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Mother, two children receive degrees from UL Lafayette

LAFAYETTE — Vanessa Adamson, her daughter Avery and her son Brock made the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s Fall 2018 Commencement ceremonies on Friday a family affair. They were each awarded degrees. Vanessa earned a master’s degree in criminal justice.

Graduation – with honors: Governor hails modest hero of Magna Carta caper

LAFAYETTE — Gov. John Bel Edwards participated in a benign ruse Friday to honor – and surprise – a University of Louisiana at Lafayette administrator who tackled a man police said tried to steal the Magna Carta.

UL Lafayette awards 1,260 diplomas during Fall Commencement

LAFAYETTE — UL Lafayette held Fall 2018 Commencement ceremonies at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette on Friday. There were 1,260 graduates who earned degrees during Commencement exercises. Bachelor’s degrees were awarded to 1,068 graduates. Master’s degrees were awarded to 172 graduates.

Recycling workshop

Keep Eunice Beautiful, along with John R. Guillory Insurance, partnered with the Prairie Acadian Cultural Center for a recycling workshop 10 a.m. to noon Dec. 8 during one of the center’s weekly Explore and Restore programs.

LSU AgCenter issues call for entries for 2020 Get It Growing calendar

Louisiana flowers, vegetables and gardens take center stage in the LSU AgCenter Get It Growing calendar, which is filled with gardening tips and instructions and vibrant photos of plants from across the state.

Advent at St. Edmund

St. Edmund middle school students in Loretta Ortego’s religion classes are doing acts of kindness and lighting up the world for this Advent Season. From left, are eighth grade students Madelyn Mc David and Taylor Daire. (Submitted photo)

Christmas card winner

Adria Guillory, center, a student at Central Middle School, won the St. Landry Parish Christmas card contest. The district’s Christmas cards feature her artwork. With her, from left, are Tricia Fontenot, School Board social media manager; and Albert Hayes Jr., School Board member from Eunice.

Phillips, Lachney wed during Nuptial Mass ceremony

St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Eunice was the setting for the evening ceremony uniting Courtney Blaire Phillips and Joseph Kyle Lachney in Holy Matrimony. The double ring Nuptial Mass ceremony was held on Friday, Nov. 30 at 7 p.m.

EJHS Jr. Beta Club donates to Toys for Tots

The Eunice Junior High School Jr. Beta Club partnered with the Eunice Fire Department to deliver toys to families this Christmas during the annual Toys for Tots drive. Accepting donations from the fire department are Chaise Brown, left, and Steven Fontenot.

Eunice High School’s environmental science class

Eunice High’s Coach Trae Brown’s AP Environmental Science class conducted a lab on re-enacting mechanical and chemical weathering and witnessing the permeability and porosity of different soil types and how those soil types allow certain vegetation to grow on top of them.