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LDH’s data on nursing homes affected by COVID-19 released
BATON ROUGEAs it will do every Monday, on May 18, the Louisiana Department of Health released data on nursing home facilities in the state affected by COVID-19. With the names of each facility, LDH...
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Senate committee blocks mail-in voting bill
House committee had rejected similar proposal just one day priorCatherine Hunt, LSU Manship School News ServiceBATON ROUGEA Senate committee on Wednesday rejected a bill by Sen. Regina Barrow, D-Baton...
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Crime Stoppers seeking tips on Richard murders
RICHARDDetectives with the Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office are investigating a double homicide that occurred on May 18, in the 500 block of Noah Daigle Road, just west of Church Point. The victims,...
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U.S. tops 100,000 COVID-19 deaths
At 2,935, Louisiana ranks 9th in nationBATON ROUGEJust a little more than four months after the government confirmed the first known case, more than 100,000 people who had the coronavirus have died in...
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MHS graduates 55
Midland High ceremonies honor seniorsTHE POST-SIGNAL / Desiray Seaux Senior Class President Garrett Miller addresses classmates and guests during commencement exercises at Midland High School.Desiray...
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SLCC names June interim chancellor
Replaces outgoing Chancellor HarderVincent JuneLAFAYETTEVincent June, vice chancellor for academic and student affairs, has been appointed interim chancellor at South Louisiana Community College....
View ArticleSenate OKs expanded use of medical marijuana
Kathleen Peppo, Manship Statehouse BureauBATON ROUGEThe Senate voted 28-6 Wednesday to approve a bill to make medical marijuana more widely available across the state. The bill would lift regulations...
View ArticleASSIST Agency opening June 1 for appointments
CROWLEYThe ASSIST Agency will be opening to the public on a limited basis — by appointment only — beginning June 1, according to Edna Semar, director.“We will be preparing income taxes until July 15....
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Rotary Club Vocational Award presented
CROWLEYSUBMITTED PHOTO Each year the Crowley Rotary Club selects a member of the community who has demonstrated vocational excellence and high ethical standards in the work place and awards him/her...
View ArticleHouse bill would ease restrictions on concealed carry in churches
BATON ROUGEA House bill that would expand concealed handgun access in churches is awaiting debate in the Senate. Thibodaux Representative Bryan Fontenot’s legislation passed the House on a 72-24...
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Library Summer Reading Kickoff set for June 3
CROWLEYThe Acadia Parish Library is going digital for this year’s Summer Reading Kickoff. The event will stream on the library’s Facebook page on June 3 at 10 a.m. and will include the “Magic of Barry...
View ArticleLSU AGCenter virtual 4-H Summer Camp to begin June 8
BATON ROUGEIn past years 4-H camp at the LSU AgCenter Grant Walker 4-H Educational Center near Pollock has served more than 3,000 youth. A virtual camp is expected to serve significantly more. Adam...
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Council committees to meet ‘in person’
Council committees to meet ‘in person’CROWLEYThe Crowley City Council is going back to “in person” meetings beginning this coming week. Mayor Tim Monceaux has announced that the board of aldermen will...
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Winding down
Crawfish season coming to end; now is the time to restock pondsCrawfish season across Acadiana is winding down and specialists at the LSU AgCenter say now is a good time for farmers to stock new...
View ArticlePost-Signal to offer Parade magazine beginning June 7
Beginning Sunday, June 7, subscribers of The Crowley Post-Signal will receive the popular Parade weekly magazine. Parade is distributed in more than 700 newspapers in the United States. Founded in 1941...
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Police Jury committees to meet
CROWLEYCommittees of the Acadia Parish Police Jury will meet in regular session beginning at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the third-floor meeting room in the parish courthouse. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, space...
View ArticleMcNeese State names area grads
LAKE CHARLESMcNeese State University conferred 764 degrees on 737 prospective candidates at the university’s virtual spring commencement ceremony Saturday, May 16. Magna cum laude graduates, those...
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Acadia Parish Library will reopen to public June 8
Saja Hoffpauir, Lifestyles EditorCROWLEYThe Acadia Parish Library has announced that it will enter the second phase of its reopening on Monday, June 8, which will reopen the various branches to the...
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AgCenter: 2020 sugarcane crop said off to a good start
LSU AgCenter sugarcane specialists said farmers are pleased with the progress of the current crop.ST. GABRIELThe LSU AgCenter sugarcane specialist said farmers are pleased with the progress of the...
View ArticleAG: Nursing home residents can keep stimulus checks
BATON ROUGELouisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry says nursing home residents are entitled to keep their stimulus checks. He’s issuing a warning to anyone trying to defraud these vulnerable people. The...
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