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Social insecurity

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, February 18, 2022
A quarter of a million dollars. That’s the amount that I’ve paid in FICA payroll taxes during my working career, according to my recent Social Security statement.

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Do you want your receipt?

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, February 18, 2022
Yes, receipts do seem to breed like rabbits in my poor overstuffed-with-credit-cards-and-gift-cards-and-loyalty-cards-and-hastily-scribbled-notes wallet. But that’s my personal problem to sort through at home in my quieter moments.

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Oil Ponds smoothed Gulf waters

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, February 18, 2022
We knew there was oil under the Gulf of Mexico long before we drilled for it. So much of it bubbled to the surface about 10 miles south of Sabine Pass that schooner captains called the area the “Oil Ponds.

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Eunice Police radio dispatch logs

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, February 18, 2022
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. February 17 05:29 Female sleeping in the Tobacco Plus parking lot. 06:52 Disturbance in the 300 block of Mill over keys. 08:13 Subject refuses to leave Post Office.

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Chataignier shooting victim dies at AMC

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, February 18, 2022
Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s deputies responded to the scene of a shooting that occurred at the intersection of Woodstone Road and St. Julien near Chataignier on Feb. 15.

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Tips sought in shooting

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, February 18, 2022
St. Landry Crime Stoppers needs help in solving a shooting in the Opelousas area. At about 6:45 p.m. Feb. 9, St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s deputies responded to 134 Milo Lane Opelousas in reference to a shooting. The victims in the shooting were a 24-year old-male and a female juvenile, age 11.
Arrested in Melville death.

Arrested in Melville death.

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2 arrested in fatal shooting in Melville

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, February 18, 2022
Two Port Barre men have been arrested for the fatal shooting of one man wounding of another in Melville.
Bird eats fruit from an Arrowwood viburnum tree.

Bird eats fruit from an Arrowwood viburnum tree.

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Feed the birds

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, February 18, 2022
February is National Bird-feeding Month, and this year’s theme is “Winter Comforts — Feed the Birds and Keep Them Happy and Healthy.” This month focusing on feeding the birds was designated with the help of Rep.
By Chris Rosa The Abbeville Meridional The crawfish season started with a bang in January with large crawfish and a decent supply of mud bugs. Now, two weeks before the busiest part (Lent Season) of crawfish season gets underway, crawfishermen have a couple of hiccups to deal with. For the last week, the size and amount of crawfish have dropped off. That hiccup comes with the territory. A new challenge the fishermen are dealing with is the lack of live bait to catch crawfish. In the cool winter months, mos

By Chris Rosa The Abbeville Meridional The crawfish season started with a bang in January with large crawfish and a decent supply of mud bugs. Now, two weeks before the busiest part (Lent Season) of crawfish season gets underway, crawfishermen have a couple of hiccups to deal with. For the last week, the size and amount of crawfish have dropped off. That hiccup comes with the territory. A new challenge the fishermen are dealing with is the lack of live bait to catch crawfish. In the cool winter months, mos

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Pogie in short supply for crawfish traps

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, February 18, 2022
The crawfish season started with a bang in January with large crawfish and a decent supply of mud bugs. Now, two weeks before the busiest part (Lent Season) of crawfish season gets underway, crawfishermen have a couple of hiccups to deal with.
Tim and Barb Slagel of Apostolic Christian Church’s are in front of the house remodeling project on West Green Alley in Church Point on Feb. 15. The Slagels, of Washington, Illinois, are the ministry coordinators. (Photos by Harlan Kirgan)

Tim and Barb Slagel of Apostolic Christian Church’s are in front of the house remodeling project on West Green Alley in Church Point on Feb. 15. The Slagels, of Washington, Illinois, are the ministry coordinators. (Photos by Harlan Kirgan)

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Christian group rebuilds house in Church Point

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, February 18, 2022
A residence on West Green Alley is being transformed from a rundown residence to one with a new life ahead of it.