May 2021

Crawfish Boil for Vets

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Veterans at the Southwest Louisiana Veterans Home were treated to a crawfish feast during the 17th annual Crawfish Boil for Nursing Home Appreciation Week. Submitted photos

Farewell, Graduates

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LAKE ARTHUR – Graduates of Lake Arthur High School (LAHS) received their diplomas on Friday, May 14.

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High court won’t make unanimous jury requirement retroactive

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that prisoners who were convicted by nonunanimous juries before the high court barred the practice a year ago don’t need to be retried.

No vaccine mandate? Bill would exempt businesses from suits

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana would give employers a broad exemption from civil lawsuits if they don’t require workers or customers to get the coronavirus vaccine and someone contracts COVID-19, under a bill that started advancing Monday in the state House.

Heavy rains hammer La., with more to come

LAKE CHARLES (AP) — Heavy rains in western Louisiana flooded streets, left cars stranded and heightened worries in a region hammered by two hurricanes last year and a deep freeze this winter.

Biden expresses ‘support’ for cease-fire in Netanyahu call

(AP) – The White House says President Joe Biden expressed “support” for a cease-fire in a call to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday, the eighth day of Israeli-Palestinian fighting.

Fire loss of $795 new low for Jenning

36 Alarms, $22.08 Average Loss Is Shown In Annual Report

TV angels: Who wouldn’t want to be saved by Michael Landon?

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Maturing onscreen from his breakthrough as Bonanza’s charming Little Joe to raising a frontier family as salt-of-theearth Pa Ingalls on Little House on the Prairie, Michael Landon’s rugged charisma made him an everyman for the ages. And beyond.

Some proms are back, with masks, testing and distancing

BOSTON (AP) — A minor league baseball stadium. A negative coronavirus test and absolutely no slow dancing.