The year 1904 was a hard one for Sheriff John Addison Perkins of Calcasieu Parish, which then stretched all the way to the Mermentau River. He’d made a name for himself several years earlier with the arrest and execution of Ed Batson, who had been accused of multiple murders.

The town of Eunice has long been synonymous with The Purple Peacock, with generations of dancers hitting the night spot from the late 1960s until as recently as last Christmas.

Ten years ago today Hurricane Katrina formed over the Bahamas a matter of days strengthened to a Category 5 storm in the Gulf of Mexico.
The huge storm made landfall on Aug. 29 as Category 3.

It’s not unheard of to have a self-financed candidate in a major Louisiana campaign. But to see seven statewide candidates, including one incumbent and a regional officeholder, dipping into their own pockets during the same reporting period is somewhat unusual.

Billie Myer, Acadia Parish registrar of voters, plans to conduct voter education week from Aug. 31 to Sept. 4.
The registrar and staff will travel throughout the parish delivering registration applications to participating agencies and the parish library.