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The Crowley Chamber of Commerce returned from their planning summit on Friday. During the summit, chamber members set goals and brainstorm about how each member can contribute during the upcoming year. Present were, front row from left, Pat Miers, Acadiana Technical College-Acadian Campus; Kayla Link, Chamber President; Kim Bernard, E.L. Habetz Builders; and Melinda Malmay Standing are St. Martin Bank Trey Signorelli, Edward Jones; Danny Nugier, The Southwest Group; John Morgan, Louisiana Rice Mill; Michael Hensgens, G&H Seed Company and Outdoor Store; Board Chairman Bryan Francis, FDF; and Chad Monceaux, Crowley Professional Firefighters Local #1442
Crowley chamber holds planning summit
Members of the Crowley Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors met Wednesday, July 21, 2010 for their annual planning summit. The group assembles at the start of each fiscal year for an extended mee...
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Mystery shopping scam goes after Crowley resident
CROWLEY - Crowley resident Valon Martin Phillips knew something was up when she received a check via UPS yesterday from Roy E. and Bernyce Goldstein out of Wellington, Fla. At about noon, she open...
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Tattoos an art form
EUNICE - Thomas Echols told Eunice Rotarians Wednesday that he and business partner Tory Williamson are hoping to change and improve public perceptions of tattooing. “I’ve worked in the tattoo indu...
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Demon Victory Tour
LAFAYETTE – The Demon Victory Tour, featuring Northwestern State coaches and athletic staff, will make its Acadiana-area stop Thursday at 6 p.m. at the home of Dan and Mary Beth McDonald in Youngsv...
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Firetruck dedicated
ABBEVILLE - There are many buildings in Vermilion Parish named after people. A majority of them, if not all of them, are named after someone who is deceased. On Tuesday, Vernice Leger saw his name ...
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SUBMITTED PHOTO LSU Eunice professor Malcolm Vidrine wrote a book called ‘The Cajun Prairie: A Natural History.” The cajun prairie stretches from Lake Charles to New Iberia and up to Villle Platte.
LSU-E professor pens book on Cajun prairie
EUNICE - Louisiana State University Eunice professor of biology Malcolm Vidrine has announced the release of his new book, “The Cajun Prairie: A Natural History.” The 314-page book includes a gall...
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Eunice officer, two others held in drug bust
St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office narcotics detectives have broken up a prescription pill distribution ring allegedly involving a Eunice police officer. Sheriff Bobby J. Guidroz said Wednesday th...
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MB Industries sent a contingent of workers to the “Rally For Economic Survival” that was held at the Cajundome on July 21. Pictured, from left, are Darrel Landry, president of MBI Global; Joey Durel, Lafayette Parish city-parish president; Anthony Emmons, MBI Global vice president of sales; and Matt Mire, director of international projects.
MBI represented at survival rally
MB Industries, which supplies blast resistant structures to the oil industry, was represented at the Rally for Economic Survival held Wednesday, July 21, in the Cajundome, reports Anthony Emmons, v...
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Economic Survival Rally held in Lafayette
LAFAYETTE - Rally for Economic Survival was organized to show the widespread support among local businesses for lifting the moratorium on offshore drilling. Its overriding message was that “The mor...
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Crowley Police Dept. seeks school bus vandals
Crime Stoppers of Acadia Parish needs your help to solve a crime. The Crowley Police Department is currently investigating a vandalism case where eight school buses were damaged while parked on A...
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RHS sets sign-up, ID photos days
School will open for students at Rayne High School on Aug. 13, announces Principal Bobby Hamlin. Those students who will be entering Rayne High for the first time, and who did not register in the s...
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MASS FOR MILITARY FAMILIES: Private Chris Gallo, seated, center, recently was home on leave before being deployed to northern Iraq with 256th Delta Company, Army National Guard.  With Pfc. Gallo, pictured are, seated from left, his sister Andrea Gallo; and Msgr. Jeff DeBlanc, Vicar for the West Region, Catholic Diocese of Lafayette.  Standing, from left, his parents, Gus and Sandy Gallo and Janeth Harrington, Regional Executive Assistant to Msgr. DeBlanc.  St. Michael Catholic Church in Crowley will host a special Mass in recognition of military men, women and their families. (Photo by Tom Sommers/Acadiana Catholic)
St. Michael Church to host Mass for military families on Aug. 12
CROWLEY - Lending support to families with soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan is the goal of a special Mass set for Thursday, August 12, at 6:30 p.m. at St. Michael Catholic Church in Crowley...
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