The deadline to apply for disaster unemployment assistance for individuals impacted by severe storms and flooding is at 11:59 p.m. Oct. 14.
A pair of St. Landry Parish legal giants passed from the scene this year.
On Friday, Morgan J. Goudeau, III, who served 24 years as St. Landry Parish’s district attorney, died. He was 87.
In June, retired Judge Robert Brinkman died. He was 82.
Dash cam footage of the shooting of the 6-year-old in Marksville.
Mobile Disaster Recovery Center in Evangeline Parish closing Friday
The Evangeline Parish mobile disaster recovery center at the North Side Civic Center in Ville Platte is closing at 6 p.m. Friday.
Rice Festival fiddle contest
The 80th International Rice Festival is seeking entrants for the annual Fiddle Contest.
The contest will take place at 8 a.m. Oct. 22 at the Cramer Equipment and Supply Sound Stage.
