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You already know the problems created by physical clutter. It takes a long time to find anything. Stuff gets lost. Efficiency drops. The mess grows on its own. Mental clutter affects you in the same way. You can’t remember things, your emotional state is dragged down, and effectiveness drops.
Decluttering your mind helps you declutter your life. It’s a great habit to develop. Start by letting go of all useless mental garbage. This includes negative thoughts, fears, anger, bitterness, anxiety, and stress. Release any thoughts which don’t lead anywhere positive.
These destructive thoughts undermine your emotional state and inhibit your accomplishments. Your mental garbage is an anchor which drags you down. It clogs your mind by taking up valuable space which should be used for positive energy.
Stress and anxiety are always attempting to clutter your mind. Any positive steps you take to reduce stress and anxiety go a long way to decluttering your mind.
An effective decluttering action is breaking through the logjam of procrastination. Procrastination fills your mind with tasks that you can’t let go of because they haven’t been started or they have not been completed.
Tackle a pesky task by working on it for just 15 minutes. This gets you started, and often finished. Once a task is completed, it can be purged from your mind. This approach is an easy and effective method of quickly decluttering your mind.
Make decisions. Indecision creates stress. Make the best decisions possible based on what you know today. Putting off decisions clogs your mind because you are worrying about what you should do. Avoidance isn’t an effective strategy.
Fix problems as soon as possible. Problems tend to grow over time when ignored. Small problems are easier to deal with. Unresolved problems are a constant mental burden. There is a solution for every problem. Solving a problem provides immediate mental relief. Each resolved problem is one less mental burden.
Prioritize what you need to accomplish. Eliminate non-essential activities which accomplish nothing meaningful. Create a targeted to-do list which contains just your three most important objectives. Complete your number one objective first. Maintaining a focus on what’s most important purges mental clutter.
Breaking each goal into small, manageable steps helps defeat procrastination. You will more readily start something which is easy to do, versus anything you perceive to be overwhelming. Your mind becomes cluttered with incomplete tasks and expanding to-do lists.
Distinguish between productivity and activity. You are productive when working towards a specific goal. You are active when you are busy with no results to show. Productivity declutters your mind. The more you accomplish, the better you feel. Each accomplishment motivates you to complete your next objective.
Avoid multitasking because it erodes your effectiveness and creates stress by attempting to do many things at once. Your brain can only concentrate on one thing at a time. You wouldn’t want the pilot of your flight to be texting, talking, and watching a video while attempting to land the plane.
Multitasking requires you to continually switch gears as you alternate between tasks. Thoroughly completing each task before moving on to the next one is less stressful than trying to do numerous things simultaneously.
Stop worrying. Worry is draining without accomplishing anything. Replace worry with positive action. Do something to deal with the situation you are concerned about. Let go of any circumstances which are beyond your control.
Each step you take to declutter your mind boosts your emotional state. Carrying around mental garbage is exhausting. Your mental clutter has been a companion for so long you consider it a normal part of life. As you start to declutter, you will experience an amazing feeling of relief.

A bill would allow citizens 21 and older to carry a concealed handgun without a permit, breezed through the Louisiana House, but the bill created debate amongst law enforcement agents.
Under current rules, citizens must undergo safety training and a background check to obtain a permit to carry a concealed weapon.
The legislation would do away with those requirements.
Rep. Bryan Fontenot, R-Thibodaux, sponsor of HB 596, said there is a balance between constitutional freedoms and government mandates.
“I believe that training should be required, but the constitution says we have the right to possess firearms,” Fontenot told the House last week in Baton Rouge.
He said State Police spend about $700,000 on the permitting process, including background checks, and collect about $5 million per year.
“Honest citizens should not be burdened with background checks,” Fontenot said.
Vermilion Parish Sheriff Mike Couvillon gave his thoughts on the bill.
“As a law enforcement officer and father, I support the right for law-abiding citizens to carry a firearm, which is the right to protect oneself and family,” said Couvillon. “The criminals carry with no adherence to rules, and this bill in its current form would allow law-abiding citizens to carry without the need for government approval or oversight.
“We were happy to see the bill includes a duty to inform if you are carrying when encountering law enforcement along with some basic restrictions and that the bill does not interfere with current gun-free zones that prohibit the carrying of firearms. However, as a matter of public safety, I do encourage the public to seek basic firearm safety and skills training.”
When approved last week in a House committee, the proposal sparked heavy opposition from law enforcement leaders, including the Louisiana Association of Chiefs of Police and Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul.
Gov. John Bel Edwards has said he would veto any bill that ends the permitting process.
Erath Police Chief Anna LaPointe is all for carrying a firearm and not having to pay money to get a permit to carry a gun.
However, she still would like the person who wants a gun to get some training.
“I worry about not being trained,” said LaPointe. “I am all for gun rights. But there should be some classes to teach people how to use a firearm. Even if it is a one-day class, it is something.”
Kaplan Police Chief added, “I believe the open carry law is great, but to conceal a weapon without a permit could make safety issues at some point with people pulling a weapon on someone and officers pulling up could create an issue.”
Abbeville Police Chief Bill Spearman said the Abbeville Police Department has a duty to uphold the constitution and laws of our great country, state and city. As the chief of police, he said he shall ensure that the police department continues to enforce and uphold the laws set forth by our elected legislators, said the chief.
Maurice Police Chief Guy Nerren said getting trained to carry a firearm makes the person using the gun better prepared to use the gun.
“It is everyone’s constitutional right to bear arms,” said Maurice Police Chief Guy Nerren. “I think having concealed carry classes and permits is a good thing because it gives individuals training on how to use a handgun properly.
“Laws are not technically put into place to harm individuals. It is to protect individuals. The criminal element will always get around laws. I do not think most people will have a problem with the permits if you’re on the right side of the law.”
He compared it to getting a driver’s license. A person has to take a test and learn the laws of the road before they can drive. Once they know the rules of driving, they are awarded with a driver’s license.
“Think about it this way, if someone wants to carry a weapon, it is to protect themselves,” Nerren added. “So, would you not want that person trained if they have to use it?”
Rep. Mandie Landry, D-New Orleans, cited a poll that showed 80% of state residents favor keeping the current permit process, reported in the Advocate newspaper.
Rep Blake Miguez said 21 other states have similar laws, and making the bill a state law would strengthen Second Amendment rights for Louisiana residents.
“I support constitutional carry because law-abiding citizens shouldn’t need permission from the government to exercise their second amendment constitutional rights of defending themselves and their loved ones. If passed, Louisiana would join 21 other states who have passed similar legislation. In Louisiana, this would bring concealed carry rules in line with the current law for open carry,” said Miguez.

On Friday, May 28, 2021, at 6:30 in the evening, Kaitlyn Theriot and Joseph Sandoz, both of Maurice, LA, were united in holy matrimony. The ceremony took place at St. Joseph Catholic church in Milton, Louisiana. Father William Schambough officiated the ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Theriot of Maurice, LA. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Reed Lormand of Youngsville, LA and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Theriot of Maurice, LA. The bride is a 2017 graduate of North Vermilion High School and a 2020 graduate of the University of Louisiana where she earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Kinesiology.
The groom is the son of Ms. Krystal Sandoz and Mr. Tom Sandoz of Maurice, LA. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Lattier of Lafayette, LA, Mr. J Nolan Sandoz of Abbeville, LA, Ms. Denise Fowler of New Braunfels, TX and Mr. Scott Ferrie of Fayetteville, North Carolina. The groom is a 2017 graduate of North Vermilion High School in Maurice, LA. He is currently employed by the United States Air Force.
Escorted by her father, the bride’s dress was a sheath style dress with a v-neck featuring a beautiful and delicately beaded floral lace bodice. The bottom of the dress was a lightweight crepe fabric that flowed into an elegant lace train with scalloped edges and light sequins. The back of the dress was low and open-back accented with lace trim and more delicate bead work.
Serving as Maid of Honor was Grace Byler. Bridesmaids included Brianna Henry, Ann-Katherine Dartez, Brynn Romein, Taylor Plaisance, Kennedy Trahan, Brooke Sandoz and Andre Sandoz as Junior Bridesmaid. Attendants wore blush, one-shoulder dresses with a crisscross waistband and full skirts. Molly Walker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Walker and Amelia Couvillon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Couvillon, both served as flower girls.
Serving as Best Man was Joshua Dehaan. Groomsmen included Kenneth Vidallier, Mitchell Arnold, Carson Theriot and Joe Clement. Serving as ring bearer was Andrew Sandoz, son of Ms. Krystal Sandoz and Mr. Tom Sandoz. Ushers for the ceremony were Chris Walker and Joshua Winston.
Music was provided by Organist Jude Gaspard and Vocalist Jodi Bollich.
Following the ceremony, a reception was held at The Madison in Broussard, LA.
A rehearsal dinner, hosted by the grooms mother, was held at Riverfront on May, 27, 2021.
The couple will honeymoon in Cancun, Mexico and will reside in Lafayette, LA upon returning.

Suspects allegedly involved in a rash of vehicle burglaries in Vermilion Parish have been arrested.
According to the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Eddie Langlinais, on the morning of May 15, 2021, Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to several vehicle burglaries in multiple locations across Vermilion Parish. Also stolen during these burglaries was a 2013 Ford F-250 Platinum Edition.
After a week-long investigation, Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office Detectives were able to identify one of the five individuals involved as Coreiana Jazznay Jones, 20. An arrest warrant was obtained for nine counts of Principal to Simple Burglary and one count of Principal to Theft of a Motor Vehicle.
With the assistance of the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office, the arrest warrant was executed on the 700 block of Bonin Road, Lafayette. During the execution of the arrest warrant, Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office Detectives, along with members of the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office S.W.A.T. team, identified a second suspect involved in the rash of vehicle burglaries and theft of a vehicle known as Kentrell J. Laday, 19. Law enforcement also observed illegal narcotics at which time Laday was arrested on a Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office warrant for Simple Burglary of a vehicle. Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office S.W.A.T. applied for and obtained a search warrant for the residence.
A search was conducted where six firearms, large and small caliber ammunition along with high round magazines, a large amount of high-grade marijuana, and drug paraphernalia were located. Two of those firearms were confirmed stolen and one was identified as illegally modified.
The Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office applied for and was granted an arrest warrant on Laday for nine counts of Simple Burglary of a Vehicle and one count of Theft of a Motor Vehicle.
This investigation is ongoing and additional arrests are likely.
On behalf of the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff Mike Couvillon would like to thank the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office for their assistance, cooperation, and support in this investigation.