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Mamou council hears plan for annual Veterans Day event

Charles Perdices, on behalf of the Mamou American Legion, addressed the Mamou Town Council Wednesday regarding plans for this year’s Veteran’s Day celebration at the Legion hall. Perdices commented the event will be “another two days like we did last year, but, hopefully, we can get a bigger crowd.

Lawsuit settled for nearly $50K over illegal arrests

A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit regarding illegal detainments by the Ville Platte Police Department and the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office. The six plaintiffs in the matter were awarded a total of $47,500 to share.

Rice Festival 5K winners named

THE POST-SIGNAL / Saja Hoffpauir The top three overall winners in the men's and women's divisions in the Rice Festival 5K were, from left, Jason Gossen, Gunther Redlich, Jay Duhon, Gretchen Leger, Dana Cradeur and Jennifer Guidry.

Police: Two teens caught with marijuana

Two teens were caught with marijuana after Morgan City police talked to them on Front Street, Police Chief James Blair said in a news release. —Dakota Voisin, 19, of Federal Avenue in Morgan City, was arrested at 8:48 p.m.

Statewide, ACT scores down for Class of 2018

Louisiana students’ scores on the ACT exam fell in 2018. Data the state released Wednesday shows an average composite score of 19.3 for the 2017-2018 class. The 2016-2017 average was 19.6, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Local bail bondsman arrested on multiple charges

Local bail bondsman, James Bertrand, was arrested late Wednesday night on two counts of false imprisonment, false personation and criminal trespassing. Bertrand’s charge of false imprisonment (armed) stems from an incident that occurred on Monday, September 24th, in Turkey Creek.

Man arrested for stabbing Turkey Creek chief changes plea

On Monday, October 15th, Zachery Deville, who was arrested for stabbing Turkey Creek Police Chief, Glenn Leggett, appeared before 13th Judicial District Court Judge Gary Ortego to change his not guilty plea to not guilty by reason of insanity.

Frequent rain tough on sugar cane farmers

Consistently rainy weather during recent weeks and months has hampered sugar cane farmers from harvesting this year’s crop and planting for next year. Sugar cane harvest season started around the beginning of October.

Diocese of Lafayette endorses release of names of priests accused of abuse

The Diocese of Lafayette was among five in Louisiana to announce a commitment to release the names of clergy in its jurisdiction credibly accused of sexual abuse over the past 50 years, but added that the process will take time.

Mable Dies Cormier

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 22, at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, for Mable Dies Cormier, 92, who died Oct. 17, 2018, at The Ellington in Rayne. Fr. Brent Smith, parochial vicar of St.