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The city’s accountant and its alderman at large call the 2016 budget approved Tuesday as “standstill” and “shoestring.”
A $7.240 million general fund budget was approved, up 1 percent from the 2015 budget.

Where do you find the St. Landry Parish high school teacher of the year on a June morning?
This year’s winner, Rebecca Sonnier, was at Eunice High School.
“I love teaching,” she said. “I always have. I’ve been doing it for a long time and I love it.”

At the same time Revenue Secretary Tim Barfield was playing a lead legislative role for Gov. Bobby Jindal this session, primarily trying to make sure lawmakers avoided a net tax increase, other politicos were encouraging him to run for mayor of Baton Rouge.

One Acadiana took part in a town hall meeting and Congressional field hearing to discuss the importance of transportation infrastructure for the economic competitiveness of Louisiana and the Acadiana region, in particular the effect of traffic congestion on small business.

The Church Point Housing Authority and the Church Point News newspaper were presented with first place awards from the Louisiana Housing Council at its annual awards Ceremony and Scholarship Presentations Luncheon, held at the Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center on May 13.