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Myra Miller

Monday, May 16, 2022

Pro-Life Gala Event set for June 4 The New Life Pregnancy Center will have its annual Pro-Life Gala to be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, June 4 at the Northside Civic Center in Ville Platte. Tickets are $600 per table of eight.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests report

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

Myra Miller

Monday, May 16, 2022

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. May 13 Dustin Lance Perron, 32, 500 block of Aldes Road, Opelousas. Bench warrant. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Shantell Forbes, 42, 200 block of Rue Basin, Carencro. Monetary instrument abuse.

Beyond Midnight bluebeard has dark, glossy foliage and deep blue flowers. (Photo provided by Elena Fennell)

Something blue — and a little pink, too

Rebecca Chaisson

Friday, May 13, 2022

If you are looking for a small, flowering shrub that tolerates drought and heat while attracting pollinators, look no further than bluebeard. No, I am not talking about the French folklore tale from the 1600s. I’m talking about a low, mounding deciduous shrub from the mint family.

Wings dropped by swarming termites. (Photo by Qian “Karen” Sun/LSU AgCenter)

Mother’s Day is gone, but termites aren’t

Rebecca Chaisson

Friday, May 13, 2022

LSU AgCenter urban entomologist Karen Sun says right now is when Formosan subterranean termites swarm and spread their colonies. The swarm season for this destructive pest starts as early as April and lasts through June, with a peak in early to mid-May around Mother’s Day.

Fatherly inspiration and the art of grace

Rebecca Chaisson

Friday, May 13, 2022

After all these years, my dad inspires me still. As I write this, the almost 89-year-old fellow is fighting to get back onto his feet as stenosis, bad knees and general old age are wearing him down. But though his body shows wear and tear, his mind remains as agile as his sense of humor.

Try electro-anthropology for your ails

Rebecca Chaisson

Friday, May 13, 2022

There appeared to be more skeptics than believers when a Professor Shaw, self-proclaimed scientist, classical scholar, and creator (and likely sole proprietor) of the Science of Electro-Anthropology began touring south Louisiana just before the Civil War.

From left, are Richard Fontenot; Bill Fontenot; Dr. Nancee Sorenson, LSU Eunice Chancellor; Leonard Fontenot; Georgette Fontenot; Glynn Fontenot.(LSUE photo)

Fontenot family creates scholarship at LSUE

Rebecca Chaisson

Friday, May 13, 2022

Louisiana State University at Eunice has created the Leonard G. Fontenot Family Scholarship, it was announced on the LSU Eunice campus on Thursday. The endowed scholarship will focus on Workforce Development in engineering.

Dr. John Rainey

Dr. Rainey fields COVID questions

Rebecca Chaisson

Friday, May 13, 2022

Dr. John Rainey, a family medicine specialist in Eunice, opened the floor for questions at the Eunice Rotary Club on Wednesday. Rainey fielded numerous questions about COVID-19. Are the cases leveling off? Are masks good to wear to prevent the spread of the virus?

Army Pvt. Hillary Soileau

Missing WWII soldier comes home

Rebecca Chaisson

Friday, May 13, 2022

An Army private lost 79 years ago in the World War II battle on Guadalcanal is returning home for burial in Washington. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced Army Pvt. Hillary Soileau, 23, of Whiteville, killed during World War II, was accounted for Dec. 8, 2020.

Sheriff announces 2nd major operation

Rebecca Chaisson

Friday, May 13, 2022

St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz announced a second major operation to targeting criminal activity. A four-month undercover investigation resulted in 34 arrests, the seizure of 36 guns, four vehicles, and illegal drugs valued at $75,000, he stated in a news release on May 10.