March 2022

US officials reverse course on pesticide’s harm to wildlife

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials have reversed their previous finding that a widely used and highly toxic pesticide could jeopardize dozens of plants and animals with extinction, after receiving pledges from chemical manufacturers that they will change product labels for malathion so that it’s used more carefully by consumers.

‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill passes in Florida, goes to governor

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s Republicandominated legislature passed a bill Tuesday to forbid instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade, rejecting a wave of criticism from Democrats that it marginalizes LGBTQ people.

New approach needed in treatment of drug addiction

Often, drug addicts are treated as less than human when we should be focusing on treating addiction like it is any other disease.

Don’t you just love laundry day?

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I despise airing my dirty laundry in public, but I’ll make an exception for kvetching about my clean laundry.

An anti-abortion victory begins Women’s History Month

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Sometimes, the stars align, and things happen the way they’re supposed to. Like starting Women’s History Month with a wonderful gift to women, or at least the unborn kind.

Egg My Yard

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Local youth can wake up the morning of April 17 to their own private Easter egg hunt, thanks to a local band fundraiser.

Early voting begins Saturday

Staring Saturday, parish voters will have the chance to cast their votes early for the March 26 municipal primary election, which includes the race for Jeff Davis District Attorney, as well as three tax propositions in Lake Arthur.

LOUISIANA’S SPINDLETOP

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The Evangeline oil field near Jennings was the site of the first strike of oil in the State of Louisiana in 1902, only a few months after the discovery of Spindletop oil field near Beaumont, Texas, which marked the birth of the modern petroleum industry and the use of oil for mass consumption in the U.S. Submitted photo

Local beauty queen advocates for rice industry

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WELSH — A local beauty queen is using her position to advocate for the rice industry in Louisiana.

Heinen announces run for District Attorney

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Work ethic is something that was instilled in Lauren Heinen at a young age. As the daughter of an educator and a farmer she was taught to work hard and help others, A career in the legal field seemed like a natural fit for her.