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Myra Miller
Thursday, August 11, 2022
Cajun Prairie Habitat Preservation Society to meet The Cajun Prairie Habitat Preservation Society will have its annual summer meeting on Aug. 27 at LSUE. The meeting will start at 10 a.m. The meeting will be preceded by a tour of the Eunice prairie, starting at 8 a.m.

Body found in vehicle at Swords

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz is confirming that on Sunday St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the 1500 block of Pitre Road in the Swords area relative to a unresponsive Hispanic female in a vehicle.
Christopher Dominic Ceaser

Christopher Dominic Ceaser

Christopher Dominic Ceaser

Myra Miller
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
BASILE–It is with the heaviest hearts and great sadness that the family of Christopher Dominic Ceaser, announces the unexpected loss of a beloved father, brother, and friend on Tuesday, August 9, 2022. He was 37. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m.

Acadia Parish School Board OKs 2023 operating budget

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
The Acadia Parish School Board has approved the operating budget for the 2022-2023 school year. Chief Financial Officer Justin Carrier said the budget approved by the board shows a projected deficit in the amount of $1.7 million for the General Fund.

Microaggressions and true bigotry

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
I was out of the country for a few weeks,so I was shocked to read up on a troubling wave of racism engulfing cartoon characters and such.

A lesson about winning the lottery

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
I bought my first lottery ticket recently. It was a $20 scratch-off that paid me a $40 prize. Winning produced a nice little thrill, so I bought another $20 ticket right away. And lost. I put out $40 to win $40 that day. I’ve bought three $20 scratch-offs since then and won nothing.
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette conferred 311 degrees during its Summer 2022 Commencement on Friday at the Cajundome, marking the end of an exceptional academic year. (Photo by Doug Dugas / University of Louisiana at Lafayette)

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette conferred 311 degrees during its Summer 2022 Commencement on Friday at the Cajundome, marking the end of an exceptional academic year. (Photo by Doug Dugas / University of Louisiana at Lafayette)

UL Lafayette awards 311 degrees during Summer 2022 Commencement

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette conferred 311 degrees during its Summer 2022 Commencement on Friday at the Cajundome, marking the end of an exceptional academic year.
Jacob Bergeron, president of Eunice Rotary Club, presents a plaque of appreciation to past president of Rotary Club Coby Clavier. (Photo by Myra Miller)

Jacob Bergeron, president of Eunice Rotary Club, presents a plaque of appreciation to past president of Rotary Club Coby Clavier. (Photo by Myra Miller)

Past Rotary president honored

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Jacob Bergeron, president of Eunice Rotary Club, presents a plaque of appreciation to past president of Rotary Club Coby Clavier. (Photo by Myra Miller)
The film “Cajundome City” will premiere at 7:15 p.m. Aug. 25 at UL Lafayette’s LITE Center. The documentary examines how the venue became the country’s first mega-shelter with a medical clinic, pharmacy, commissary and post office. (Photo from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette)

The film “Cajundome City” will premiere at 7:15 p.m. Aug. 25 at UL Lafayette’s LITE Center. The documentary examines how the venue became the country’s first mega-shelter with a medical clinic, pharmacy, commissary and post office. (Photo from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette)

‘Cajundome City’ to premiere at UL Lafayette’s LITE Center

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
With crammed shelters in Louisiana forced to turn away busloads of Hurricane Katrina evacuees in 2005, then-Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco enlisted the Cajundome.
Flooding rains occurred at about 5 p.m. Tuesday in Eunice. U.S. 190 is shown flooded by the Amy Shopping Center, which is a normal placing for flooding when heavy rains occur.

Flooding rains occurred at about 5 p.m. Tuesday in Eunice. U.S. 190 is shown flooded by the Amy Shopping Center, which is a normal placing for flooding when heavy rains occur.

Afternoon shower floods Eunice roads

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Flooding rains occurred at about 5 p.m. Tuesday in Eunice. U.S. 190 is shown flooded by the Amy Shopping Center, which is a normal placing for flooding when heavy rains occur.