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Coby Clavier, right, visited the St. Landry Parish Council committee meetings Wednesday in Opelousas. Clavier won the Oct. 24 primary election by defeating incumbent District 13 council member Gary Courville. From left, are Timmy Lejeune, District 10 councilman; Jimmie Edwards, District 12 councilman; and Clavier, who takes office in January. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Jeremy Alford

The Louisiana Bobcat Refuge recently received a $14,000 donation from the French, Reyes & Huber Investment Group and UBS Financial Services in Lafayette. From left are Michael Huber, UBS; Rebecca Johnson, UBS; Carolyn French, UBS: Pamela Kay Connery, Bobcat refuge; and Byron Reyes, UBS. Connery, Louisiana Bobcat Refuge’s Volunteer executive director, “Without the generosity and kind hearts of individuals who make up teams like the French, Reyes & Huber Investment Group, the bobcats would die, which very simply means, less going back into the environment to repopulate. Since 2003, there seems to have been a decline in the bobcat population in Louisiana, which is why we’ve been given permission from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to pursue a GPS/Scent Pad tracking study. (Submitted Photo)