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KAPLAN — On June 26, at the Kaplan administration’s swearing-in ceremony, there were many new faces in the audience because of new aldermen and a second-term mayor.
However, one familiar face has attended Kaplan City Council meetings for at least eight to 10 years. That person is Pastor Farley Painter of Faith Christian Church in Kaplan.
Under two different Kaplan mayors, Pastor Farley is the person called on to say the opening prayer before the city council meeting. He attended the swearing-in ceremony and opened the ceremony with a prayer.

BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) is reporting the first detected case of monkeypox infection in a Louisiana resident. This individual is from LDH Region 1 (Orleans, Plaquemines, Jefferson, St. Bernard). In addition, an out-of-state resident visiting Louisiana also tested positive for monkeypox. No further information will be shared about these cases to protect the patients’ privacy.
LDH will hold a technical briefing for media this afternoon to discuss monkeypox in Louisiana. Additional details are forthcoming.

Some Vermilion Parish high school students are making great use of their summer break by attending the Jumpstart Summer program at Vermilion Career Campus.
This is the third year Vermilion Parish students are participating in this program.