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‘Bayou Bandit’ makes court appearance
Ford facing 20 years behind bars
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School Board reports higher enrollment
CROWLEY - During the Acadia Parish School Board’s meeting, the routine items were an opportunity to shed some light on the board’s financial situation. The board announced that they will be receiv...
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Witchy Way set for Oct. 29
CROWLEY - Crowley Main Street has scheduled “Witchy Way Down Main Street” to be held on Friday, October 29, 2010 from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Witchy Way is for children from toddler to 14 years of age....
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Jurors study redistricting, health unit
Members of the Acadia Parish Police Jury covered a wide assortment of topics during their committee meetings Tuesday night, ranging from redistricting, viewing preliminary plans for the new parish ...
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Notre Dame Day set
Notre Dame High School Announces 8th Grade Visitation Day Crowley –– Notre Dame Day, an opportunity for eighth grade students to learn more about Notre Dame High School of Acadia Parish, will be he...
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Fright Fest set Oct. 30
The City of Rayne and local organizations, businesses and families have put together an exciting “Fright Fest” for our community for Halloween, Saturday, Oct. 30. Fright Fest 2010, set at the Ra...
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BASE Mentoring to being 12th year
Acadia Parish Sheriff Wayne Melancon will host opening ceremonies for his B.A.S.E. Mentoring Program on Wednesday, Oct. 6, from 5:45 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office Train...
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Saturday's election results by precinct
The following is a breakdown of voting in Saturday’s election precinct by precinct. In the Crowley Mayor’s race between incumbent Greg Jones and challenger Woody Marceaux: In Ward 6 Division 1, Jon...
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Iota recreation facility tax fails
IOTA - After much debate, voters decided to vote against the Northwest Acadia Recreation District 4 mill tax. The tax was discussed at length over the past several months leading into Saturday’s el...
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APSB Dist. 2 race heading to runoff
CROWLEY - Incumbent Doug Lacombe will have one more hurdle to clear if he is to keep his Acadia Parish School Board District 2 seat next year. Challenger Charlene Melancon forced a runoff election ...
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Acadia Parish mayoral results
ACADIA PARISH - The Acadia Parish towns of Morse, Estherwood, Church Point and Iota held their mayoral elections Saturday night. In Estherwood, Anthony Borill won big, earning 78.78 percent of the ...
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Fire destroys Point Blue home
A fire Thursday afternoon, September 30, destroyed a home located at 2274 Prairie Rhonde near Point Blue. Fire District Two, consisting of Belaire Cove, Chataignier and Faubourg, responded to the f...
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