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MAURICE — The Village of Maurice is no longer under a boil water advisory for the area south of West Etienne.
This is the area at Picard Farms subdivision and Prairie Cove subdivision.
“The major leak at the intersection of East Etienne and Hwy 167 has been repaired and all testing has been done with positive results,” Maurice Mayor Wayne Theriot said Wednesday morning. “The Village of Maurice regrets the inconvenience that the problem caused the residents of Picard Farms and Prairie Cove.”

The Kaplan Pirates advanced to the second round of the Class 3A Baseball Playoffs with somewhat of an upset win.
The No. 18 Pirates scored two runs in the top of the seventh frame for a 3-1 victory over No. 15 Pine Prairie on Monday.
Kaplan moves on to battle No. 2 South Beauregard in the second round. South Beauregard beat No. 31 St. Martinville, 9-0, on Monday.
The Pirates and South Beauregard will meet Friday at 6 p.m. in the first game of a three-game series.
The two teams play the second game at 1 p.m. on Saturday and 3:30 p.m. if needed.
Kaplan head coach Tyler Domingue said, “It feels to good to get the win,” said Domingue. “This groups of kids has really impressed me with the way they have played the past 10 games.”
The game was tied at one with the Pirates batting in the top of the seventh when Reece Hardee doubled on a 0-2 count, scoring two runs.
Payton Ford and Grant Campbell scored on Hardee’s double. Both players singled to get on base.
It was also Hardee’s only hit of the game.
Ford, on the other hand, had three hits and Logan Hebert had two.
Canden Campisi had a solo home run for KHS in the fourth inning.
The pitching was strong on both sides. Peyton Ford struck out seven, while Pine Prairie’s pitcher fanned 12 Kaplan batters.
Ford took the win for the Pirates. The pitcher surrendered one run on five hits over seven innings, striking out seven and walking zero.

Almost all of the largest cities in the United States are governed by hard-left Democrats. In fact, there is only one Republican Mayor among the top 15 cities in the country and only three among the 30 largest cities.
All of the problems in our urban areas today are almost exclusively the result of the failed Democratic Party leadership. While previous generations of Democrats might have tried to find bi-partisan solutions to long standing problems, the party’s leaders in 2021 are woke leftists interested only in pushing their radical agenda.
The result has been outmigration, soaring crime rates, a drug epidemic, broken families, failing public schools, an increasing number of blighted properties, high poverty and unemployment rates, an obsession with a race-based agenda and rising antipathy toward law enforcement officers. No wonder people are fleeing our cities in hopes of finding safety and a better quality of life.
Recent headlines show the absolute destruction that is ongoing. In New Orleans, there was another shooting early Saturday morning on Bourbon Street, in the French Quarter, the city’s premier tourist destination. In this case, five people were shot. Sadly, this type of carnage is becoming a regular occurrence in the Crescent City. New Orleans is suffering from a shortage of police officers and an abundance of criminals.
In Philadelphia, police department leaders are lamenting a shortage of officers as few new recruits are coming forward to replace the large number of retirements. Currently, the department is already understaffed, and the problem will only grow worse.
In Los Angeles, crime is skyrocketing while George Gascon, the new woke District Attorney, is pledging to dismantle his office’s Hardcore Gang Division. This decision is baffling to many citizens as statistics show that gang violence has contributed to approximately 60% of the murders in the first 110 days of the year.
Portland, Oregon has been a cesspool of rioting and looting ever since the death of George Floyd made national headlines last Memorial Day. Incredibly, it has never stopped. Last weekend, stores were set ablaze and burglarized. On Friday, a large mob of anarchists spray painted storefronts with graffiti, broke windows, and terrorized diners in a restaurant.
After the latest incidents, the far-left Mayor of Portland, Ted Wheeler, asked citizens to “call the police” if they see protesters “dressed in all black.” It is much too little, much too late for Wheeler, who has been punched and ridiculed by Antifa affiliated thugs. He has not been able to enjoy a meal in a restaurant or even live peacefully at his home. Protesters, dressed in black, staged a sit-in at Wheeler’s condo building and even hurled “bags of rubbish” and other objects at him as he was walking down a street.
The chaos is also continuing in Seattle, the epicenter of Antifa related violence. In this city, the far left created an autonomous zone, attacked a police precinct headquarters, and basically declared war on law abiding citizens. The craziness never stopped due to incompetent and fearful leadership.
This week, Motion Church, based just south of Seattle, was forced to cancel a speech by Charlie Kirk of Turning Point USA. After the speech was announced, a Seattle Antifa organization threatened to destroy the church.
This threat forced the church’s Pastor, Roger Archer, to make his decision. According to Archer, “cops don’t have the manpower to protect the several properties used by the church.” He claimed, “the soft targets of churches, the elderly, women, children, and law-abiding citizens are vulnerable to anarchists who live free of the fear of reprisal.”
Archer also correctly noted that “What recent history has taught us is there’s an apparent lack of interest at the state level of leadership to protect decent, taxpaying citizens. Those terrorist mobs know that there is no consequence for their lawlessness. They have nothing to lose and nothing to fear.”
Archer is right, while the FBI and Department of Justice are busy arresting and prosecuting all the individuals who entered the U.S. Capitol Building on January 6, 2021, there have been few, if any, repercussions for those involved in approximately 275 riots that have occurred in Seattle and other cities across the country since last summer.
Americans can thank the woke Mayors and the woke Department of Justice for contributing to the anarchy and destruction on the streets of America’s cities.
This is especially true in New York City, led by hopelessly left-wing Mayor, Bill de Blasio. During his tenure, New York is being decimated by not only the pandemic, but also by rising crime. In 2020, shootings increased by almost 100%, while murders increased by 44%.
One factor in this increase is that New York police officers do not feel any support from the Mayor. There have been multiple incidents, many captured on video, of police officers being viciously attacked by criminals, who face almost no penalties for their actions.
It is no surprise that in 2020, an astounding 5,300 police officers retired or quit. This is a 75% increase from 2019. As more police officers leave, the crime rate will continue to rise, and taxpayers and business will continue to flee. In response, Mayor de Blasio has continued to pander to the far left and failed to address the concerns of police and terrified citizens.
In Minneapolis, weak, woke leftist Mayor Jacob Frey has turned over his city to protesters demanding “justice for George Floyd.” However, the no-go zone created near the intersection where Floyd died has seen an enormous reduction in customers, mostly hurting local African American business owners.
One area restaurant proprietor, Alexander W., told the New York Post that city leaders “left me in danger.” He said, “They locked us up…left us behind…left me with no food, no water, nothing to eat.”
Hopefully, the citizens in these woke hellholes will eventually realize that the best way to improve their plight will be to stop voting for Democratic Party politicians, who deliver only poverty, misery, violence and, ultimately, failure.

Jeff Crouere is a native New Orleanian and is a political columnist. For more information, email him at jeff@ringsidepolitics.com

When the going gets tough, the idea of turning back is tempting. However, progress in life is never achieved by retreating. “I can’t do this,” “Nothing ever works for me,” or “I always have bad luck,” are thoughts we first experience as children. Carrying them into adulthood is self-defeating.
Anything worthwhile in life takes effort. Nothing is ever accomplished by turning back when faced with adversity. Reaching your goals requires solving problems and overcoming obstacles. The more ambitious your goals, the more effort is required to attain them.
The only way of reaching the top of a mountain is by climbing up. Turning back before getting to the summit prevents you from reaching your goals. Regardless of how steep it gets, you must keep going.
Turning back is a retreat from success. Turning back is akin to failure. Once your forward progress ceases, your objectives won’t be obtained. Only by persisting will you achieve your goals.
Not everything you attempt will work as planned. Encountering roadblocks is normal. Pitfalls are to be expected. Unanticipated problems materialize. Challenges are part of the process. That’s why the maximum, “When the going get tough, the tough get going,” is so true.
Mistakes are never justification for turning back. Mistakes indicate areas needing improvement. Mistakes are a learning opportunity. Mistakes drive innovation and discovery. Mistakes enable you to move forward with more wisdom.
Your life is your responsibility. Turning back negates any progress you’ve made. Don’t whine, complain, or blame others. You have to pick yourself up if you fall, no one will do it for you.
Focus on your strengths in order to move forward. Dwelling on what you consider weaknesses drives the desire to turn back. Your assets are what you already have. Utilize them to push ahead.
Complaining pulls you backward by fixating on problems. Complaining obsesses about what is wrong. Once a problem is identified, devote all of your energy to finding a positive solution. Replace complaining with taking the action necessary to solve your problem.
Eliminate self- defeating thoughts. Tell yourself what you can and will do. Regardless of what obstacles you are facing, there is a way to move forward. Tap into your drive and determination. Unwavering perseverance is a key component of success. If you are going through hell, you must keep going until you emerge.
Keep learning with each step forward. Adapt and adjust as needed. Notice which actions are effective and which are not. Do more of what works while eliminating ineffective strategies. Be willing to make changes when appropriate.
Adversity makes you stronger by identifying areas needing improvement. The more challenges you overcome, the more you are prepared for new challenges. Successful people are adept at problem solving. They understand that obstacles are a part of the journey.
Be friendly to everyone, but be selective as to who your friends are. Connect with others who share your ambitions. You will motivate each other to keep going. Ignore naysayers because they pull you backwards.
Don’t look for issues to be offended by. There is enough to deal with without looking for problems. If someone is offensive, ignore them. If you don’t like what you are watching or reading, stop watching or reading it. When you allow people or circumstances to offend you, you are wasting energy you could be using to move forward.
The road to success starts with leaving your comfort zone. The prospect of turning back towards what is familiar is tempting. Life moves forward, never backwards. Always keep your focus on where you want to go, not on where you have been.