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Triad workshop set in Port Barre A Triad workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church Hall located at 417 Saizan Ave Port Barre.

Clayton "Bobby" Young

MAMOU – Funeral services will be held at a 10:00 AM Mass of Christian Burial at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Mamou, Louisiana on Monday, June 10, 2019 for Clayton “Bobby” Young, 74, who passed away on Saturday, June 8, 2019 at Savoy Care Center in Mamou. Father Billy Massie, pastor of St.

Michael Anthony Ponthier

A visitation will be held on Monday, June 10, 2019, from 3:00 PM until 7:00 PM at Quirk & Son Funeral Home for Michael.

C.J. Willis Matte

C.J. Willis Matte passed away on Friday, June 7, 2019 at the age of 77. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, June 10, 2019 at 10:00 AM at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Eunice. Father Clinton Sensat will officiate.

Catherine Richard LeDoux

Catherine Richard LeDoux passed away on June 6, 2019 at the age of 95. A Funeral Service will be held at Quirk and Son Funeral Home at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, June 12, 2019. Burial will follow at Mt Calvary Cemetery in Eunice.

It’s blueberry time

Grab a bucket. The blueberries are ready to pick. Louisianians are fortunate to live in a state that supports blueberry growth. Blueberries are easy to grow and one of the most nutritionally dense foods on Earth.

From The Eunice News files

From the June 2009 files of The Eunice News. McElroy makes All-State track. Eunice High junior Ashlee McElroy was named to the Composite All-State track and field team in the discus throw after having placed second in the Class 4A State Finals with a distance of 130-7.

Teachers unions flex muscle during session

One day after word of a possible teacher walkout hit the Capitol, Gov. John Bel Edwards appeared on the building’s steps to publicly urge House members to approve the school funding formula pushed by his administration.

House OK’d inhaling medical cannabis

The House on Wednesday voted 82-0 to allow medical marijuana patients to inhale cannabis, sending the bill to the governor’s desk for final approval. The legislation, sponsored by Rep.

Fantasy sports betting loses in final minutes of session

It appears Louisiana sports enthusiasts will have to wait at least two more years for fantasy sports betting after an unexpected turn of events in the final minutes of the legislative session. The Senate failed to pass a tax bill for fantasy sports betting after Sen.