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Hands-free driving law takes effect

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Thursday, January 8, 2026
(Editor’s Note: The following is a public service announcement from Evangeline Parish Sheriff Charles Guillory.) Please be informed that the new law requiring hands-free driving while using any electronic device became effective January 1.
NEW YEAR’S ACCIDENT - Only flashlights and headlights show the results of the January 1 head-on collision on Highway 190 just east of the Basile town limits.

NEW YEAR’S ACCIDENT - Only flashlights and headlights show the results of the January 1 head-on collision on Highway 190 just east of the Basile town limits.

Sulphur man killed in two-vehicle accident

News Staff
Thursday, January 8, 2026
On January 1, 2026, around 7 p.m., Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop I responded to a two-vehicle fatal crash on Louisiana Highway 190 near Bryan Perrodin Loop on the parish line of Acadia and Evangeline Parishes less than a mile east of the Basile town limits.
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Sheriff responds to deputy-involved shooting

News Staff
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
ON JANUARY 7, 2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 1:30PM THE EVANGELINE PARISH SHERIFF'S OFFICE WAS INVOLVED IN AN OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING. THE INCIDENT STEMMED FROM FROM A TIP RECEIVED ABOUT ILLEGAL DRUG TRANSACTIONS.
According to reports, a record eight inches of snow blanketed Evangeline Parish. The snowfall amount exceeded the previous record which was set in 1895. Pictured is the Crucifixion statue inside the cemetery at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church as the snow continues to heavily fall on Tuesday, January 21.

According to reports, a record eight inches of snow blanketed Evangeline Parish. The snowfall amount exceeded the previous record which was set in 1895. Pictured is the Crucifixion statue inside the cemetery at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church as the snow continues to heavily fall on Tuesday, January 21.

The best of 2025

News Staff
Monday, January 5, 2026
Staff Report We made another trip around the sun. Welcome to 2026!
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McNeese awards Fall 2025 degrees

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Monday, January 5, 2026
McNeese State University conferred degrees on 541 graduates during two ceremonies for the university’s 165th commencement Friday, Dec. 19, in McNeese’s Townsley Law Arena.
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NSU awards degrees to Summer, Fall 2025 graduates

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Monday, January 5, 2026
NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University awarded 292 degrees to 290 Summer 2025 graduates and 607 degrees to 595 Fall 2025 graduates during commencement ceremonies Dec. 17-18. Summer graduates listed by hometown are followed by Fall graduates listed by hometown.
1PointFive is developing the Magnolia Sequestration Hub in Allen Parish that can securely store carbon dioxide more than one mile underground. (Photo courtesy of William B. Fitzgerald)

1PointFive is developing the Magnolia Sequestration Hub in Allen Parish that can securely store carbon dioxide more than one mile underground. (Photo courtesy of William B. Fitzgerald)

Sustaining sequestration

News Staff
Monday, December 29, 2025
By: TONY MARKS Editor As a new year begins in Allen Parish, work is continuing on a project that is designed to store carbon dioxide which will be injected into the ground.
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Bill is introduced to protect Louisiana crawfish industry

News Staff
Monday, December 29, 2025
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) introduced the China Trade Cheating Restitution Act, which would direct Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to pay $38.
Annual French meeting is held

Annual French meeting is held

Annual French meeting is held

News Staff
Monday, December 22, 2025
Sounds of Cajun and Creole culture rang through the Evangeline Parish Courthouse, on Wednesday, December 17, as the Evangeline Parish Police Jury held its annual French meeting.
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