March 2021

Deadline day arrives, and Lowry’s future still unclear

(AP) - Kyle Lowry was a few minutes into a post-game Zoom session where most questions were centered around Thursday’s NBA trade deadline, then asked for his microphone to be paused for a moment.

Drake — yes, Drake was FaceTiming his phone. “I’m here to translate,” the hip-hop star and Toronto superfan said. “I’m his translator.”

At 3 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday, translation on which way the trade winds are blowing in the NBA will no longer be needed. By then, answers will be known.

Tigers travel to Knoxville for SEC series

(lsusports.net) - No. 14 LSU Fighting Tigers (16-5, 1-2 SEC) at No. 9 Tennessee Volunteers (18-4, 2-1 SEC)

DATESI11MES

Friday, March 26 @ 5:30 p.m. CT

Saturday March 27 @ 5 p.m. CT

Sunday, March 28 @ 12 p.m. CT

STADIUM

Lindsey Nelson Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn.

RANKINGS

• LSU - No. 14 Collegiate Baseball; No. 16 USA Today; No. 22 Dl Baseball

• UT - No. 9 USA Today; No. 12 Dl Baseball; No. 16 Baseball America

RADIO

Vaccines soon available to residents age 16 and older

All Louisianans 16 years old or older will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine beginning Monday, March 29, following news from the federal government that Louisiana’s allocation of vaccine doses will significantly increase next week, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Wednesday.

PJ considers hiring demographer

The Jeff Davis Police Jury is considering hiring a demographer to help with reapportionment that could be required based on 2020 U.S. Census results.

Mike Hefner, demographer for Geographic Planning and Demographic Services, of Lafayette, said that when census data is available, officials will know if districts remain balanced or must undergo reapportionment.

“Normally we would have the census by now but with COVID, Congress extended the time to collect that data,” Hefner said.

The Democrats’ filibuster hypocrisy

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On April 7, 2017, less than four years ago, a majority of Democrats in the U.S. Senate joined a majority of Republicans to sign a letter supporting the filibuster. The letter, to Senate leaders Mitch McConnell and Charles Schumer, began: “We are writing to urge you to support our efforts to preserve existing rules, practices and traditions as they pertain to the right of members to engage in extended debate on legislation before the United States Senate.”

Audrey Mae Miguez Fletcher

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A Memorial visitation for Mrs. Audrey Mae Miguez Fletcher, 98, of Lake Arthur will be held at Miguez Funeral Home in Jennings Saturday, March 27, 2021, from 1-4 p.m.

Mrs. Fletcher passed away peacefully at her home on March 20, 2021. She was born on Feb. 12, 1923, in New Iberia to parents Alfred and Lillian Broussard Miguez. Mrs. Fletcher worked as a telephone operator.

Does vaccine availability signal return to normal?

Gov. John Bel Edwards announced this week that beginning Monday, all Louisiana residents ages 16 and older will have the opportunity to receive COVID vaccines no matter their profession or medical conditions. Since vaccination distribution began in January, only those within certain tiers that focused on age, front-line work and medical issues were allowed to take the vaccines.

Beekeeper wants to bring program to HHS

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HATHAWAY - A resident here would like to form on-campus beekeeping at the local high school but a school board official believes it would be best to possibly approach the project at a later time.

Richard Metcalf, who has been a beekeeper for 15 years, said he has been working for about five years to get the program off the ground at Hathaway High School.

How not to respond to a national tragedy

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There were any number of ways that Pennsylvania state Sen. Cris Dush, a Republican from a rural district in the state’s northwestern corner, could have responded to this week’s murderous rampage in Georgia that left eight people dead, six of them AsianAmerican women.

A place of honor

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A Lake Charles Army veteran was laid to rest here in Jennings recently, marking the 94th to be honored at the Southwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery since its opening last year.

First Sgt. Pierre Deville received full military honors Tuesday afternoon at the cemetery, located behind the Southwest Louisiana Veterans Home. Born in 1933 in Turkey Creek, Deville was a decorated veteran who earned the Bronze Star Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal and the Good Conduct Medal. He served from 1951-1971 in both the Korean and Vietnam wars.