May 2021

Gov. Edwards urges feds to resume offshore leases

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana’s governor urged the federal government on Thursday to resume offshore oil and gas leasing within months.

Rep. Romero, FFA President Attend Committee Meeting

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District 37 State Representative Troy Romero met with Elton FFA President Kaleb Lemoine Friday at the capitol for the meeting of the House Agriculture Committee. Submitted photo

Pipeline hack fuels gas crunch; US suspects Russian origins

CLEMMONS, N.C. (AP) — Motorists found gas pumps shrouded in plastic bags at tapped-out service stations across more than a dozen U.S. states Thursday while the operator of the nation’s largest gasoline pipeline reported making “substantial progress” in resolving the computer hack-induced shutdown responsible for the empty tanks.

House GOP elects Elise Stefanik to No. 3 post

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans vaulted Rep. Elise Stefanik into the ranks of House leadership Friday, electing an ardent Donald Trump defender in hopes of calming their searing civil war over the deposed Rep. Liz Cheney’s unremitting combat with the former president.

POLICE REPORT

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Editor’s Note: An arrest does not indicate whether a person is guilty of the crime with which they have been charged. A person is not considered guilty until they are convicted of a crime in a court of law.

Cheers to Girls5Eva

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Cheers to Girls5Eva

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Make nutrition a priority for your pet

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(Family Features) As a dog or cat parent, you are responsible for your pet’s well-being and making good decisions about what’s best for him or her. Providing your cherished companion with a highquality, nutritionally balanced diet is one of the most important things you can do to ensure your pet lives a happy and healthy life.

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.

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.