. Landry Parish Council seat

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, August 18, 2023
Former Eunice Mayor Lynn Lejeune won the interim District 13 St. Landry Parish Council seat on a 7-4 vote at Wednesday’s meeting. Lejeune and Darrell Huckaby, an Army retiree and reserve Eunice Police officer, were in the running for the position vacated by Coby Clavier.