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Rayne Council eyes fees for public records requests

During an otherwise routine meeting Monday night, the Rayne City Council proposed an ordinance which would establish an intricate fee schedule for public records requests. “All this is based on the fee schedules used by the state,” explained Mayor Charles “Chuck” Robichaux.

John William Whiting Jr.

Memorial services will be held at 11:00 am Tuesday, November 21, 2017, at First United Methodist Church in Crowley, LA, for John William Whiting, Jr., 82 who died November 14, 2017, surrounded by his family in Crowley.   Rev.

Beverly Deville

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, Nov. 20, 2017, at 10 a.m. at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church for Beverly Deville, 91, who died Friday, Nov. 17, 2017, at 8:08 a.m. at Encore Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Crowley.

Moody, other philanthropists honored

The Community Foundation of Acadiana held the 2017 Leaders in Philanthropy Awards during a luncheon at the Cajundome Convention Center on Thursday. Residents from the eight Acadiana parishes were honored for the success that their lifetimes of generosity helped to create.

Victim beats robbery Church Point suspect

Deputies with the Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at 8:37 a.m. on Friday. The Nov. 17 incident occurred in the 100 block of Gayle Drive near Church Point. Thus far the investigation reveals that the suspect entered the residence armed with a shotgun.

Republican John Schroder to become Louisiana's next treasurer, defeats Derrick Edwards

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Sugarcane harvest doing well at halfway point

The 2017 Louisiana sugarcane crop is meeting expectations as the harvest approaches the halfway point. “Tonnage is good, and sugar recovery is good,” said LSU AgCenter sugarcane specialist Kenneth Gravois. “For both of them to be good in the same year is rare. Everybody is really pleased.

October’s unemployment rate at 4.8%, continues historic decline

Louisiana’s October seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 4.8 percent. This figure is 0.3 percentage points lower than September’s rate of 5.1 percent. This is the sixth consecutive month the unemployment rate has declined. The last time the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.

From The Eunice News files

The following are from the November 2001 files of The Eunice News. October Students of the Month at East Elementary included Chelsea Dickens, Christopher Lavergne, Stephanie Castille, Logan Cormier, Caylee Dickens, Ryan Courville, Terrika Pitre, Coty Dillehay and Dawn Fontenot.

How about listening to each other?

“I’m afraid to discuss politics and current events with anyone except my wife and best friends, and it’s regrettable that millions of Americans feel the same way.” “Ah, yes, you speak of the Cato 2017 Free Speech and Tolerance Survey, a new national poll of 2,300 U.S. adults.