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Winners named in the 36th Annual World Championship Crawfish Etouffee Cook-Off

The 36th annual World Championship Crawfish Etouffee Cook-off was held Sunday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Northwest Community Center pavilion and grounds. Approximately 30 cooking booths entered and participated in the event, with chefs cookng their secret crawfish etouffee recipes.

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Vietnam War ceremony planned St. Landry Parish Veterans Memorial Commemoration of the Vietnam War will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Veterans Memorial located on La. 182 South, Opelousas.

Eunice Police Arrests report

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. March 24 Mike Hollier, 54, 300 block of June, Eunice. Bench warrant.

Eunice Police Radio log

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. March 23 05:44 Harassment at Best Western. 06:36 Caller in the 300 block of North East said a subject broke windows on his home.

The trick is you don’t have to finish, just get started

The trees need to be pruned, the lawn needs to be cut, weeds need to be pulled and new mulch needs to be put out. The blueberries need to be picked, the aphids have ambushed the aster and you need to side dress the vegetables. So your garden is a mess, and you just don’t know where to start.

Do you like the tradwife trend?

“No wife of mine will ever have to work outside the home if she doesn’t want to.” I uttered that cocky, naïve declaration five years before meeting my wife and 11 years before getting married. Cold, hard reality forced us both to bring in paychecks and juggle household duties.

Another questionable bailout for big banks

Well, here we go again. Big banks are “high-fiving” each other after they won big in Washington last week. We thought government regulators had learned an expensive lesson after the financial crash in 2008 that led to massive bailouts at taxpayers’ expense.

Gueydan school was ahead of its time

There’s a big debate going on over using Artificial Intelligence in the classroom that I’m not sure I fully understand (along with a whole lot of other stuff like that).

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. equipment. Arrested by Opelousas Police. Rebooked on additional charges. March 24 Victoria Rideau, 29, 1200 block of Garland Avenue, Opelousas. Bench warrant. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Proposal would give Louisiana lawmakers a raise

A bill the Louisiana Legislature will consider would give state lawmakers their first raise in over 40 years. House Bill 149, filed by Rep. Joe Marino, I-Gretna, would increase legislators’ salaries from $16,800 to $60,000.