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Lucille Guillotte “Lou” Spell

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday, March 26, at 3:30 p.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church for Lucille Guillotte “Lou” Spell, 86, who died Saturday, March 23, 2019, at 9:30 p.m. at Encore Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Crowley. Fr.

Debbie Ann Butler

The Memorial Service and Celebration of Life will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 3, at The Crowley Art Association, 317 N. Parkerson Ave., Crowley, for Mrs. Debbie Ann Butler, 59, who passed away on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019, at her residence in Crowley. Rev.

Patricia Anne Zaunbrecher

RAYNE - Funeral services were held Friday, March 22, 2019, at a 3 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rayne for Patricia Anne Zaunbrecher, 88, who died Tuesday, March 19, at The Ellington Nursing Home in Rayne. Interment was in the St. Joseph Cemetery #1 in Rayne. Rev.

Robert “Bob” Arthur Ellis

RAYNE - Private funeral services for Robert Arthur “Bob” Ellis, age 59, of Lafayette, were held on Tuesday, March 26, 2019, in the Gossen Funeral Home Chapel, Rayne. Reverend Micah Collins, pastor of Elizabeth Memorial Baptist Church of Branch, officiated the services. Mr.

Tammy Romero Saltzman

Rayne - Funeral services for Tammy Romero Saltzman, 52, of Rayne, will be held on Thursday, March 28, 2019 at 1 p.m. in Gossen Funeral Home Chapel, Rayne. Reverend Jimmy Broussard will officiate. Interment will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery No. 2, Rayne.

Bertha Domingue Royer

RAYNE - A visitation was held on Thursday, March 21, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Duhon Funeral Home Chapel for 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.

State’s election chief touts security

The IT program in the Secretary of State’s office is on the cutting edge of any other department in the state, and voter security in Louisiana is among the top in the country. Those two points were driven home earlier when Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin spoke to members of the Crowley Lions Club.

April 5 final day for Ride Acadiana bus transit

Following a seven-month pilot program, Ride Acadiana’s final day of service will be April 5. The pilot route began last August to test the feasibility of a commuter bus transit route connecting Acadia Parish and Lafayette for increased access to employment and education opportunities.

Tips sought in recent theft of tanker trailer at truck stop

The Crowley Police Department and Crime Stoppers of Acadia Parish are asking the public’s help in investigating the felony theft of a semi trailer. The theft occurred at Exit 80 Travel Plaza located at 2011 N. Cherokee Drive in Crowley on March 7.

UPDATE: Crowley police investigating shooting with injuries

The Crowley Police Dept. is investigating a shooting that resulted in injury to one victim. According to Chief Jimmy Broussard, a CPD officer on patrol happened to be in the immediate vicinity of the shooting - on W. Fifth St. - at the time it occurred, approximately 7:24 p.m.