June 2022

Dorothy Irma Woolley

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Dorothy Irma Woolley of Lake Arthur passed away Thursday, June 2, 2022, from natural causes while recovering from a stroke.

Michael Lee Moore, Sr.

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It is with a heavy heart that we share with you that our father, grandfather and brother, Michael Lee Moore, Sr., passed away peacefully at home with the love of family surrounding him on June 5, 2022. A celebration of Michael’s life will be held at Matthews and Son Funeral Home in Jennings at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 9, 2022, with Deacon Mike Tramel officiating.

Joyce Fontenot

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The family and friends of Joyce Fontenot are mourning the loss of their loved one who was called from this life on June 1, 2022, at the age of 91.

Betty Moore Mitchell

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The family of Betty Moore Mitchell are mourning the loss of their loved one who was called from this life on June 3, 2022, at the age of 89.

La. lawmakers bring 2022 session to an end

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers entered the final day of the 2022 regular session Monday with a few issues pending, including a proposal to arm volunteer teachers and school administrators to combat school shootings, and a measure allowing lawmakers to more easily end health emergencies declared by governors.

Pentecost Walk

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The Pentecost Walk began Friday in Lake Arthur, stopping along the way at homes to gather and celebrate the grace and miracles provided by God before moving on to a church in Prairie Ronde on Sunday. Each year, the men carry the cross as a symbol of hope, peace and redemption for all God’s children. Daily News photo by Dona H. Smith

Bill makes coding an alternative to language for scholarship

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — High school students working to earn free college tuition through Louisiana’s TOPS state scholarship program could take computer coding instead of a foreign language under a bill passed Monday amid complaints efforts to revive the French language could be undermined.

Louisiana Entergy rates going up due to storms, gas costs

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Most Louisiana Entergy customers will see higher rates this month because of rising natural gas costs and recent storm restoration expenses, the utility said.

Biden orders emergency steps to boost US solar production

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden ordered emergency measures Monday to boost crucial supplies to U.S. solar manufacturers and declared a two-year tariff exemption on solar panels from Southeast Asia as he attempted to jumpstart progress toward his climate changefighting goals.

Bama company recalls 1-lb crabmeat sold in four southern states

IRVINGTON, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama seafood company is recalling 1-pound (0.45 kilogram) packages of crab meat because federal inspectors found listeria bacteria on cooking equipment and in the cooking room.