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Former Lafayette Diocese priest Michael Guidry sentenced to 7 years for abusing altar boy

By Ben Myers bmyers@theadvocate.com A former priest in the Lafayette Diocese was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in prison after pleading guilty last month to sexually abusing a 16-year-old altar boy four years ago. Michael Guidry, the 76-year-old former pastor of St.

UL Lafayette snags coastal seafood industry study grant

LAFAYETTE — The University of Louisiana at Lafayette has netted a $250,000 grant to help create a comprehensive economic development strategy for the state’s coastal seafood industry. Lt. Gov.

SLEMCO agrees to purchase Knight Oil Tools facility

SLEMCO has entered into an agreement to purchase the Knight Oil Tool campus, near the Lafayette airport, and will relocate its headquarters once the purchase is complete, the electric co-operative announced in a news release on Monday. The purchase is expected to be final in 60 days.

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National Day of Prayer is today The National Day of Prayer will be observed in Eunice tonight at 6 p.m. at the Liberty Theater. The public is invited to attend. Court Eunice 208 meeting May 6 The Court Eunice 208 of the Catholic Daughters of Americas will hold its monthly meeting at 6 p.m.

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Court Eunice 208 meeting May 6 The Court Eunice 208 of the Catholic Daughters of Americas will hold its monthly meeting at 6 p.m. on Monday, May 6 at the Jeanmard Hall. All members and potential members who are 18 years of age and older and the Catholic faith are invited to attend.

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Farmer’s Market at Community Garden Saturday There will be a Farmer’s Market at the Eunice Community Gardens, located at 2101 W. Ash, behind the DMV, in Eunice from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Saturday. Interested vendors can message administrator Joseph Miller or Mary Neil Delome.

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LSUE Testing Center offers HiSET exam The newly opened Testing Center on the LSU Eunice campus has expanded its offerings after being named a HiSET (GED) testing site. The HiSET exam is a test used to measure high school equivalency skills.

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LSUE Testing Center offers HiSET exam The newly opened Testing Center on the LSU Eunice campus has expanded its offerings after being named a HiSET (GED) testing site. The HiSET exam is a test used to measure high school equivalency skills.

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Poboy Fundraiser Thursday at Oliva Dodd’s Tickets for a Poboy fundraiser sale for Oliva Dodd’s dancers to attend a dance convention in Chicago this summer is set from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Thursday.

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Rotary seeks nominations for Administrative Professional The Eunice Rotary Club is seeking nominations for the 2019 Eunice Administrative Professional of the Year.