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Driver dies after single-vehicle crash in St. Landry Parish

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
A single-vehicle crash on La. 103 at the intersection of Church Road in St. Landry Parish claimed the life of 59-year-old Philip Gilyard of Leonville, according to a news release from Louisiana State Police Troop I. Police were notified of the crash at about 4:30 a.m. Wednesday.

Acadia residents encouraged to apply for flood mitigation grant

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
The Acadia Parish Police Jury will be applying for a Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant (FMA). If you have had a history of flooding in your home or have filed flood claims with your insurance company, you may be eligible to receive federal funding to elevate your home above record flooding events.

The danger of silencing words

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
I’ve been called a lot of things in my life, some of them endearing, most of them not. When Barack Obama referred to conservatives like me as people who cling to our guns and religion, I was offended.

Health care insurance confusion

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
I’m confused. I got the flu a few months ago, the worst flu I’d ever had. It wasn’t COVID — I have never tested positive for COVID — but it was a humdinger. For more than a week, I was a lump on a bed, completely unable to move or do anything.
A large crowd was in attendance for the 32nd Annual CFMA Music Association Le Cajun Awards and Music Festival held Aug. 19-21 by the Acadiana Charter Chapter of the CFMA at the Rayne Civic Center.

A large crowd was in attendance for the 32nd Annual CFMA Music Association Le Cajun Awards and Music Festival held Aug. 19-21 by the Acadiana Charter Chapter of the CFMA at the Rayne Civic Center.

CFMA Festival held

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
The Rayne Civic Center served as the setting once again for the 32nd CFMA Music Association Le Cajun Awards and Music Festival held Aug. 19-21 by the Acadiana Charter Chapter of the CFMA.
Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser announces the addition of three golf courses to the Audubon Golf Trail (AGT). The three courses include Mallard Golf Club in Lake Charles, Farm d’Allie Golf Club in Carencro, and The Island Golf Club in Plaquemine.

Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser announces the addition of three golf courses to the Audubon Golf Trail (AGT). The three courses include Mallard Golf Club in Lake Charles, Farm d’Allie Golf Club in Carencro, and The Island Golf Club in Plaquemine.

Louisiana’s golf trail increases to 18 courses with Lake Charles, Carencro and Plaquemine

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser announces the addition of three golf courses to the Audubon Golf Trail (AGT). The three courses include Mallard Golf Club in Lake Charles, Farm d’Allie Golf Club in Carencro, and The Island Golf Club in Plaquemine.
Micheal LeJeune

Micheal LeJeune

Church Point hospital CEO addresses rumors

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
New Acadia St. Landry Hospital CEO Micheal LeJeune spoke about his plans as head of the facility during the hospital board’s regular August meeting recently. “Tomorrow already makes five weeks that I have been at this facility, and it just seems like time is flying by,” LeJeune said.
A bullet hole in the windshield of the Ford Escape.

A bullet hole in the windshield of the Ford Escape.

SUV hit by 4 bullets

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
A black Ford Escape was hit by four .40-caliber bullets in a shooting reported at 12:53 p.m. Sunday, The 18-year-old driver of the vehicle suffered minor injuries believed to have been inflicted by broken glass when the windshield was struck, Eunice Police Lt. Jeremy Ivory said.

La. 1165 roadwork planned

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announced that beginning Sept. 14, construction will begin on a $4.4 million project that will include a 3.8-mile section of La. 1165 from La. 29 to La. 104.

Schools to stress attendance

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
St. Landry Parish’s public school truancy rate in 2020-2021 was 49.19% — higher than the state’s 40.21% rate. Truancy is defined as students who have five tardies or five unexcused absences in a semester. In the 2020-2021 school year there were 6,559 truancy cases in the school district.