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An’ In Oberlin, Too
We read anudder story recently whar petty small town politics had been goin’ on. Dat wuz in de case uf de mayor uf Oakdale, Rick Smith, who had been cleared uf all sorts uf
Read More »Westlake Politics At A Fever Pitch
Folks dat have lived in dis area for a while know politics in Westlake haz always been like a cage full uf bobcats. Dem what iz in office ain’t got enough uf a vote
Read More »A Strange Start
De qualifyin’ iz over and now it’s campaign time, wit’ lots of local elections set to be on de Nov. 4 ballot. What wuz strange toward de end uf qualifyin’ wuz de number uf
Read More »Il Son Parti
For many years, Evangeline Downs Race Track in Lafayette has used the slogan “Il Son Parti,” which en francais means “there they go.” Well, all de candidates for various local offices an’ school boads
Read More »School’s Open Wit’ Lots Uf Questions
Pierre Sez Dependin’ on whare you live, kids are either back in school or day will soon be gettin’ back. Az dis school season opens, we have a whole lotta issues dat are
Read More »Schools In Good Shape
By de time mos’ uf you read dis, Calcasieu Parish Schools will have a new superintendent. School boad members are to be commended for de selection process. Now folks, dis selection process wuzn’t an
Read More »PIERRE SEZ
We Bet Money Will Be ‘Found’ Az you’ve seen in da newspapers and on TV in de las’ few weeks, da Calcasieu Parish School Boad iz rasslin’ wit’ a budget shortage uf $3 million.
Read More »WHY SUCH POOR TURNOUT?
Again we saw really poor voter turnout for tax renewals and Sulphur municipal elections. Dependin’ on de district, de average wuz about 25 percent uf de registered voters. Now notice we sed REGISTERED voters.
Read More »AN’ IN DIS CORNER
When a boxin’ match starts, de ring announcer says who iz fightin’, whare day are from an’ how much day weigh. Well, we had de qualifyin’ for different offices recently, an’ now de fight
Read More »OUR TAX DOLLARS WORKED HAND AND SMART
It goes without sayin that all state and local folks worked hard to assure safety durin de recent icy weather in our area. Unlike some udder areas in our state an trewout de south,
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