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From left, Tyson Perry, Laurie Vasseur and Seth Vuillemont.

From left, Tyson Perry, Laurie Vasseur and Seth Vuillemont.

Eunice residents charged in kidnapping of Acadia Parish Sheriff’s deputy

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, June 30, 2023
Three Eunice residents are charged in the kidnapping of an Acadia Parish Sheriff’s deputy, according to a news release from Sheriff KP Gibson. On June 27, a deputy was following up on a criminal investigation.
Betterbuzz Rosa agastache is absolutely covered in gorgeous blooms and a magnet for pollinators. (Photos by Heather Kirk-Ballard/LSU AgCenter)

Betterbuzz Rosa agastache is absolutely covered in gorgeous blooms and a magnet for pollinators. (Photos by Heather Kirk-Ballard/LSU AgCenter)

Give your garden a color splash with agastache

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, June 30, 2023
This year at the Southern Plant Trials, I fell in love with the herbaceous perennial agastache. This perennial stood out to me with its profuse blooms and delightful fragrance. At each location I visited, the agastache was buzzing with pollinators.

DOC introduces interactive data webpage

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, June 30, 2023
The Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections’ Data Research & Statistical Analysis Team has recently released a series of interactive data dashboards as part of the agency’s vision for improved data transparency, visualization, and utilization for data-informed decision making.

Shooter shot drug suspect’s mother in the face

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, June 30, 2023
A drug suspect’s mother was shot in the face shortly early Friday in the 400 block of East Maple Avenue in Eunice, according to Police Chief Kyle LeBouef. Police were dispatched in reference to a woman being shot while inside a residence.

Principles of our Founding Fathers

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, June 30, 2023
Our Founding Fathers established the United States of America in 1789, and after 234 years we are sadly witnessing the social and moral decline of America. It is time to call “time out” and go back to the roots of our founding to see what made us great in the first place.

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Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, June 30, 2023
Dear Generac standby home generator, I want to apologize for calling down multiple elaborate curses upon you for being so expensive as you sat loitering beside the house almost completely idle for the three years since I financed you – despite the fact that the electricity in our neighborhood had...

Codes didn’t zip into popularity

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, June 30, 2023
It was not universally popular when five-digit postal ZIP codes went into effect 60 years ago, on July 1, 1963. And that’s probably an understatement.

Is your food ultra-processed enough?

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, June 30, 2023
When I was a young adult living under my parents’ roof, my late father always made sure I had Beanee Weenees, Vienna sausage, potted meat and other such snacks to take to my graveyard-shift factory job.
Landry’s Feed Store, an institution in Rayne for over 70 years, was destroyed by fire Thursday morning. Units from Rayne, Branch, Mire, Scott and Crowley responded to the blaze. Dan Landry, who owns the business with his brother Kenneth, was recently honored by Purina as a dealer of the animal nutrition product for 70 years. The building had stood in the 600 block of East Texas Avenue for the past 60 years after it was moved from its original location at 801 S. Polk St. “People have been asking me for years

Landry’s Feed Store, an institution in Rayne for over 70 years, was destroyed by fire Thursday morning. Units from Rayne, Branch, Mire, Scott and Crowley responded to the blaze. Dan Landry, who owns the business with his brother Kenneth, was recently honored by Purina as a dealer of the animal nutrition product for 70 years. The building had stood in the 600 block of East Texas Avenue for the past 60 years after it was moved from its original location at 801 S. Polk St. “People have been asking me for years

Rayne landmark destroyed

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, June 30, 2023
Landry’s Feed Store, an institution in Rayne for over 70 years, was destroyed by fire Thursday morning. Units from Rayne, Branch, Mire, Scott and Crowley responded to the blaze.

Sober driving urged for holiday

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, June 30, 2023
With record numbers of vehicles expected to hit the road this Independence Day holiday, the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission is sponsoring “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” to protect travelers from people who insist on driving while impaired.