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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.

Uninhabited but not unloved

By Claudette Olivier Church Point News Louisiana’s coast may be eroding and business, homes and entire towns may come and go, but one man and his 73,000 plus followers are making sure what may be gone is not forgotten.

School Board Oks budget with $2M deficit

By Harlan Kirgan Editor OPELOUSAS — The St. Landry Parish School Board approved a budget that projects a $2 million general fund deficit that will erode the school system’s ending balance from $7 million to about $5 million. The 2018-2019 budget was approved on a voice vote at a meeting Thursday.

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Free Back to School Bash today, Friday Truthful Rehab Center from Opelousas will sponsor a free Back To School Bash from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. today and Friday at the Southeast Neighborhood Center. There will be games, water slides, food, prizes, school supplies, and more.

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Free back to school event set Thursday Truthful Rehab Center from Opelousas will host a Back to School event free to the public beginning at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Southeast Center in Eunice. The event will have guest speakers, free school supplies, and more.