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Cajun Country Rice, Camellia Brand, and Savoie’s Foods are celebrating all things red beans and rice-through art! The brands recently announced to commemorate this iconic Louisiana Monday meal that there will be an art competition focusing on all things red beans and rice! The three companies will host an art competition titled Monday’s Favorite Meal:Read more

Three fixtures in Louisiana agriculture will be inducted into the Louisiana Agriculture Hall of Distinction during a ceremony at L’Auberge Hotel in Baton Rouge on March 4. The new inductees are former Louisiana Farm Bureau President Ronnie Anderson, of Ethel; sugarcane farmer John Gay, of Plaquemine; and Paul “Jackie” Loewer, of Branch, a rice farmerRead more

The Cardiovascular Institute of the South (CIS is offering free upcoming screenings at their Crowley clinic location on February 23 and 25, and there is still space for people to sign up! CIS will host free cardiovascular screenings from 1-4 PM on Tuesday, February 23, and 8-11 AM on Thursday, February 25. On each dayRead more

Cardiovascular Institute of the South (CIS) is celebrating American Heart Month this February by creating awareness on the importance of prevention and early detection. Heart disease takes more lives than all forms of cancer combined. Every 37 seconds, an American dies of heart disease meaning that in this pandemic, heart disease is still a veryRead more

The Egan Hotel in downtown Crowley was awarded a $55,000 National Park Service grant from the Louisiana Office of Cultural Development. The grant will fund restoration efforts of the 66 double-hung windows on the second and third floors of the building, located at 306 North Parkerson Avenue. The hotel was one of six projects inRead more

LAFAYETTE, La. – One Acadiana (1A) and the Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Public Policy Center at UL Lafayette (Blanco Center) have signed an agreement to form a strategic partnership to advance the two organizations’ shared missions. Both organizations are engaged on work to improve the policy environment at the local, regional, and state level, and thisRead more

Louisiana House Speaker Clay Schexnayder recently appointed State Representative John Stefanski (District 42) to chair the influential House and Governmental Affairs Committee. This is the committee which oversees redistricting that will take place during 2021. Stefanski, a Crowley Republican and ally of the Speaker, will replace former State Representative Stephen Dwight, a Republican who wasRead more

Louisiana State University at Eunice announced December 2, 2020 that they have entered into a partnership with Compass Mental Health to provide services to students in need. Compass’ eHealth Program will offer free Mental Health services via telehealth to LSUE students on campus. Student Affairs also set up a private room in the new Dr.Read more

HOUMA–All Cardiovascular Institute of the South (CIS) clinics are celebrating the Great American Smokeout on Thursday, November 19 by scheduling appointments for the CIS Commit to Quit tobacco cessation program. This will be a week-long tobacco cessation event, and CIS’s theme this year is “Distance Yourself from Tobacco.” Commit to Quit at CIS combines medicalRead more

Are you interested in tasting delicious food from some of Crowley’s favorite restaurants? Well join in for the 12th Annual Taste of Crowley! The Taste of Crowley 2020, presented by Supreme Rice and hosted by Crowley Main Street, will feature samples of tasty foods from your favorite restaurants located in Crowley. Unfortunately tickets will beRead more