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Anyone can be a philanthropist

“Everyone and anybody can be a philanthropist,” said Carey Lawson, a certified fund raising executive. Lawson, executive director of LSUE Foundation and director of University Advancement, was the guest speaker at Wednesday’s Rotary Club meeting. Lawson showed a presentation about the topic.

$4M hole to fill in parish budget

St. Landry Parish Government has a $4 million hole to fill in its budget, but that elicited a fairly calm response from Parish President Jessie Bellard at a meeting Wednesday “Where are we going to make that up?” asked Council member Harold Taylor.

$1.6B surplus awaits legislators

The Legislature convenes Monday for the start of the 2023 session, and lawmakers, blessed with a large budget surplus, are at odds about whether they should raise the state’s spending limit.

Dolores “Dee” Fontenot Guillory

Dolores “Dee” Fontenot Guillory passed away on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at the age of 76. A Memorial Service will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at Quirk & Son Funeral Home with Pastor Seth Bianchini officiating.

News notes

Know Your Worth, Say Yes to the dress Sponsors New Zion Baptist Church’s Excellence Know Your Worth, Dads & Kids and New Day Personal Care Services will host a Prom Dress Giveaway from 5 to 7 p.m. from April 11 until April 13 at New Zion Baptist Church J.G. Frank Life Center, in Eunice.

Banking crisis: An honest analysis

The worst inflation in 40 years has now morphed into what appears to be a global banking crisis — all of which appears to be the result of bad government policies.

Refusal to be blunt about mental illness leads to chaos

When an entire kindergarten class was murdered by Adam Lanza two weeks before Christmas in 2012, I was paralyzed with grief. Usually, when tragedies occur to other people, I say a prayer and move on. But that all changed with Newtown.

American families need cost of energy lowered

Louisiana knows a thing or two about energy.

Rusty Durand

Mrs. Rusty Durand a resident of Bogalusa, LA passed away on Sunday, March 2, 2023, at the age of85. Rusty was born in Alexandria, LA and was raised in Bogalusa, LA, but she also lived in Washington D.C. where she met her husband, Tony.

Sweet swarded by LSU Online and Continuing Education

Dr. Kina Sweet, LSU Eunice program coordinator of medical billing and coding, was honored by the LSU Online And Continuing Education team, it was recently announced at their spring conference.