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Golden Age Queen crowned
Jane Quebodeaux has be selected as the 47th Annual Golden Age 2011 Queen of the International Rice Festival. Jane has been married to Johnny Quebodeaux for 50 years, she has seven children, 19 gran...
Oct 19, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
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Gibson emphasizes festival safety
CROWLEY - Crowley Chief of Police K.P. Gibson has some advice for people coming to the 75th International Rice Festival - make sure you come to have a good time otherwise it may turn out to be a lo...
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Liberty bill includes T'Monde and Acadien Cajun Band
Saturday, October 22, 2011, the weekly "Rendez-vous des Cajuns" Music Show will feature a performance by , T ' MONDE with Drew Simon and Thomas David of the Pine Leaf Boys, joined by Megan Brown an...
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"It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" will be shown at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28 at the library as it concludes it's special program for Halloween.
Library to host Halloween-related activities
CROWLEY – While it won’t quite be Halloween, the Acadia Parish Library will be getting area children in the spirit of the holiday. On Friday, Oct. 28, a day of stories, movies, treats and much more...
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Christian Service Center closes Nov. 1; volunteers are thanked
“All good things must come to and end,” is how Hilda Wiltz announced the upcoming closure of the Rayne Christian Service Center on Tuesday, Nov. 1. She notes, “It will be a great loss to the commu...
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Elderberries celebrate 11th anniversary
The Elderberries Senior Group was formed by Jeanette Guidry Leger in 2000 under the tenure of Father Jules Arceneaux, then pastor of St. Joseph, for the seniors of the church parish. The group mee...
Oct 11, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Acadia schools earn ‘C’ grade
In the first year of each parish receiving a letter grade (A-F as used with students) on the state of their education, Acadia Parish received a score of 91.7 which earned the parish a “C” grade for...
Oct 11, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Interviews pending for fire chief candidates
Mayor Rusty Moody is in the process of establishing an interview procedure for five fire chief candidates. He said he hopes to have a nomination to the City Council at its November meeting. Wayne L...
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Basile man booked on gator violation
A Basile man has been cited for an alleged violation of the closed alligator season. On Monday, the state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said that it received an anonymous tip that four allig...
Oct 11, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 20 20 recommendations | email to a friend
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LSU Eunice enrollment drops as economy forces some students off campus and back to work
Enrollment for the fall 2011 semester at Louisiana State University Eunice was down over the fall of 2010, according to final regular fall semester enrollment figures released by the university’s r...
Oct 02, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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R.J. REYNOLDS EMPLOYEES volunteered their time Thursday, Sept. 29, to work on two tornado relief projects in support of the United Way of Acadiana. Before heading to work sites on Holt and Malvern Streets, the volunteers met with United Way representatives at Centenary United Methodist Church. Pictured, from left, are Relief Case Manager Rhonda Trahan, United Way representatives Polly Koury and Angela Morrison and R.J. Reynolds volunteers Brian Mouton, Gary Meek, Sarah Bourque, Randi Bachelor, Steve Anders, Chad Daigle, Dave Moorhead and Justin Johnson.
Disaster relief repair efforts continue
The task of rebuilding the homes and lives damaged in the March 5 tornado continued Tuesday with representatives of Musique Relief Jam and Rayne Disaster Relief earmarked donations to aid five hom...
Sep 30, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Grammy-nominated Pine Leaf Boys at Liberty on Oct. 1
Saturday, October 1, 2011, the weekly "Rendez-vous des Cajuns" Music Show presents the Grammy nominated Cajun band THE PINE LEAF BOYS...emcee for the evening will be RAY LANDRY. The "Rendez-vous d...
Sep 29, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 35 35 recommendations | email to a friend
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