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Weekend Frog Festival Pageants to crown new royalty

RAYNE - An exciting weekend will be enjoyed at the Rayne Civic Center as new Frog Festival royalty will be crowned during a number of pageants planned.

‘Daddy’s Dyin’ Who’s Got The Will’ continues at Eunice Players’ Theatre

“Daddy’s Dyin’ Who’s Got The Will” opened Wednesday to an audience full of laughter and if you missed it, there are still more performances to catch.

Three Abbeville women arrested for staging crash

Detectives with the Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud/Auto Theft Unit – Breaux Bridge Field Office have arrested three women for violations pertaining to Louisiana insurance fraud laws. The arrests were the result of an investigation into a staged vehicle crash which occurred in May 2017.

Body of Opelousas man recovered from Lake Dubuisson

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents are investigating a fatal boating incident that occurred in St. Landry Parish on March 26. LDWF agents recovered the body of Wilma E. Robertson Jr., 59, of Opelousas, from Lake Dubuisson following a fatal boating incident.

Festival aims to raise awareness for mental health

If you are looking to remove yourself from the hustle and bustle of everyday life and experience something out of this world, then you won’t want to miss Fête du VOID’s featuring The Iceman Special is set to be hosted in Cypress Creek on April 12-13.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. March 27 Cynthia Kelli Lamke Broussard, 41, 1100 block of Cedar Ridge Road, St. Landry. Bench warrant (two counts), off bond (to counts). Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Esther Roy Guillot

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday, March 26 at 1 p.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church for Esther Roy Guillot, 87, who died Thursday, March 21, 2019 at 9 a.m. at Acadian Medical Center in Eunice. Fr.

Theresa Claire “Tesie” Horecky Burleigh

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 26, at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Church Point for Mrs. Theresa Claire “Tesie” Horecky Burleigh, 87, who passed away on Friday, March 22, 2019, at her home surrounded by loving family members.

Laurence Adam Sauer III

Graveside services will be held Thursday, March 28, at 10 a.m. at Waveland Town Cemetery in Waveland, Mississippi, for Laurence Adam Sauer III, 77, who died Friday, March 22, 2019, in Lafayette. Fr. Jacob Matthews will officiate for the graveside services.

Bertha Domingue Royer

A visitation was held on Thursday, March 21, from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Duhon Funeral Home Chapel for Ms. Bertha Domingue Royer, 84, of Rayne. She passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2019, at 2:57 a.m. at the Acadia General Hospital. Ms.