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Flood-affected residents urged to register with FEMA

Flood-affect residents may use a smart phone to register with FEMA. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

A FEMA official urged residents affected by the August flooding to register with FEMA.
“We need people to keep in touch with FEMA,” Sharon Karr, of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, said at the Disaster Recovery Center in Eunice.

School Board budget shows eroding general fund balance

Angela Cassimere handles a computer with the proposed St. Landry Parish School Board budget projected in the background at a special School Board meeting Monday in Opelousas. Cassimere is supervisor of instruction, school choice, and school improvement. Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

The St. Landry Parish School Board budget scheduled for a vote today shows an eroding general fund balance.

School Board asks public for its opinion on next superintendent

Mary Ellen Donatto, right, talks about a survey on the desired characteristics of a superintendent at an Aug. 22 St. Landry Parish School Board committee meeting in Opelousas. The survey was approved at a special meeting Monday and went online on the School Board’s website Tuesday. Seated, from left are School Board members Milton Ambres and Hazel Sias. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

The St. Landry Parish School Board placed a survey on its website Tuesday asking the public to pick the top ten desired characteristics of an effective superintendent.

News notes

Church bazaar in Duralde
The annual church bazaar at the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Duralde is set for Sept. 17 and 18.
Saturday features Bingo games, burger and snacks sales from 5:30 to 8 p.m.

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