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As seen in: The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA), National Institutes of Health, Nature, USA Today, The BMJ, U.S. News and World Report, AL.com, Washington Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Cell Press, The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate and
Covers:  General interest and feature stories in Lafayette, Louisiana. Youngsville and Broussard city government. Restaurant and business news.
Doesn't Cover: State, national, global stories. Politics. Anything that doesn't have a clear tie to Lafayette/Acadiana region of Louisiana.
Staff writer for @theadvocateACA. Occasional screenwriter. Cat mom. True crime podcast enthusiast. Amateur painter and baker but not a candlestick maker.

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Former DeRidder Mayor Misty Roberts to spend 90 days in jail after sex case involving teen boy Original

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By Megan Wyatt Verified
| The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) Verified
Former DeRidder Mayor Misty Roberts, convicted of multiple sex crimes after a 2024 party in which she was charged with having sex with her son’s 16-year-old friend, was ordered by a judge Tuesday to serve 90 days in the parish jail for the crime. Judge Kent Savoie, who sits on the Third Circuit Court of Appeal, presided over the trial and sentenced Roberts. He is acting as an ad hoc district judge for the case because of the recusals of the other district judges.
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Letters: Curtain call - Salisbury Post

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By Megan Wyatt Verified
| Salisbury Post Verified
That’s a wrap on another great school year! I just want to give a personal shout-out to my colleagues in the Rowan-Salisbury School System. We’ve climbed a lot of mountains, forged a lot of paths, and persevered through the great snowstorm of 2026. We have mentored, educated, sheltered, protected and dedicated our time and talent to each other and to our students. We have listened to the complaints and to the praises. Our patience has been tested and our compassion has been shared.
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State Sen. Mike Reese named next McNeese president after UL System board vote

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By Megan Wyatt Verified
| The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) Verified
State Sen. Mike Reese, a Republican from Leesville, has been named the next president of McNeese State University. Members of the University of Louisiana System board interviewed Reese and one other finalist, Dee Dee Anderson of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, on Tuesday before they voted unanimously to appoint Reese to the position.
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