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Eunice Police arrest

The following is an arrest by Eunice Police. June 4 Steven Savoy, 30, 1562 Duralde Hwy., Eunice. Warrant for resisting an officer.

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Rendez-Vous De Cajuns at Liberty The Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler Au Rendez-Vous De Cajuns is scheduled at the Liberty every from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday with live entertainment. The Liberty opens at 4 p.m. the show begins at 6 p.m.

Vermilion Parish School board building now: ‘Charles Campbell Curriculum Annex’

Vermilion Parish residents may notice a difference while visiting the school board. Wednesday evening, the school board held a reception dedicating and re-naming the Vermilion Parish School Board Curriculum Annex Building.

At the end of the dial

Ever since Thomas Edison uttered “Mary had a little lamb” into his phonograph as the first ever recording in 1877, the radio medium has brought news, information, and entertainment into homes world wide in large and small markets.

JERRAD WILLIAM CLARK

Funeral services for Jerrad William Clark was held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 2, 2018 at Friendship Baptist Church, Pine Prairie, with Reverends Ervin Goodman, David Messer and Jacob Vollm officiating.

West’s World: All hope for justice is not lost

A grand jury decision to indict two murder suspects and a detective with the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office has left me feeling like all hope for justice is not lost. The most surprising of the grand jury’s true bills was the one issued against EPSO Detective Caleb Stelly.

Former VP deputy marshal and Chataignier officer has trial reset

A former Ville Platte deputy city marshal and police officer for the Village of Chataignier had his trial date in Jefferson Davis Parish pushed back after he failed to appear for court.

Pine Prairie's police department and mayor offer tips to combat crime following recent car thefts

Pine Prairie’s Police department and mayor are offering tips to the public on how to keep your belongings safe following an incident of car theft that occurred early Saturday morning in the Evangeline Parish community.

Assumption Church to celebrate anniversary, plans June events

In conjunction with Diocese of Lafayette celebrating its Centennial, the Assumption Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Mire is celebrating its 64th anniversary as a parish. Farm houses and the Mire School were the settings for the earliest masses. The church was established as a mission of St.

Rayne Chamber to host OST Networking Conference

RAYNE - In what is sure to be a first of many events to come for the Old Spanish Trail Committee, an OST Networking Conference will be held on Saturday, June 9, according to Dr. C. Eddie Palmer, Rayne OST Committee Chairman.