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Need a New Year’s Resolution? Stop litter in 2025 and let Louisiana shine

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Monday, January 6, 2025

BATON ROUGE - Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB) and Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser ask Louisianans in all 64 parishes to stop littering in 2025. Adopt one, or all 10, of KLB's proposed New Year's resolutions to help clean up our Sportsman's Paradise.

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Louisiana public library usage continues to climb

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Monday, January 6, 2025

BATON ROUGE — Public libraries in Louisiana recorded more than 10 million visits in 2023, marking double-digit growth over the prior year, newly released figures show, as libraries increased the number of programs offered, and the public used more Wi-Fi.

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Free film screening is offered

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Monday, January 6, 2025

BATON ROUGE — Louisiana Public Broadcasting, the East Baton Rouge Parish Library, and Indie Lens Pop-Up, presented by ITVS and INDEPENDENT LENS, will host a screening of Free For All: The Public Library, followed by a panel discussion and Q&A.

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Biden in a dream world while Americans face nightmare

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Monday, January 6, 2025

President Biden spent the holidays with his family this year in a beautiful mansion in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. Afterwards, he will visit Italy and meet with Pope Francis among other dignitaries.

Sacred Heart girls’ basketball head coach Craig Whittington (left) consoles senior player Kali Shiver (right) as she exits the state semifinal game against Southern Lab. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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The best of 2024

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Thursday, January 2, 2025

Staff Report Half of the decade known as the 2020s is already over. Congratulations, we have made it to this point! Much like the first four years of this decade, 2024 has produced numerous newsworthy events across Evangeline Parish. At the end of the year, one question remained.

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Severe weather marks final weekend of year

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Thursday, January 2, 2025

By: TONY MARKS Editor The final weekend of 2024 saw some parts of Evangeline Parish being affected by severe weather. According to Evangeline Parish Office of 911/ Emergency Preparedness, a tornado struck down in the St. Landry community.

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Sales tax rates increase as of Jan. 1

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Thursday, January 2, 2025

By: TONY MARKS Editor Starting Jan. 1, the state sales and use tax rate increased from 4.45% to 5.10%, according to information from the Evangeline Chamber of Commerce. The Louisiana Department of Revenue, in light of the tax increases, has released how Evangeline Parish will be affected.

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EPSO Arrests

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Thursday, January 2, 2025

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Sacred Heart names students of the year

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Monday, December 30, 2024

Sacred Heart has announced its 2024-2025 students of the year. They are pictured from left. Samuel Rider is the 5th grade student of the year, Rowdy Tate is the 8th grade student of the year, and Jillian Mayeaux is the 12th grade student of the year. (Photo courtesy of Kimberly LeJeune)

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Qualifying, other dates are set for March election

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Monday, December 30, 2024

The qualification period for the March 29, 2025, election has been set. The qualifying period for candidates is January 29 - 31. Local and municipal candidates qualify with the clerk of court in the parish in which they are registered to vote (contact the clerk of court for office hours).

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