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Ville Platte couple receives Philanthropist of the Year honor

Mary Alice and Leonard Fontenot are the recipient of the 2018 Leaders In Philanthropy Award for Evangeline Parish, an honor presented by Community Foundation of Acadiana (CFA) and Hancock Whitney Bank, and sponsored by CLECO. The Fontenots will be recognized during an awards luncheon on Nov.

Experience Louisiana Festival has a new direction

The Experience Louisiana Festival is returning for a fourth year at the LSUE Campus with a couple of major changes. The festival is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 20. For the first three years of the festival the event was held Saturday and Sunday.

Norma Jean Lavergne Smith

Norma Lavergne Smith passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home with her daughter by her side on Friday, September 21, 2018, at the age of 77, A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, September 25, 2018, at 10:00 AM at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Eunice.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Sept. 19 Sherry Michelle Laughlin, 44, 100 block of Nicole Lane, Opelousas. Possession with intent to distribute schedule IV. Arrested by Opelousas Police. Tylor Mundy, 24, 600 block of South Maple Street, Bunkie.

Ruth Sheffield Miller

EUNICE~Our hearts are filled with sorrow as we announce the passing of our loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother and friend, Ruth Sheffield Miller on Thursday, September 20, 2018 at St. Patrick Hospital in Lake Charles at the age of 86.

Ambrose Joseph “Brownie” Duplechin

Ambrose Joseph “Brownie” Duplechin passed away on Thursday, September 20, 2018, at the age of 92. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, September 24, 2018, at 10:00 AM at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Eunice. Entombment will follow at St. Paul Mausoleum. Msgr.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excepts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Sept. 20 05:04 Assault in the 700 block of Tate. 05:53 Stranded motorist on South CC Duson. 07:25 Loose black dog chasing kids at Fuselier and Mill.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. Sept. 20 Elliot M. Daigle, 37, 1200 block of Phillip Avenue, Eunice. Bench warrant. Jordan Nicholas Douget, 20, 100 block of Jeannie Street, Eunice.

Beatrice Heinen Young

MAMOU – A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 PM at St. Ann Catholic Church in Mamou on Friday, September 21, 2018, for Beatrice Heinen Young, 85, who passed away on September 18, 2018 in Eunice, LA. Father Billy Massie, pastor of St.

Iberville Parish Swamp Life Expo to demonstrate Basin living

The Iberville Parish Swamp Life Expo is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 6 at the Iberville Visitors Center in Grosse Tete.