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Bidding of a bottlecap crawfish

Gracie Martel and her family out-bid others during a live auction of a crawfish artwork made out of bottle caps at the annual Crawfish Etouffee Cookoff held Sunday. The crawfish was made by Lauren Alleman. (Photo by Myra Miller)

Lakeview Park Pitres win at Cook off

Bonnie Pitre Kyzar and her son, Henry- “Hank The Tank,” smile for the camera during the announcement of winners at Crawfish Etouffee Cook off held Sunday. LakeView Beach & RV Park won second place in the Cooking Professional category. (Photo by Myra Miller)

No jail time, just great crawfish etouffee

Sherrie Cormier, left, and Nicholas Compton buy a sample of crawfish etouffee from Angelique Young, center, the Eunice Police, at their booth. (Photo by Myra Miller)

Diocese Student of the Year

St. Francis School in Iota’s Eight Grade Student of the Year, Cole Laurent Broussard, was honored with Eighth Grade Student of the Year for the entire Lafayette Diocese. Broussard, along with his parents, principal, and pastor were invited by Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel to receive the honor.

Cajun Cowboy at Liberty Saturday

The “Rendez-vous des Cajuns” Cajun Music Radio & TV show Saturday at the Liberty Center at 6 p.m. will have a performance by The Cajun Cowboy & The Stirrups. Show starts at 6 p.m. The Liberty opens at 4 p.m. Tickets are $5 for adults, and children ages 7 to 12 are $3.

Class Act Student of the Week

This week’s Student of the Week is Riley Moran, a sixth grade student at Central Middle School. His parents are Laci Fruge and Joey Moran. If you had to live in another part of the world, where would you want to live and why? I would like to live in Florida, because I love the water.

Easter symbolism complements the holiday

Easter has many recognized symbolisms and traditions, however, the meaning behind each one is interesting and, courtesy of Newspaper Metro, understanding the importance behind each symbols can be meaningful. Tradition plays an important role in Easter celebrations for many families.

LaFleur, Richard announce engagement

Tony and Cheryl LaFleur of Ville Platte are pleased to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Lacey Marie LaFleur, to Nickolas Jude Richard, son of Scotty and Jana Richard of Eunice.

Bulb Blossom Garden of the Week chosen

Donna Baltakis, a member of the Eunice Bulb & Blossom Garden Club, chose the Garden of the Week and presented the marker to Hilda Carrier at 1447 Nile St. The front lawn area features flowering beds of azaleas, day lilies, tulips, red tips and ferns. Carrier is pictured with Donna Baltakis.

Albert Einstein’s birthday at Glendale Elementary

In honor of Albert Einstein’s birthday and Pi Day on March 14, Michelle Stelly and her student teacher Ashley Newsom at Glendale Elementary encouraged their fourth grade students’ love of math with many activities throughout the day including the story of “Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi,”...