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St. Landry Parish School Board President Raymond Cassimere, left, watches Patrick Jenkins sign his contract as superintendent on Thursday. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Jenkins signs contract for top school job

Sat, 11/05/2016 - 8:59pm Harlan Kirgan

At the end of Thursday’s St. Landry Parish School Board, Patrick Jenkins signed a contract with the board to serve two and half years as superintendent.
But before that happened board members exposed a split in their ranks even though the contract was approved on a unanimous vote.

Voting is Tuesday

Sat, 11/05/2016 - 8:53pm Harlan Kirgan

Voting on a ballot topped by a presidential election is scheduled from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Sample ballots for the election are Page 6. A list of voting precincts is on Page 3.
Early voting, held from Oct. 25 to Nov. 1, indicates strong interest in the election.

St. Landry Parish President Bill Fontenot, right, introduces a proposed 2017 parish government budget to the Parish Council on Wednesday. The budget has a $830,000 deficit. In the background, from left, are Shane Menard and Greg Doucet. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Parish government to end year with $830,000 deficit

Sat, 11/05/2016 - 7:17pm Harlan Kirgan

The St. Landry Parish Government budget hit the fan and blew a $830,000 deficit onto the Parish Council on Wednesday.
Parish President Bill Fontenot, in a budget message for the draft 2017 budget, reported the deficit in the 2016 budget.

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