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The food, music and culture of Louisiana has been the focus of Experience Louisiana Festival planners.
But a pivot toward youth was suggested by the Charles Larroque, executive director of the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana.

Milton Vanicor, who died earlier this month at the age of 96, was a master fiddler who waited until he was 95 to make his first recording, but one who developed early in his life a passion for Cajun music and the culture it embodied.

The St. Landry Parish School Board directed Superintendent Edward Brown to determine how many principals the school system should have.
The board wants a policy that would stipulate the schools that need principals.

The Louisiana National Guard Youth Challenge Program was scheduled to graduate 250 cadets during a ceremony held Saturday at The Pentecostal Church in Alexandria.

U.S. Sen. David Vitter, R-Metarie, announced upcoming staff satellite office hours for residents of Acadia, St. Martin, and St. Mary parishes.