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Back To School free haircuts set Aug. 5 Southern Styles & Cuts located at 554 Aymond St. in Eunice will provide free haircuts from noon until 5 p.m. Aug. 5. Free haircuts will be given to kids kindergarten through sixth-grade ages. The event is sponsored by Lights of St.

Joseph “Pat” Patrick LaFleur

Joseph “Pat” Patrick LaFleur passed away on Thursday, July 12, 2018, at the age of 72. A Memorial Service is scheduled for August 4, 2018 at 11:00 AM at First Baptist Church of Basile located at 3001 Schamberg Street, Basile, La. Pat is survived by three daughters; Connie L.

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Back to School Breakfast Saturday The Parent’s Reach-Out Club will sponsor its Breakfast & Backpacks back to school event beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday at the Southeast Center. There will be a raffle drawing, scholarship presentation, uniforms, clear and mesh backpacks, supplies and breakfast.

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Back to School Breakfast set Saturday The Parent’s Reach-Out Club will sponsor its Breakfast & Backpacks back to school event beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday at the Southeast Center. There will be a raffle drawing, scholarship presentation, uniforms, clear and mesh backpacks, supplies and breakfast.

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Cack to School Breakfast set July 28 The Parent’s Reach-Out Club will sponsor its Breakfast & Backpacks back to school event beginning at 8 a.m. July 28 at the Southeast Center. There will be a raffle drawing, scholarship presentation, uniforms, clear and mesh backpacks, supplies and breakfast.

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Back to School Breakfast set July 28 The Parent’s Reach-Out Club will sponsor its Breakfast & Backpacks back to school event beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday, July 28 at the Southeast Center.

Piron selected grand marshal for Rice Fest Children’s Parade

CROWLEY — Ruthie Welch Piron has been selected as grand marshal for the 82nd International Rice Festival Children’s Parade, which will take place in downtown Crowley on Oct. 19. A lifelong resident of Crowley, Piron is the daughter of the late Martin and Billie Welch.

From The Eunice News files

From the July 2007 files of The Eunice News. Grand prize winners at Highland Elementary. Highland Elementary students Caroline and Brianna Frey participated in the Math A Thon held to raise money for St. Jude’s Hospital.

Acadia Parish police jurors OK more RV hookups

By Steve Bandy Crowley Post-Signal CROWLEY (July 12) — With the exception of a PowerPoint presentation by a company that wants to become the parish’s “disaster recovery reimbursement consultant,” the Acadia Police Jury handled a routine agenda with little fanfare here Tuesday night.

Choctaw influence remains strong

By Tony Marks Ville Platte Gazette MAMOU — The several distinct cultures of South Louisiana such as Cajun, Creole, and African have come together to form one identity much like how different ingredients come together to form a gumbo.