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Alumna supports University nursing program with gift
Mary Odille Broussard, former director of nursing at University Medical Center in Lafayette and a University of Louisiana at Lafayette graduate, is honoring her coworkers and helping future nurses ...
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Parish joins opposition to Act
The Acadia Parish Police Jury has joined with parishes across South Louisiana in expressing concerns over recent changes to the National Flood Insurance Program and urging a hearing on the affordab...
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Great Race volunteer deadline Monday
Over 50 people have already agreed to volunteer their time and energy on June 29 for the Great Race, according to Crowley Tourism Coordinator Charlotte Jeffers, and there is still some time left to...
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Lafayette General - UMC merger plans explained
RAYNE - What will happen? What will be the impact? Why will it happen? Those were the questions concerning the June 24 merger of Lafayette General Hospital and University Medical Center that Paul M...
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Do You Know Who You Are-historically speaking? Find Out at the next meeting of the Evangeline Parish Historical & Genealogical Society
Louisiana French Creole Scholar & Gourmet, Author John la Fleur II to address the Evangeline Historical & Genealogical Society on July 20th at 9:30AM at the Main St. library. The anticipated topic...
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Free seminar titled “Starting and Financing a Small Business”
A free seminar titled “Starting and Financing a Small Business” will be offered from 5-7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 20, in Room 122 of the Burton Business Center at McNeese State University. This sem...
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Entries being accepted for 24th Juried Art Competition
CROWLEY - The Crowley Art Association (CAA) has announced that it is still accepting entries for its 24th Annual Rice Capital Juried Art Competition, scheduled for July 1 - July 27. Registration fo...
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Session nets 8 amendments
BATON ROUGE – Coming out of the 2013 regular session, Louisiana lawmakers have officially proposed eight new changes to the state’s constitution, which include protections for certain health care ...
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Farmers turn attention to House
WASHINGTON – After the Senate passed a lengthy Farm Bill (Senate Bill 954), focus now turns to the U.S. House of Representatives which must look at the Senate’s offering as well as a bill of ITS ...
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Child predator gets 99 year sentence in child molestation and pornography case
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HOUMA – Attorney General Buddy Caldwell announced today that a Houma man was sentenced to 99 years at hard labor after pleading guilty to eight counts of molestation of a juvenile under the age of ...
Woman's car hits tree, she dies
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WISNER – A Wisner woman was killed in a car crash on Sunday night in Franklin Parish. The dead woman was identified as 25-year-old Memory Roberts, said Louisiana State Police. Roberts was driving a...
Colorado man sentenced fro identity fraud, passport fraud
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Crimes committed in Louisiana and Colorado SHREVEPORT – United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that William Lyman Agnew, 55, of Cripple Creek, Colo., was sentenced Tuesday by U.S. Di...
Hundreds removed from La. sex registry
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NEW ORLEANS – Following the settlement of a class-action lawsuit, hundreds of people will have their name removed from Louisiana’s sex offender registry. Those removed were convicted of soliciting ...
Superintendent White to host conversation in Alexandria
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BATON ROUGE - Friday, State Superintendent of Education John White will host a discussion at Central Louisiana Technical Community College in Alexandria with parents, students, educators and commun...
Reminder: IRS To Be Closed June 14 Due to Budget and Sequester; Filing and Payment Deadlines Unchanged
Jun 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 22 22 recommendations | email to a friend
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today reminded taxpayers that, due to the current budget situation including the sequester, the agency will be shut down on Friday, June 14. As was the ca...
Deaths Elsewhere
Jun 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 113 113 recommendations | email to a friend
D-Day vet, police juror HAYNESVILLE – Services for D-Day veteran and long-time police juror Jack Price will be Tuesday. He died June 15 at age 93. He held the Purple Heart and was a Claiborne Paris...
Deaths Elsewhere
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TV repair man CARENCRO – Services for William “Bud” Chandler, Jr., who operated Acadiana’s first shop specializing in repairing color television sets and later owned a music store will be Saturday....
Emiko Komoda Trahan
Jun 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 40 40 recommendations | email to a friend
A child from the WWII era has finally made it home safely today. Mrs. Emiko Komoda Trahan was born in Nagasaki, Japan and in 1970 she made Crowley her home. Mrs. Emiko passed away in her residence ...
Roslyn Elaine Scott “Laine” Byers
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Crowley - Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 15, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at Jerusalem Baptist Church for Roslyn Elaine Scott “Laine” Byers, 49, who passed away on June 5, 2013 surrounded by lo...
Rita Picard
Jun 12, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 24 24 recommendations | email to a friend
SULPHUR - Rita Mae Picard, 83, passed away at 9:50 a.m. Wednesday, May 8, 2013, in a local hospital. Rita lived in Sulphur since 1953 and was a native of Rayne. She attended Our Lady of Prompt Su...
Delia “Dee” Bonin Link
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Delia “Dee” Bonin Link Church Point Delia Bonin Link died at 3:20 a.m. Sunday, June 9, 2013, at her residence in Richard. Funeral services wereheld at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 12, at St. Edward...
Warrant Watch
Jun 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 42 42 recommendations | email to a friend
Crowley Police and Crowley City Court have outstanding arrest warrants for the following people. If you know their whereabouts call Crime Stoppers of Acadia Parish at 789-TIPS. It could lead to a c...
Gary Berry Arrest
May 06, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 38 38 recommendations | email to a friend
RAYNE - Officers with the City of Rayne Police Department arrested Gary Berry of Biloxi, MS for Possession of Stolen Things valued over $500 and an outstanding warrant from Biloxi Police Department...
Nathaniel Laughlin arrested
May 06, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 38 38 recommendations | email to a friend
The City of Rayne Police Department executed a search warrant at the residence of Nathaniel Laughlin, who is 27 years old, located at 702 Chappuis Street, Rayne LA on May 4, 2013. Officers located ...
Nicolas Barron Arrested for Burglary
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RAYNE - Officers with the City of Rayne Police Department arrested Nicolas Barron of Rayne for Simple Burglary and Possession of Stolen Goods. Chief Carroll Stelly advised that on the night of May...
Donovan Phillips arrested in Rayne
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The City of Rayne Police Department arrested Donovan Phillips, 19, for Resisting and Officer and Illegal Possession of a Stolen Firearm. Chief Carroll Stelly advised that on April 29, 2013, Rayne ...
CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER SENTENCED IN FEDERAL COURT FOR CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES
Aug 08, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 81 81 recommendations | email to a friend
Defendant receives 40 years in prison and lifetime supervised release Alexandria, La.: United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that Oscar Stamper, age 61, of Natchitoches, La., ...
Les batailleurs du Marais Bouleur
by Jim Bradshaw
Jun 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 24 24 recommendations | email to a friend
Marais Bouleur, the area northeast of Rayne, had a rough reputation early on. People who lived there didn't back away from anything, least of all each other. That's why they got to be called les ba...
Saint-Domingue had big influence
by Jim Bradshaw
Jun 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
When we think of the history of Louisiana, French, Spanish, African, and Acadian influences immediately come to mind. We consider also the role of other European settlers -- Germans, Irish, Italian...
Time to start watching the Gulf
by Jim Bradshaw
May 26, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 180 180 recommendations | email to a friend
Memorial Day weekend means it's time to start watching the Gulf. The beginning of hurricane season is less than a week ago, and the predictions are that this could be a mean one. Philip Klotzbach ...
Fire was big threat to towns
by Jim Bradshaw
May 19, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 173 173 recommendations | email to a friend
Fire was a huge hazard to south Louisiana communities in the days before modern firefighting equipment and good water supplies, when wooden homes and buildings were illuminated by oil lamps and can...
Remembering Mary Alice
by Jim Bradshaw
May 12, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 164 164 recommendations | email to a friend
It's hard to believe that today marks the tenth anniversary of the death of Mary Alice Fontenot, the newspaperwoman, teacher, and storyteller who knew and was known by practically everyone in Acad...
Cinqo de Mayo and Louisiana
by Jim Bradshaw
May 05, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 148 148 recommendations | email to a friend
Cinqo de Mayo, the fifth of May, commemorates the Mexican army's defeat of French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, It was a huge victory for the Mexicans who were outnumbered two to ...
On amendments, we recommend ...
Oct 31, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 34 34 recommendations | email to a friend
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 6 and a very busy ballot awaits taxpayers. With early voting underway, we remind everyone that there are nine state constitutional amendments on the ballot and one loc...
Mitt for President
Oct 29, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 38 38 recommendations | email to a friend
You have seen and heard the candidates running for president. After a year or more of listening to all the rhetoric it is time to make a decision. Whether you are a Democrat or Republican, you shou...
Editorial - Boustany for Congress
Oct 27, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 36 36 recommendations | email to a friend
These are excerpts from the editorial in which we recommended Rep. Boustany in the 2008 election. Little has changed other than that his dedication to all the people in the Seventh District has rei...
Editorial - We recommend
Oct 27, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 34 34 recommendations | email to a friend
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 6 and a very busy ballot awaits taxpayers. With early voting underway, we remind everyone that there are nine state constitutional amendments on the ballot and one loc...

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How PBMs are changing pharmaceuticals
Nov 15, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 48 48 recommendations | email to a friend
You like going to the corner drugstore when you need to pick up a few things - aspirin, cough medicine for the kids, shampoo, household items and your prescriptions - all in one stop. You might eve...

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Amendment #1
Oct 15, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 56 56 recommendations | email to a friend
Vote for Constitutional Amendment #1 . A vote for Constitutional Amendment #1 will protect TOPS funding by redirecting annual Tobacco Settlement proceeds from the Millennium Trust to its col...
A dog hating, church-goer with a cold
by Howell Dennis
Apr 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
To say this week has been one of the stranger ones I’ve experienced during my six years is....well, for lack of a lesser used word, an understatement. To begin with Easter Sunday was very nice. I k...
Who’s on first?
Oct 27, 2012 | 1 1 comments | 33 33 recommendations | email to a friend
There are a lot of folks confused about the recent report on the unemployment rate. Some have the audacity to suggest that the numbers have been rigged by the federal government at 7.8 percent (...
Romney vs Obama
Oct 27, 2012 | 1 1 comments | 34 34 recommendations | email to a friend
Compare the free enterprise system with socialism. Capitalism, the free enterprise system and individual initiative made this country the greatest in the world where thousands, no millions strive t...
Professional engineer to his employees
Aug 23, 2012 | 1 1 comments | 51 51 recommendations | email to a friend
A friend of mine sent the following letter to me from a professional engineer reportedly written to his employees. It is rather lengthy but I believe it expresses the views of every business ...
It ain't about bunnies, eggs or barbecues
by Howell Dennis - Editor
Apr 08, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 56 56 recommendations | email to a friend
Happy Easter Acadia Parish! It seems I say this every year but it bears repeating that today isn’t about rabbits, eggs, candy or barbecues. Today marks the date that Christians around the world ce...
The lesson every father should teach
by Howell Dennis
Feb 27, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 116 116 recommendations | email to a friend
When I was around 13-years-old, the most popular video game in the history of the world at that time was called Asteroids (showing my age, right?). My parents would drop my buddies and me off at th...



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