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‘Constitutional carry’ morphs to allow concealed carry for teachers

A Senate committee struck provisions Wednesday that would have allowed for permit-less concealed carry dramatically altering a bill to instead allow for teachers to carry concealed guns on school property in certain circumstances. House Bill 37, sponsored by Rep.

It’s inflation, stupid

When the draft Supreme Court opinion overturning the constitutional right to an abortion was leaked to the media last month, it tore through Washington, D.C., with the force of a category five hurricane.

Are you wild about bookazines?

Did you get your copy of “Queen Elizabeth II: Reign in Pictures” in time for Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee ceremonies? As a bookazine fanatic, I certainly did. Beg pardon? What’s a bookazine, you ask? (I promise I am merely making educated guesses about your inquiries.

They used to dig for oil

When we say that some of the early oil wells in south Louisiana were shallow wells, we mean really shallow. Some of them were dug with long-handled post-hole diggers.

Thieves steal $15K worth of cigarettes

Two thieves broke into Vautrots Mini Mart south of Church Point in the early morning hours of March 23 and loaded two trash cans with cartons of cigarettes. Acadia Crime Stoppers is asking the public’s help to nab the thieves.

Eunice Police arrest

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. June 2 Thomas A. Glass, 39, 200 block of Simar Street, Iota. Probation warrant.

Eunice Police radio dispatch logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. June 2 00:31 Intoxicated subject in the 200 block of North Cane. 00:52 Suspicious subject in the lobby at Holiday Inn. 01:22 Disturbance in the 200 block of North Cane.

Acadia-St. Landry Hospital USDA loan application on hold for hiring new CEO

Plans to proceed with a U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Health loan application to help fund a new hospital facility in Church Point are on pause until a new hospital CEO is hired. The status of the loan application was brought up during the public comments portion of the Acadia-St.

Assisting in Uvalde, Texas

Two of Louisiana’s licensed funeral directors and embalmers have been on the front lines in Texas since the tragic shooting and deaths of 21 people in Uvalde, Texas.

Registrar of voters to retire

St. Landry Parish Registrar of Voters Cheryl Milburn announced she will retire in July after serving 45 years in the office, eight as registrar. The announcement was made at the Parish Council’s Public Works Committee meeting on Wednesday. “I have enjoyed my work in that office.