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Life comes with more side effects than COVID-19 vaccine

I knew it. I get the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine and three days later, “J&J vaccine paused due to blood clots.” I have to admit I felt a little uneasy when I trudged into the local public library in an Orwellian procession of citizens on their way to inoculation.

Some people shouldn’t be in a position of authority

At a time when police are being attacked on all sides for brutality, racism, recklessness and all sorts of social sins and criminal acts, I hesitate to write this column. I hesitate, not because I think that what I am about to say is wrong, but because words have been used as weapons and in the wrong hands, they misfire and they wound.

Helpful and harmful insects

Butterflies and other helpful insects, such as bees, pollinate flowers and can keep dangerous pests at bay in the garden. Insects are the most diverse group of organisms on the planet.

Staying in touch

State representative District 41 Rep. Phillip DeVillier (R), P.O.

Warm, rainy weather brings vegetable plant diseases

By Johnny Morgan jmorgan@agcenter.lsu.ed BATON ROUGE — Current weather conditions may present Louisiana vegetable growers with great challenges to combat plant diseases. Raj Singh, director of the LSU AgCenter Plant Diagnostic Center, said vegetables are susceptible to a wide variety of plant pathogens, including, fungi, water molds, bacteria and viruses.

Acadia Parish sheriff cites drug arrest increase

CROWLEY — Nearly $1.5 million of illegal narcotics and more than 150 illegal weapons were seized by deputies of the Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office during the past year. Sheriff K.P.

Panel designates Office of Broadband to auction 4.9GHz band

BATON ROUGE — The House Commerce Committee advanced a bill Monday that designates the state’s newly created Office of Broadband to oversee the auctioning of parts of the 4.9GHz band in Louisiana. Mike Johnson “ This

Eunice Police radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. April 16 08:26 Report of shoplifting at Tobacco Plus.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. April 16 John Edward Mayo, 20, 1000 block of North Vivian, Eunice.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.