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Wayne Toups
The Grand Opera House is excited to announce its 10th Season featuring Louisiana artists as well as others.
More than 5 million tons of plastic enter the ocean every year.
Moles have hairless, pointed snouts, small eyes and concealed ear canal openings, as well as large forefeet and webbed toes. Their powerful forelimbs allow them to move materials 32 times their body weight.
I live in an area that is rural, transitioning into suburban. In many areas of the state, developers are building more and more new subdivisions in areas that were once wooded or open fields.
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announces that La 1123 (Des Cannes Highway), between La 97 (Evangeline Highway) and Riverside Road will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday
Sports
The Kaplan High Pirates used an impressive rushing attack against the Eunice High Bobcats in a football scrimmage played Thursday at Bobcat Stadium.
BASILE – No one in Bearcat country was happy with Basile’s 3-8 finish last football season.
The Bearcats had three straight quarterfinal appearances were 31-5 from 2013 to 2015.
OPELOUSAS – The annual gathering of St. Landry Parish coaches means that football season is right around the corner.
This is the final preview of the SEC football teams:
The Alabama Crimson Tide’s plan is to be in the SEC title game every season.
After 10 years of competing and enjoying the reunion, the Eunice High Alumni Association annual softball tournament will try a different approach this season.
Lifestyle
These St. Edmund High freshmen students, Jose Deshotel, left, Kasen Hollier and Anthony Walker study school schedules during the high school’s open house held Aug. 8. (Submitted Photo)
The Acadia Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution was represented at the summer workshop in Pineville by American History Chairman, Alma Reed, left, and Regent Charlene Lacombe.
First place winners at the Great American Seafood Cook-Off: 4-H Edition at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center on Aug. 6 Sarah Cline, Caroline Benedict and Sophie Elliott, all seniors at Pointe Coupee High School, receive their prize from Louisiana 4-H Foundation executive director Patrick Tuck. (Photo by Johnny Morgan, LSU AgCenter)
By Johnny Morgan, jmorgan@agcenter.lsu.edu
Public Safety
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs.
Aug. 17
07:22 High-school-aged male walking down west Vine needing a ride to school.
The following are arrests by Eunice Police.
Aug. 17
Juvenile, 16, Eunice. Disturbing the peace.
Juvenile, 15, Eunice. Disturbing the peace.
Crime Stoppers of Acadia Parish needs help to solve a crime.
Obits
EUNICE ~ Visitation for Fred Dupre, Jr. will be held on Saturday, August 19, 2017 from 8:00 am to 9:00 am with funeral services following at 9:00 am, both at New Zion Baptist Church in Eunice, LA.
EUNICE~It is with great sadness that the family of Brian Michael Doyle announces his passing on Monday, August 14, 2017 at his residence at the age of 49.
Milo A. Nickel, Sr.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, August 12, 2017, at 11 a.m. at St.
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