November 2021

State audit finds $2.9M in improper jobless payments

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana made $2.9 million in unemployment payments during the coronavirus pandemic that didn’t appear to follow state and federal regulations governing the program, according to an audit released Monday.

La. voters select three new lawmakers in latest election

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana voters have filled three vacant state legislative seats in the just-ended election, without needing runoffs and with no changes to the partisan makeup of the Legislature.

Deer runs into hospital, up escalator; later is euthanized

BATON ROUGE (AP) — A deer ran through the front door of a Louisiana hospital and climbed up an escalator Monday before it was captured and later euthanized because of injuries.

Harold James Lockett, Sr.

Funeral arrangements for Harold James Lockett, Sr., will be announced by Semien-Lewis Mortuary of Jennings.

Faux pas and Thanksgiving blessings

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“Do you have grandchildren?” I asked with a kind and lilting voice, after being introduced to my newest cousin (by marriage) when we gathered in Alabama for Thanksgiving.

A guide to cooking with kids

(metrocreativeconnection) — The entire family can get in on the action when kids participate in the kitchen.

Melia Marie Duhon

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LAKE ARTHUR — Melia Marie Duhon, 81, passed away peacefully Nov. 10, 2021, surrounded by her loving family.

Fun at Fall Festival

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Aletha Istre (top) instructs her daughter Grai Bear, 3, on the finer points of washer toss, while Little Red Droddy (above), 3, plays his own game. They enjoyed a fun-filled day Saturday during the Coushatta Tribe’s Fall Festival and Native Heritage Day.

Stephen ‘Steve’ Reeves

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Funeral services for Mr. Stephen “Steve” Reeves, 66, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, in Miguez Funeral Home Chapel.

LDEQ accepting comments on water discharge permit

Louisiana Department of Environmental Qualify (LDEQ) Office of Environmental Services is accepting written comments on a draft Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (LPDES) permit renewal prepared for R360 Environmental Solutions of Louisiana’s Mermentau facility. The facility is located north of U.S. 90, immediately west of the Mermentau River.