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Pastor describes his journey from bottle to Bible

By Tony Marks Ville Platte Gazette PINE PRAIRIE — For many Christians the hymn “Amazing Grace” is just another hymn they sing at Sunday services. However for one Pine Prairie pastor, it is a hymn that describes his life as he came out of the darkness of alcoholism into the light of salvation.

News notes

Basketball tournament to feature police, pastors Leaders Building Leaders Basketball Tournament will feature Eunice pastors and police officers at 6:30 p.m. July 18 at New Zion Baptist Church’s Dr. J.G. Frank Building, 251 Nimitz St., Eunice.

Amber Kristen Lee Soileau

MAMOU- Funeral Services will be held at a 10:30 AM Mass of Christian Burial for Amber Lee Soileau, 34, at St. Ann's Catholic Church on Monday, July, 3, 2017 who passed away on Friday, June 30, 2017 at Lafayette General surrounded by her loved ones.

From The Files of

July 2 From The Eunice News files The following are from the July 2006 files of The Eunice News. Roger Young announced his campaign for reelection to the St. Landry Parish School Board. Dr. William Nunez, chancellor at LSUE, was honored by LifePoint Inc.

Tour offered inside look at rice research

CROWLEY – If you were fortunate to hop on a trailer for the field tour Wednesday, you got an inside look at the continued work of many at the H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station. From 7:15 a.m. to 9 a.m., tours left intermittently to tour the fields and learn more about various research.

‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ campaign set for July 4 weekend

Law enforcement officers throughout Louisiana will be on the lookout for drunk drivers during the long Independence Day weekend as part of the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” national campaign to combat impaired driving. Louisiana Highway Safety Commission Executive Director Dr.

Peart ready for the Fourth

By Myra Miller Lifestyle Editor Kenneth Peart is at it again. The Fourth of July is fast approaching, and he is ready with more than 3,000 rockets to be fired on the holiday. The Fourth of July fireworks display is scheduled at 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Eunice Recreation Complex on Sittig Road.

School Board learns budget is on target

By Harlan Kirgan Editor The St. Landry Parish school Board’s budget is forecast to end the year on target and possibly with a surplus. Tressa Miller, finance director, told the Board’s Finance Committee on June 26, “We are still projecting a break even or better budget.

Eunice High grad rate rises sharply

By Harlan Kirgan Editor The Eunice High School graduation rate for the class of 2017 was 82.9 percent, a sharp rise from 73.4 percent in 2016.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff Office reports arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. June 30 Tony Mason, 44, 400 block of Gabriel St., Krotz Springs. Two counts of first degree rape. Michael R. Miller, 29, 100 block of Gennuso St., Opelousas. Three counts of manufacture and sale of schedule II drugs.