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Kimberly Russell, LSU Eunice’s first woman chancellor and the only female of the final four chancellor candidates, will take over as head of the campus on Sept. 1, and reaction to her selection as chancellor has been positive.

In March, LSUE Chancellor William Nunez sat down for an interview in his office, but not really.
It wasn’t long before Nunez, who had announced his retirement in the fall, was up and pointing out photos on the wall to explain the physical progress on the campus.

St. Landry Parish Government collected about $6.9 million from a 2 percent sales tax in 2014 that funded the Smooth Ride Home program.
The first-time sales tax collection for the road program was reported in an audit accepted Wednesday by the St. Landry Parish Government.

The business lobby notched a small win on the final day of the legislative session last week when a handful of bills targeting Louisiana companies and the taxes they pay were given a three-year expiration date.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—Medical Mission Sister Isidora Bollich, M.M.S., a native of Mowata and former member of St. Lawrence Parish, will celebrate her 60th Jubilee on Aug. 15 at a special Mass and Reception at the Medical Mission Sisters’ North American Headquarters in Philadelphia.