LAKE CHARLES (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a Louisiana man has been sentenced to serve a year in prison and pay more than $960,000 in restitution on federal tax fraud charges.
The success or failure of next year’s crawfish crop depends on the survival of the brood stock over the summer. Permanent ponds usually do not need any additional stock added to the pond since a sufficient number of crawfish are still present in the pond at the end of the season. New ponds such as rice fields will need to be stocked to develop a population of crawfish next year.
The new pavilion at Richmond Park in Welsh was dedicated to the late Cora Mae Gordon Vital, who was a local educator that was influential in the community. Rev. Monica Monk sang the hymn “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” at the dedication ceremony.
Tickets are now available for upcoming Delta Waterfowl Banquet, an annual fundraising event hosted by the Jennings and Lake Arthur Chapter of the Delta Waterfowl Organization.
BATON ROUGE – As the 2021 Regular Legislative Session wrapped up Thursday, the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI) singled out its list of landmark bills passed by the legislature that can truly change the Louisiana business climate for the better.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today released a statement following guidance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that repealed limits on the number of employees allowed in the workplace. This replaces the previous 25 percent cap on capacity inside federal offices during the pandemic.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell for the sixth straight week as the U.S. economy, held back for months by the coronavirus pandemic, reopens rapidly.