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Black History Quiz Bowl Winners named

Joshua Simien, left, and Caleb Arceneaux, both students at Central Middle School placed at a Black History Quiz Bowl held Feb. 25. Simien placed first and Arceneaux placed second. The event was sponsored by the St. Landry Parish Retired Educators Association.

Wedding Calendar

March Andrea Charlier, Caleb Plunkett, March 25, 6 p.m., Le Barn Rouge, Lafayette. May Aungelle Fontenot, Trent Vidrine, May 26, 7 p.m., St. Thomas More Catholic Church, Eunice.

St. Edmund students place first at District Rally

St. Edmund High School students competed at the District Rally at LSU Eunice and placed first in their designated event.

Christians of the Month at St. Edmund

St. Edmund Catholic School honored its Christians of the Month for the fourth term of the school year. In front, from left are Hunter Wordsworth, Stella Aucoin, Carter Kelly, Molly Manuel and Liam Oliver.

St. Edmund Catholic School announces Honor Roll for fourth six weeks

Sixth grade (All A's) Joshua Boudreaux, Alice Brown, Helen Brown, Madison Comeau, Ethan Daigle, Anna Fruge, Kaidynce Manuel, Laura-Kate Manuel, Julia Zaunbrecher Sixth grade (A & B Honor Roll) Jasmine Fruge, Lindsy Hebert, Madelyn McDavid, Noah Myers, Blake Summerlin, Gavin Dupre Seventh grade...

Annual Council on Aging Mardi Gras dance

The St. Landry Parish Council on Aging annual Mardi Gras dance was held Monday afternoon at the Northwest Community Center. Many seniors had the opportunity to dance to live Cajun, Zydeco music provided by Big J & the Zydeco Dog Pound. Seniors ate gumbo, King Cake and drinks, provided by the COA.

‘Who let the dogs out,’ 4th annual Parade of Paws parade

The 4th annual Parade of Paws was held Saturday at downtown S. 2nd Street with 53 entries of canines. Dog owners and Mardi Gras clad canines paraded in front of judges and walked down S. 2nd St. to Park Avenue.

A Mardi Gras OLLI LSUE group

An LSUE OLLI French Table on Friday was enjoyed by a group of Mardi Gras people. They were, from left, Gerald Fontenot, Etheline Miller, Margaret Ardoin, Carrol Ardoin, Ching Wasmuth, Sheila Landreneau, Pat Landreneau and Matt Fudge. The group enjoyed boudin, cracklins and king cake.

Birth Announcements

Lillian Johnson Rhett Johnson and Jessica Babineaux of Eunice announce the birth of their daughter, Lillian Nicole Johnson, born at Acadian Medical Center on Feb. 17 weighing 8 pounds and 4.8 ounces.

Historical events in March

Did you know the month of March has many historical events? The following, courtesy of Newspaper Metro, lists historical events that happened in March. March may be most synonymous with the start of spring and St. Patrick’s Day, but there’s much more to the third month of the calendar year.