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Rice harvesting wet, Wet field, low price give farmers migraine headaches
ABBEVILLE - Boyd Landry had planned to begin cutting around 200 acres of green rice Wednesday morning, but Mother Nature changed his plans with a downpour of rain on Tuesday. But by noon Wednesday,...
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Lafayette ranked in foreclosure activity
NEW ORLEANS - Five of Louisiana’s metropolitan areas posted year-to-year increases in foreclosure activity during the first half of 2010. A national survey by Irvine, Calf.-based RealtyTrac, was re...
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LEDA job fair set, Event to be held Aug. 18 at Cajundome Convention Center
Employers from Acadiana and other regions of the state will be on hand to recruit and screen potential job candidates at the LEDA Job Fair on August 18. The event will be held at the Cajundome Conv...
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NDHS announces events prior to the school year
As announced by Principal Cindy Istre, a number of important dates have been scheduled for the start of the 2010-2011 school year at Notre Dame High School of Acadia Parish, including: August 6: Fr...
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Iota High School, calendar of events for August
August 4 to August 6 Dates of times of registration, picking up class schedules and textbooks, and paying fees are as follows: 9th grade: August 4th 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. 10th grade: August 5th 8 ...
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Gunner recalls B-29
EUNICE - World War II veteran Burke Sylvester once sat inside one of the most advanced long-range bomber of its time, and shared some of his experiences to Eunice Rotarians Wednesday. Sylvester, a ...
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Exhibit in Breaux Bridge
BREAUX BRIDGE, Louisiana - While the world finds ways to celebrate Mother Teresa’s birthday this August 26th, a little coffee house in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana would seem like an unlikely place to ...
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Rail bridge repaired
ABBEVILLE - The rail cars filled with rice are expected to continue rolling on the tracks in the parish despite a drainage problem with a recently repaired rail bridge near Erath. According to Eddi...
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Budmaster on the Mississippi
Breaux Bridge – Some of the best ideas come from just sitting around the camp with friends, talking and dreaming of what you might do one day. That is exactly what happened with a group of hunting ...
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LPSC to save money for ratepayers
At the Public Service Commission meeting Wednesday at Crowley’s Rice theatre, the commission voted on 16 items as well as held discussions regarding bond savings of reducing rates by $275 million t...
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John Gott, left, and Tiger Istre go over details on replacing the Edwin Edwards bust on a monument at the Acadia Parish Courthouse. Istre is representing Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home who will be ordering and installing the new bust.
Gov. Edwards Restoration Project
A fundraising campaign has been launched to replace the stolen, bronze bust of former Governor Edwin Edwards that was on a monument located on the Acadia Parish Courthouse grounds. “Regardless of h...
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Deadline for Cajun Prairie Christmas Trail brochure set
Acadia Parish Tourist Commission gears up for fifth annual event
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