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KAPLAN — Small ideas can often turn into something much bigger.
That is what came of Randi Menard’s plan to help people in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura.
“It started with,” Menard said, “let’s grab some lunches for people who are working on their house.”
With some help from family and friends, that plan has grown to making care packages to bring to families. To this point, more than 50 have been created.
The care packs come in a reusable zipper pouch. Inside the pouch are a deodorant, a

EUNICE — Two Eunice men filed a recall petition on Gov. John Bel Edwards.
The peititon, according to a communication from Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin’s office stated the reasons for the petition are: “Impeding the constitutional freedoms and livelihoods of all Louisiana citizens without concrete scientific data; Unconstitutionally mandating that masks be worn in all public places.”
Filing the petition were Lee Joseph Vidrine, 151 Patasa Lane, Eunice, chairman; and Michael Lyn Vidrine, 773 Soileau Road, Eunice, vice chairman.

BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Department of Health on Thursday verifies three additional deaths tied to Hurricane Laura, bringing the state’s current death toll to 20.

A 65-year-old man and a 50-year-old man died due to medical conditions exacerbated by excessive heat following the loss of electricity. Both deaths were in Rapides Parish. A 70-year-old male in Calcasieu Parish died due to carbon monoxide poisoning from a generator.