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U.S. representative to hold town hall U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Benton, will host a town hall from 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday at the Sunset Community Center, 108 Leo Richard Lane, Sunset. Security will be present at the town hall event. No signs or obstructions will be permitted inside.

From The Eunice News files

From the September 2007 files of The Eunice News. Rehearsal were underway this week for Eunice Players’ Theatre’s “If The Shoe Fits.” The play will open with a matinee at 2 p.m. on October 7. Rehearsing lines are Randy Benoit and Annette Olivier. Iota dominates Blue Jay Field Friday.

From The Eunice News files

From the September 2007 files of The Eunice News. Rehearsal were underway this week for Eunice Players’ Theatre’s “If The Shoe Fits.” The play will open with a matinee at 2 p.m. on October 7. Rehearsing lines are Randy Benoit and Annette Olivier. Iota dominates Blue Jay Field Friday.

U.S. representative town hall meeting site changed

U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Benton, will host a town hall from 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday at the Armand Brinkhaus Community Library, 235 Marie St.,Sunset. Security will be present at the town hall event. No signs or obstructions will be permitted inside. Johnson is serving his first term in the U.S.

Triad workshop to be held Wednesday in Eunice

A Triad workshop is scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday at the VFW, 3809 US-190, Eunice. The workshop includes live music, door prizes from local merchants, health care providers, guest speakers and lunch. The day is completed with games of bingo for more prizes.

The Post-9/11 cycle of cynicism

Remember. Forget. Repeat. For 17 years, America has engaged in a collective ritual every Sept. 11: Hang flags, light candles, bow heads and make vows to “Never forget.” Then, every Sept. 12, it’s back to business as usual: See something, do nothing.

Fiscal priorities: Teachers and Medicaid fraud

The Edwards Administration has just released reports stating that public school teacher pay hikes are their top priority for 2019, and that Gov. John Bel Edwards plans to recommend an election year salary increase of $1,000 per year (costing the state $50 million annually).

Recalling September centennial bash

This year marks the 160th anniversary of the incorporation of Ville Platte, and its citizens picked this month in 1958 for a grand centennial celebration, largely so that it would coincide with the annual Cotton Festival. The area was long settled before the formal incorporation in 1858, of course.

Did you know? Human trafficking is the modern slavery

There are different types of trafficking. Sex trafficking is also driven by buyer demand. Whether a pimp is involved or not, anyone under the age of 18 is deemed a victim of sex trafficking when they engage in commercial sex with an adult.

Port Allen man accused in horse thefts in St. Landry, Evangeline parishes

A West Baton Rouge Parish man is accused of stealing 15 horses. The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) Livestock Brand Commission arrested 30-year-old Jonramon Hatfield Vaughns, of 9690 Hwy. 190, Port Allen, on Sept. 11.