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Edie Littlefield Sundby walked in the dessert of California. Today, she is walking in South Louisiana. She recently walked through Broussard, New Iberia, Franklin and Morgan City.

WALK TO LIVE: Old Spanish Trail journey helps ‘Mission Walker’ find grace in hectic world

Mon, 03/06/2023 - 12:17pm

Edie Littlefield Sundby’s life took a turn when she was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer and lost a lung to the disease.
To help fight the depression and despair, she started walking the 1,600-mile El Camino Real de las Californias mission trail that runs from northern California into Mexico. It was a way to heal herself physically and spiritually. Now she’s walking the Old Spanish Trail from southern California to the Atlantic coast of Florida, recently passing through Broussard, New Iberia, Jeanerette, Baldwin and Franklin.

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Abbeville’s insurance package jumps $150,000 this year

Mon, 03/06/2023 - 12:14pm

It’s no secret insuring property in Louisiana costs more at this moment in time.
With the renewal of its property insurance, the city of Abbeville discovered firsthand that the cost is increasing.
During a special meeting last Monday, the Abbeville City Council approved an insurance package for property coverage, auto physical coverage, boiler and machinery coverage, airport liability, and inland marine/equipment coverage. The renewal is effective as of March 1.
This year’s premium is $280,735, an increase of $150,083 compared to 2022.

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Abbeville students Ty Detraz, (left), Aiden Brown (middle) and Luke Hebert hold the pig while AHS ag teacher Thomas Kelly removes the skin off the pig.

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AHS senior Alyssa Rideaux puts her hand in the dead pig’s mouth.

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Abbeville High teacher Shane Theall shows students parts of the pig’s digestive system.

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Abbeville High teacher Brandon Billeaud points out details of the pig’s heart for students on Wednesday morning.

Hands-on learning: Abbeville High teachers educate students on process of how meat goes from farm to dinner table

Mon, 03/06/2023 - 12:09pm

Abbeville High students saw firsthand how an animal goes from the farm to their dinner table, thanks to the Ag Department at Abbeville High School.
On Wednesday, the two ag teachers teamed up to teach anyone on campus who wanted to learn how to butcher a pig.

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Vicious dogs subject at Kaplan meeting

Mon, 03/06/2023 - 11:58am

KAPLAN — Vicious dogs were the subject of Tuesday night’s Kaplan City Council meeting.
Alderman Randy Campbell of District A asked Captain Irvin Cates about a recent incident dealing with pit bulls at a resident’s home in Kaplan.
“What is happening with the dog ordinance in Kaplan?” Campbell asked Capt. Cates. “The leash law ordinance.”

As SNAP extra benefits end, recipients encouraged to update info, assess options

Thu, 03/02/2023 - 9:37am

BATON ROUGE — March is the first month in three years that Louisiana Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients will receive their regular benefit amount without the pandemic-related extra benefits they have received since March 2020. SNAP households received their final round of extra benefits (also known as Emergency Allotments) in February, following passage of the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, which ended funding for these benefits.

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