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Catherine LeBleu Guillory

Catherine LeBleu Guillory

Catherine LeBleu Guillory

EUNICE-On Saturday, April 30, 2022, the family of Catherine LeBleu Guillory lost their dear wife, mother, grandmother and friend at the age of 83 years. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in Chataignier.

Webinars focus on new, young farmers

The LSU AgCenter and the U.S. Department of Agriculture are sponsoring a series of webinars to help new and beginning farmers navigate the process of starting and maintaining a farm.
Mushroom compost can add nutrients to soils and potting media.  (Photo by Heather Kirk-Ballard LSU AgCenter)

Mushroom compost can add nutrients to soils and potting media. (Photo by Heather Kirk-Ballard LSU AgCenter)

Timing is everything when applying fertilizer

Spring is here and the plants are booming. Plants perform best when they are getting the optimum amount of sunlight, appropriate amounts of water and plenty of essential nutrients for good growth and production of flowers and fruit. Optimize plant growth by knowing how and when to fertilize.

Book cited as inappropriate

Libraries all over Louisiana, and across the country, are no longer safe for children.

From cypress logs to high-flying flags

One of my gifts under the tree last Christmas was a tee shirt inscribed with the question: “Have you ever noticed how many towns are named after their water tower?

More focused than ever at 60!

“Inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened.” Those are the clever words of British humorist Terry Pratchett, who couldn’t have explained the aging process more succinctly. I know his words are true because I turned 60 this week.

Mamas, don’t let your babies grow up to be brainless

Millions of young women dream of being honored on Mother’s Day. Millions of others know in their hearts that they don’t want to have children, or at least not on someone else’s timetable. Many in both groups run the risk of someday facing an unplanned, unwanted pregnancy.
Vet Fest

Vet Fest

Vet Fest aims to help veterans find resources

The first Vet Fest at LSUE planned May 14 is intended to offer veterans access to benefits and other resources in a one-day event. “We just hope the veterans come out and take part in this and participate and find out what they are entitled to.
The four guns seized from juveniles in Eunice. (Photo courtesy of Eunice Police)

The four guns seized from juveniles in Eunice. (Photo courtesy of Eunice Police)

Eunice Police seize 4 guns from juveniles

Eunice Police answered a call about a disturbance in the 200 block of Acadia and ended up seizing four pistols from juveniles. A caller said several subjects were in a yard arguing, fighting and shots were fired.
Internet.

Internet.

Main barrier to broadband internet is cost

In the fifth installment of the 2022 Louisiana Survey, released Tuesday, residents say the most common barrier to having broadband internet is the cost of the service.