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Crash kills Eunice mother, child

A mother and child died in a single-vehicle wreck on La. 95 about a mile north of U.S. 190 shortly before 8 a.m. Friday, according to a news release from Louisiana State Police Troop I.

Evangeline Parish men cited for illegal harvest of buck

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents cited two Louisiana men for alleged deer hunting violations on Nov. 11 in Evangeline Parish.

Amy Violet Foreman Dugan

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, Nov. 6, at 11 a.m. at First United Methodist Church in Crowley for Amy Violet Foreman Dugan, 92, who died Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018, at 7:46 a.m. at The Carpenter House of Acadiana in Lafayette. Rev.

Ribbon cut for new Emergency Department at AGH

Staff members were joined by more than 100 local and area officials, dignitaries and well-wishers Friday morning for ceremonies marking the opening of the new Emergency Department at Acadia General Hospital.

Gerald “Mannie” Bollich

March 9, 1930 ~ November 4, 2018 It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that the family of Gerald “Mannie” Bollich announces his passing on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018, at Eunice Manor with loving family by his side at the age of 88. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m.

Nazida “Ziddy” Falcon Petitjean

Rayne - Funeral services will be held on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018, at a 10 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rayne, for Nazida “Ziddy” Falcon Petitjean, 75, who died Monday, Nov. 5, at Lafayette General Medical Center Hospital in Lafayette. Interment will be in the St.

Gilbert William Hains

Funeral services for Gilbert William Hains, 89, of Ebenezer, will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 6, at 10 a.m. in Gossen Funeral Home Chapel in Rayne. Deacon Denis LaCroix, of St. Joseph Catholic Church, will officiate. Interment will follow in Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery in Ebenezer.

Mayor runoff set here

Voters in Crowley will go back to the polls on Saturday, Dec. 8, to make a final choice as to who will replace Greg Jones as mayor. Ezora Proctor and Tim Monceaux were the front-runners in the five-candidate mayoral race here on Tuesday. Proctor led the field with 1,272 votes, or 29.

Olive Trahan Petitjean

Rayne - Olive Trahan Petitjean, a resident of Baton Rouge, and formerly a long time resident of Rayne, departed this earth on her 90th birthday, Monday, Nov. 5, 2018, to join her Heavenly Father and loved ones who preceded her in glory. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, Nov.

Jake G. Spallino

Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m. in the Duhon Funeral Home Chapel in Crowley for Jake G. Spallino, 79, who passed away Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018, at 8:30 a.m. at the St. Frances Nursing and Rehab-Center in Oberlin.