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Wooden boat owners and enthusiasts will gather along historic and scenic Bayou Teche in downtown Franklin, Louisiana for the sixth Bayou Teche Wooden Boat Show set for April 15-17.

SLEMCO is warning members not to pay money to fake company officials. Some SLEMCO members have received calls demanding a $500 deposit for the installation of a new “Smart” meter or they will be disconnected.
The scammers sound official, giving an employee name and truck number. They are not real SLEMCO employees.

With Louisiana’s government facing a $800 million deficit, some high-level state officials expressed astonishment last week when St. Martin Parish crawfishermen told them where to find millions in new revenue out in the swamps of the Atchafalaya Basin.