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Corporate players love the name game

Owners of the Giants baseball team have never struck me as stupid — greedy, perhaps, since they shamelessly sell a bottle of Bud for eight times what it’s worth, but not stupid.

Corporate players love the name game

Owners of the Giants baseball team have never struck me as stupid — greedy, perhaps, since they shamelessly sell a bottle of Bud for eight times what it’s worth, but not stupid.

Baseball star had a top beagle in Ville Platte

Lots of folks had stories about him when Henry John (Zeke) Bonura visited Ville Platte in January 1954. The “famous … baseball star” was then a “prominent New Orleans sportsman,” according to the newspapers. That’s why he’d been invited to speak at the first meeting of the Ville Platte Beagle Club.

UL Lafayette gets in the ‘swing’ of C-SPAN’s Southern tour

C-SPAN’s “Southern Swing” will include a stop at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The public affairs television network’s high-tech classroom – housed in a 45-foot customized bus – will be parked at Edith Garland Dupré Library from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Jan. 25 09:32 911 advised a juvenile called about other being hit in the 1000 block of Joanne Drive.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. Jan. 27 Kenneth Robinson, 52, 300 block of South Beulah, Eunice. Unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling and criminal damage to property. Polly Yolanda Terry, 46, 800 block of South Beulah, Eunice. Theft less than $1,000. Teddy J.

News notes

COA annual Mardi Gras dance set The St. Landry Council on Aging, Inc. will have its annual Mardi Gras dance from 1 to 3:30 p.m. March 4 at the Northwest Center in Eunice. Music will be provided by Big J & the Zydeco Dog Pound, Admission is $2 for age 60 and over. Anyone under 60 admission is $5.

Royne H. Fontenot

EUNICE- It is with heavy hearts that the family of Royne H. Fontenot announces his passing on the morning of Sunday, January 27, 2019 at his home with loving family by his side. He was 98. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Celebrated at 10:00 am on Thursday, January 31, 2019 at St.

Emma Lou Dischler

EUNICE~It is with heavy hearts that the family of Emma Lou Dischler announces her passing on Friday, January 25, 2019 at Eunice Manor Nursing Home. She was 88. A Celebration of Life will be celebrated at 12:30 pm on Monday, January 28, 2019 at Ardoin's Funeral Home in Eunice.

Renee V. Duplechain

EUNICE-It is with heavy hearts that the family of Renee Duplechain announces her passing on Saturday, January 26, 2019 at Lafayette General at the age of 57. Funeral Services will be Celebrated at 11:00 am on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at Ardoin’s Funeral Home Chapel in Eunice.