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Casey Ardoin, CPA, with Kolder, Slaven & Company, discusses his firm’s audit of the St. Landry Parish School Board at a meeting on Monday in Opelousas. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Casey Ardoin, CPA, with Kolder, Slaven & Company, discusses his firm’s audit of the St. Landry Parish School Board at a meeting on Monday in Opelousas. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

School Board gets high marks in audit

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
The St. Landry Parish School Board emerged from an audit of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, with high marks, according to Casey Ardoin, a CPA with Kolder, Slaven & Company.
Eunice Right to Life held its annual Walk for Life on Sunday. From left, are Travis Turner, Abigail Miller, Phyllis Peré, Mark Caswell, Connie Landreneau and Sharon Fontenot in front of the Eunice Municipal Complex. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Eunice Right to Life held its annual Walk for Life on Sunday. From left, are Travis Turner, Abigail Miller, Phyllis Peré, Mark Caswell, Connie Landreneau and Sharon Fontenot in front of the Eunice Municipal Complex. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Walk marks new era for foes of abortion

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Eunice’s Right to Life walk on Sunday was a gentle affair and not at all a victory lap for abortion opponents. This year marked the 50th anniversary of the Roe v Wade decision and the first year of the Supreme Court overturning that decision.
Cindy Torian

Cindy Torian

OGHS announces new foundation director

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Cindy Torian has been named the new OGHS Foundation director by Kenneth Cochran, RN, DSc, FACHE, president & CEO. Torian brings extensive experience in sales, management, employee relations, service excellence and compliance to her new role.

More teachers staying on the job

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
More Louisiana teachers are choosing to remain in the profession and the percentage of certified educators is up according to data released today by the Louisiana Department of Education. The 2021-22 Educator Workforce Snapshot highlights key workforce data from the previous school year.

What’s this about grotesque?

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
This month, for the first time in 50 years, the annual March for Life was more celebratory than cautiously hopeful, more forward-looking than burdened by a troublesome history. Since Roe v.

Kennedy assassination’s New Orleans link

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
The Kennedy assassination is back in the news as a series of documents have been released involving the investigation that goes back 60 years. President Kennedy was assassinated on Nov.13, 1963, while riding in his motorcade in Dallas, Texas.

Toddler dies from overdose

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
An Opelousas toddler was determined to have died of a drug overdose, according to St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz. St. Landry Parish juvenile detectives were contacted on July 14 about toddler found unresponsive by her mother in the home.
Opelousas General Health System

Opelousas General Health System

OGHS Foundation offers health care scholarships

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
The Opelousas General Health System Foundation is now accepting scholarship applications. This year marks the 17th year that the OGHS Foundation has been providing scholarships to St. Landry Parish citizens.
Herman Fuselier

Herman Fuselier

Fuselier graduates from the Tourism Leadership Academy

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
The Louisiana Travel Association (LTA) celebrated the graduation of Herman Fuselier, executive director of the St. Landry Parish Tourist Commission, from the Louisiana Tourism Leadership Academy (LTLA) at the association’s 2023 Annual Meeting in New Orleans.