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St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. May 12 James Colby Thibodeaux, 41, 300 block of Eve Benoit Road, Eunice. Indecent behavior with juveniles. Arrested by Eunice Police. Patrick Joseph Riggs, 42, 800 block of Last Street, Arnaudville.

News notes

Concealed Carry Permit class set Saturday The St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office will host a one day concealed carry permit training class beginning at 7:30 a.m. Saturday at 211 West Park, in Eunice The course is $100 and $80 for a spouse or renewal.

DIY indoor composting

You can have an indoor composting container without smells, bugs or rodents and it can be an easy to maintain manageable size. The secret is maintaining a balance of 4 parts dry (brown) to 1-part wet (green) materials and mixing the compost 2-3 times a week.

Growing memories: The plants that remind us of our mothers and grandmothers

As Mother’s Day approaches, many of us begin to reflect on the important role our mothers and grandmothers have played in our lives. For some, this may involve memories of spending time in nature with our mothers, perhaps picking flowers or tending to a garden together.

Crowley council OKs police pay raise

The Crowley City Council voted unanimously, with one absent, Wednesday night to raise the starting pay of an entry-level police officer by $10,000 a year, to $42,000 annually, effective in June.

A good day to celebrate an extraordinary mother

She was only 18 when rheumatic fever damaged her heart. The doctors said she’d be lucky to live into her 40s — that she was no longer strong enough to bear children. Lucky for my five sisters and me, she ignored them!

Have you heard of After School Satan clubs?

Sometimes it’s difficult to approach news items with the proper balance of bemusement, curiosity and wariness. (Sometimes it’s difficult to approach news items at all, when there are shouts of “When are you going to carry out the garbage?” and “That lawn isn’t going to mow itself!” But I digress.

Picks and shovels, then bats and balls

Organized Little League baseball was still far in the future when the Crowley Rotary Club decided in the spring of 1923 to set up a four-team league for any boy between the ages of 12 and 16 “whether he be a star or whether or not he feels that he is a good player.

Coushatta Tribe announces 26th annual Powwow June 9-10

KINDER — The Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana will host its 26th annual powwow in The Pavilion at Coushatta Casino Resort on Friday and Saturday, June 9-10. Admission for the general public is $8 per day; children ages 6 years and younger are admitted free of charge.

Louisiana state income tax filing and payment deadline is Monday

The filing and payment deadline for 2022 Louisiana state individual income tax is Monday. Taxpayers can file their returns electronically through Louisiana File Online, the state’s free web portal for individual tax filers.