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Front, from left, are Dr. Malcolm Vidrine, PhD, Louisianian Conservationist of the Year, and Margaret Frey, Volunteer Recognition Award. Back, from left, are Annette Parker, Society outgoing president, Steve Nevitt, CPHPS president, Colby LeJeune, Society vice president, John Michael Kelley, speaker and Eric Van Bergen, Ascension Episcopal School Cajun Prairie Project. (Submitted photo)

Front, from left, are Dr. Malcolm Vidrine, PhD, Louisianian Conservationist of the Year, and Margaret Frey, Volunteer Recognition Award. Back, from left, are Annette Parker, Society outgoing president, Steve Nevitt, CPHPS president, Colby LeJeune, Society vice president, John Michael Kelley, speaker and Eric Van Bergen, Ascension Episcopal School Cajun Prairie Project. (Submitted photo)

Cajun Prairie Habitat Preservation Society recognizes Vidrine

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
The Cajun Prairie Habitat Preservation Society held its Spring Symposium and meeting on May 14 at the Ascension Episcopal School’s Youngsville campus. Members of the Society took the opportunity to tour the Cajun Prairie Garden planted by Eric Van Bergen and the Society in the spring of 2019.
Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin cannot hold congressional elections this fall under a ruling by a federal judge rejecting a redistricting map passed by the Legislature. (Photo by Abbie Shull/LSU Manship School News Service)

Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin cannot hold congressional elections this fall under a ruling by a federal judge rejecting a redistricting map passed by the Legislature. (Photo by Abbie Shull/LSU Manship School News Service)

Judge orders map with 2 black majority congressional districts

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
A federal district judge ruled Monday that the new congressional maps drawn during a special legislative redistricting session earlier this year need to be redone to be fair to the state’s minority residents. Gov.

Don’t count on a solution to gun violence

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
If you have small children or grandchildren, it’s difficult to process how a deranged assassin could slaughter such innocent youngsters. Yet it has become a regular happening all over America. After each shooting, we hear cries of “not this, not ever again.

FEMA hurricane preparation tips for seniors

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
From the Federal Emergency Management Agency When a hurricane threatens, the senior population may experience additional peril. They face many more obstacles during an emergency than most people: isolation, limited mobility, and medical needs.
Glendale Elementary teacher Keesha Huval assists Zailynne Taylor during a Camp Accelerate class on Tuesday. (Photos by Harlan Kirgan)

Glendale Elementary teacher Keesha Huval assists Zailynne Taylor during a Camp Accelerate class on Tuesday. (Photos by Harlan Kirgan)

For many students, school started Monday

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Another school session started Monday in St. Landry Parish as the school district started Camp Accelerate to help students overcome any learning loss that occurred during the COVID pandemic. Classes are being held at Glendale and East elementary schools in Eunice.

Chief: Wounded man knew nothing

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
A man who was wounded in the leg told police he was minding his own business and realized he was bleeding, Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot said. Police met the man at Acadian Medical Center on June 3 — at about 9 p.m. — following an evening of gunfire in some usual locations.