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1 day ago | americanpress.com | Emily Burleigh

Published 7:10 am Wednesday, May 14, 2025 Several utility rate increases and other fiscal ordinances that faced public opposition at April’s regular meeting were approved by the Sulphur City Council on Monday. Decisions regarding water, sewer and trash collection fees, next year’s budget, and a mayoral race were on the docket for the regular May meeting. These items were introduced in April.

2 days ago | americanpress.com | Emily Burleigh

Published 5:52 pm Saturday, May 10, 2025 A little unexpected rain didn’t stop Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy (SWLCA) from celebrating the end of the school year with Louisiana Day. A classic field day with a cultural twist, Louisiana Day is an annual tradition that began 13 years ago at SWLCA’s first location on Derek Drive as a special celebration “dedicated to honoring the rich culture and heritage of our state,” said Dean of Students Natalie Johnson.

2 days ago | americanpress.com | Jim Beam

Published 9:49 am Sunday, May 11, 2025 Louisiana legislators have filed 22 proposed state constitutional amendments during the 2025 legislative session. However, only a handful of those amendments may end up on the ballot and one has already been withdrawn. Some of those proposals are duplicates and others were losers from the moment they were filed. Those that haven’t been heard by a committee face tough futures. Others are rewritten amendments that voters rejected on March 29.

4 days ago | americanpress.com | Jim Gazzolo

Published 11:12 pm Saturday, May 10, 2025 The torch has officially been passed. Any thoughts that Southeastern’s softball championship last season was a fluke are gone. The Lady Lions are the queens of the Southland Conference after their punch-to-the-gut comeback win Saturday night over McNeese. Southeastern slayed its biggest rival on its home turf, taking down the top-seeded Cowgirls 6-5 in the deciding game of the championship series at Joe Miller Ballpark.

5 days ago | americanpress.com | Jim Beam

Published 6:34 am Saturday, May 10, 2025 Republican Gov. Jeff Landry, Surgeon General Ralph L. Abraham, GOP state Sens. Mike Fesi of Houma and Patrick McMath of Covington and many other Louisiana Republicans have joined the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement. I am taking this occasion to make it clear I won’t be joining any movement dreamed up by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is this nation’s new health system secretary.