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Agent involved shooting is investigated

News Staff
Monday, February 12, 2024
Evangeline Parish – Detectives with the Louisiana State Police Bureau of Investigations have been requested by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to investigate an agent-involved shooting in Evangeline Parish.
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Joint health and welfare/ insurance committees issue report on Blue Cross sale

News Staff
Monday, February 12, 2024
BATON ROUGE – Members of the Louisiana Senate’s Health and Welfare Committee and Insurance Committee issued a summary of their findings today after holding a joint meeting earlier this week to discuss the proposed reorganization and sale of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana to Elevance Health of...
Pictured from left in the left photo are Shallie Carson, Lelia Thrasher, Andy Carson, Derrick Thrasher, Mayor Lyle Nelson, of Bastrop, Texas, TJ Campbell, and Regina Pate while at the Taste of Mardi Gras Ball on Friday, February 2.

Pictured from left in the left photo are Shallie Carson, Lelia Thrasher, Andy Carson, Derrick Thrasher, Mayor Lyle Nelson, of Bastrop, Texas, TJ Campbell, and Regina Pate while at the Taste of Mardi Gras Ball on Friday, February 2.

Troping around town

News Staff
Thursday, February 8, 2024
By: TONY MARKS Editor Acadiana is cut from a different cloth compared to the rest of the fabric that makes up the tapestry of America.
Logan Bergeron, State Champ at 106 lbs., is shown in action.

Logan Bergeron, State Champ at 106 lbs., is shown in action.

Bergeron takes title at 106 pounds

News Staff
Thursday, February 8, 2024
By: DARREL LEJEUNE LSN Editor BOSSIER CITY - The Basile Bearcat wrestling team fell short of its state championship goal as the local grapplers placed third in Division III at the Louisiana High School Athletic Association’s State Wrestling Tournament held Friday and Saturday, February 2 and 3 at...
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Soileau is state finalist

News Staff
Monday, February 5, 2024
Staff Report The Louisiana Department of Education announced finalists for the state’s Outstanding School Support Employee awards program. The 10 finalists represent schools across Louisiana and a wide range of professions.
Queen Cotton Amelia Mickal is pictured with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson

Queen Cotton Amelia Mickal is pictured with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson

Cotton with a capital “C”

News Staff
Thursday, February 1, 2024
Staff Report For the 75th time, thousands of residents from Louisiana descended on the nation’s capital for the Washington Mardi Gras. One of those who attended the festivities was Queen Cotton LXIX Amelia Mickal.
Rotarian Wayne Vidrine (right) assists students from Evangeline Reimagine Academy with planting azaleas at Chicot State Park. (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

Rotarian Wayne Vidrine (right) assists students from Evangeline Reimagine Academy with planting azaleas at Chicot State Park. (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

Rotarians and local students team up to plant azaleas at Chicot State Park

News Staff
Monday, January 29, 2024
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor On Tuesday, January 23, members of the Ville Platte Rotary Club met at the Louisiana State Arboretum following the planting of 150 azaleas along the main entrance road of Chicot State Park.
Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel of the Diocese of Lafayette blesses the three copies of the Acts of the Cause for the canonization. (LSN photo by Claudette Olivier)

Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel of the Diocese of Lafayette blesses the three copies of the Acts of the Cause for the canonization. (LSN photo by Claudette Olivier)

Praying for the “Little Cajun Saint”

News Staff
Thursday, January 18, 2024
By: CLAUDETTE OLIVIER LSN Editor RICHARD — Cold weather did not keep the faithful from praying for — and to — their “The Little Cajun Saint” as the process for the Cause for Canonization of Charlene Richard moves forward.
Gov.-elect Jeff Landry and his wife, Sharon, walk down the steps of the state capitol on Sunday during the inauguration ceremony. (LSN photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Gov.-elect Jeff Landry and his wife, Sharon, walk down the steps of the state capitol on Sunday during the inauguration ceremony. (LSN photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Jeff Landry inaugurated as Louisiana’s 57th governor

News Staff
Thursday, January 11, 2024
By: HARLAN KIRGAN Louisiana State Newspapers BATON ROUGE — A weather-driven change in inauguration plans moving the inauguration of Republican Jeff Landry as 57th governor of Louisiana from Monday to Sunday suggests the direction of his administration.
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