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Dr. Belisa Smith

Dr. Smith named new principal at Erath High

Tue, 07/12/2022 - 9:24am

There is a strong bond between the schools and the community in Erath.
It’s two things that made Dr. Belisa Smith want to call Erath home. She is now more closely tied to both.
Smith, a native of Mississippi, is the new principal of Erath High School. She replaces Marc Turner, who is now an assistant superintendent for the Vermilion Parish School System. Smith previously served as an assistant principal under Turner at EHS.

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Photo credit: Doug Dugas / University of Louisiana at Lafayette
UL Lafayette’s College of Engineering has launched a smart oilfield concentration for petroleum engineering majors. The program, the only of its kind in the nation, is among nine new concentrations the concentration has established in the last two years.

UL Lafayette launches nation’s only smart oilfield concentration

Tue, 07/12/2022 - 9:18am

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette has launched a concentration for petroleum engineering majors preparing for jobs in an oil and gas industry that increasingly relies on evolving technology for efficient, safe and environmentally sound exploration and production.

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Councilman Tony Hardy, Councilman Francis Touchet Jr., City Clerk Kathy Faulk, Mayor Roslyn White, Councilman Brady Broussard Jr., Councilwoman Terry Broussard and Councilman-at-Large Carlton Campbell (L-R) take part in the first meeting under the new administration.

Abbeville begins new administration with committee appointments

Mon, 07/11/2022 - 1:58pm

Only a few days removed from being sworn in, city of Abbeville officials jumped right into business during the first regular city council meeting under the new administration.
Mayor Roslyn White conducted her first meeting Tuesday night. As is custom for the new mayor, White appointed chairs for various committees.

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Pastor Farley Painter leads the prayer prior to the start of each monthly Kaplan Council meeting.

Familiar face at Kaplan meetings

Mon, 07/11/2022 - 11:52am

KAPLAN — On June 26, at the Kaplan administration’s swearing-in ceremony, there were many new faces in the audience because of new aldermen and a second-term mayor.
However, one familiar face has attended Kaplan City Council meetings for at least eight to 10 years. That person is Pastor Farley Painter of Faith Christian Church in Kaplan.
Under two different Kaplan mayors, Pastor Farley is the person called on to say the opening prayer before the city council meeting. He attended the swearing-in ceremony and opened the ceremony with a prayer.

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LDH identifies first monkeypox case in a Louisiana resident

Thu, 07/07/2022 - 12:09pm

BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) is reporting the first detected case of monkeypox infection in a Louisiana resident. This individual is from LDH Region 1 (Orleans, Plaquemines, Jefferson, St. Bernard). In addition, an out-of-state resident visiting Louisiana also tested positive for monkeypox. No further information will be shared about these cases to protect the patients’ privacy.
LDH will hold a technical briefing for media this afternoon to discuss monkeypox in Louisiana. Additional details are forthcoming.

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