State

15th Judicial District releases June convictions

During the month of June, 2018 the following defendants were convicted or pled guilty to various charges and were sentenced in the 15th Judicial District Court, Parishes of Lafayette and Vermilion: VERMILION PARISH 1.

Delhi examines improvements to town park

Delhi Mayor Jesse Washington has submitted an application to the National Park Service for consultation assistance on behalf of the Town of Delhi to prepare a master plan for Delhi City Park.  RTCA has visited the site and identified potential additional outdoor recreation opportunities.

Group pushing for special needs park

From its conception, the city’s planned Southside Park has been intended to provide recreational and social opportunities to special needs and limited mobility residents.

New mayor’s first meeting draws crowd

Monday’s city council meeting was the first for newly installed Mayor Melinda Mitchell and it was standing room only at city hall. A light agenda and Mitchell’s easy-going nature made for a smooth christening of the new administration.

Beth B. Melebeck named as President of Bank of Erath

Beth B. Melebeck has been named as President of the Bank of Erath and Bank of Erath Holding Company effective July 1, 2018. The announcement was made by Paul G. Moresi, Jr., the Bank’s Chief Executive Officer.

How the deal was finally done

By Paul Braun and Tryfon Boukouvidis LSU Manship School News Service BATON ROUGE – With the Legislature’s approval this weekend of a compromise to fund the state’s budget, ending a conundrum that has tormented lawmakers and citizens alike for the last three years, two Senate leaders reflected on...

Winners and losers emerge

By Paul Braun and Tryfon Boukouvidis LSU Manship School News Service BATON ROUGE– A clearer picture emerged Thursday about the winners and losers in the most recent shuffling of how the Legislature would divide the revenue from extending four-tenths of a cent of sales tax.

Revenue or cut session begins

By Tryfon Boukouvidis, Paul Braun and Drew White LSU Manship School News Service BATON ROUGE — At the outset of the third special legislative session this year, Gov.

Vermilion Parish School board building now: ‘Charles Campbell Curriculum Annex’

Vermilion Parish residents may notice a difference while visiting the school board. Wednesday evening, the school board held a reception dedicating and re-naming the Vermilion Parish School Board Curriculum Annex Building.

At the end of the dial

Ever since Thomas Edison uttered “Mary had a little lamb” into his phonograph as the first ever recording in 1877, the radio medium has brought news, information, and entertainment into homes world wide in large and small markets.