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St. Landry Parish marriage licenses

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, April 19, 2024
The following people obtained marriage licenses from the St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court Office, Opelousas. Thursday, April 11 Brent Dale Langley of Mamou and Shelly Lynn Smith of Mamou. Ngoc Bich Le of Broussard and Kyle Keith Alcock of Broussard.

Acadia Parish road crews returning to 4-day work week

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, April 19, 2024
The Acadia Parish Road Department is returning to a four-day, 10-hour-a-day work week schedule. The decision to return to that schedule was voted on at the April 9 Acadia Parish Police Jury meeting.

The Impossible Burghers to perform free at NUNU

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, April 19, 2024
A free concert is scheduled at 2 p.m.. April 28 at NUNU Arts & Culture Collective, 1510 Bayou Courtableau Hwy., Arnaudville . Performing will be The Impossible Burghers, a band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The band started through a class at Sunburst School of Music..
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Myra Miller
Thursday, April 18, 2024
KEB Clean-up Day is Saturday The statewide Love the Boot cleanup will be from 8:30 a.m. until 9 a.m. with registration Saturday at the Eunice City Hall. All supply pickup will be located in the lobby of city hall. Volunteers will be asked to pick up all trash from 9 a.m. until 11:30 a.m.

Ville Platte alderwoman indicted for election fraud

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Prosecutors with Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill’s Office obtained a 36 count grand jury indictment in Evangeline Parish on April 10 regarding voter fraud between May and November of 2022 during the general election.
A Mardi Gras runner poses for a photo by David Simpson during the Church Point Courir de Mardi Gras on Feb. 23, 2020.

A Mardi Gras runner poses for a photo by David Simpson during the Church Point Courir de Mardi Gras on Feb. 23, 2020.

Eunice photographer’s work featured in book

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
“Courir,” 128-page book published in France with photographs depicting Mardi Gras runs in rural Acadiana, will be on sale at a book launch held at Fred’s Lounge, 420 6th St. in Mamou, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday.
Eunice musician Jerry DeVillier shows how to squeeze an accordion to a tour group member on Tuesday at the Liberty Theatre. Alliance of National Heritage Area members are Acadiana this week. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Eunice musician Jerry DeVillier shows how to squeeze an accordion to a tour group member on Tuesday at the Liberty Theatre. Alliance of National Heritage Area members are Acadiana this week. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Heritage experts tour Acadiana

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
The sound in the Liberty Theatre on Tuesday morning was a cacophony of instruments and yet about 80 visitors from across the nation seemed happy as they could be creating the musical chaos.
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Myra Miller
Monday, April 15, 2024
KEB Clean Up Day set Saturday The statewide Love the Boot cleanup will be from 8:30 a.m. until 9 a.m. with registration Saturday, April 20 at the Eunice City Hall. All supply pickup will be located in the lobby of city hall. Volunteers will be asked to pick up all trash from 9 a.m. until 11:30 a.m.