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OPELOUSAS — As legislators haggle over possible massive spending cuts to higher education, a community college leader told a St. Landry Parish economic development group that education is an investment and not an expense.

For the first time in its 98-year history, a native of Evangeline Parish will serve as Bishop of the Diocese of Lafayette.

LAKE COVE — The year was 1941 and Japan, in the words of Japanese leader Isoroku Yamamoto, had just “awakened a sleeping giant” with their military attack on Pearl Harbor. That December 7th day, which President Franklin D.

The Louisiana Political Museum has announced the 2016 Louisiana Political Hall of Fame Inductees.

In an unprecedented move, the state’s student financial aid office on Thursday notified Louisiana’s colleges and universities that it had stopped TOPS payments because of the uncertainty related to the state budget crisis.

The Mamou Police Department recently released images of the criminal who recently broke into one of the town’s local pharmacies.

PINE PRAIRIE — During the February 11, meeting of the Pine Prairie Village Council, several items were unanimously approved.

Concerns about the cost of Mardi Gras celebrations and a citizen’s concern about fair enforcement of town ordinances dominated Mamou Town Council proceedings at the February regular monthly meeting earlier this week.

BATON ROUGE -- A crowd of Louisiana citizens cheered as if they were watching an LSU football game in Death Valley last Thursday night. The venue for this event however, wasn’t Tiger Stadium, it was the Baton Rouge River Center; and the star of the night was Donald Trump.

Because of a lack of clear notification, the City of Ville Platte will grant a grace period until March 3 for people to pay delinquent taxes without having to also pay the $51.50 delinquency fee, Mayor Jennifer Vidrine announced at the City Council meeting Thursday evening.