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Police make drug bust at a local motel

A Morgan City man faces five drug-related charges after city police responded to a complaint about drug activity at a local motel, Police Chief James F. Blair said. Patrick G. Gaudet, 57, of Bush Street in Morgan City, was arrested at 4 a.m. Thursday.

SM recall petition stirs controversy

In a judicial hearing still underway at press time on Tuesday St. Martinville Dist. 3 Councilman Dennis Paul Williams is seeking damages resulting from a delay in producing the list of names on a petition to remove him from office.

Abbeville Council discusses possibility of taking over operation of Vermilion Oaks

When the owners of Vermilion Oaks Country Club announced plans to suspended operations last October, someone suggested that the City of Abbeville take over the operations. Nearly one year later, city officials are looking into that possibility.

Improvements being made in Abbeville’s Magdalen Square

If something is happening in downtown Abbeville, there is a pretty decent chance it is happening in Magdalen Square. Now, the focal point of the city’s picturesque downtown is receiving a little facelift. The city has hired a contractor to replace bricks on the wall and on the ground in the square.

From The Eunice News files

From the September 2007 files of The Eunice News. St. Edmund hoping for repeat against Trojans. Blue Jays to take on inexperienced East Beauregard squad this week. St. Edmund Jarod Fontenot looks for a break through the Sacred Heart defense during last week’s game.

Cringing at the celebrity funerals

Question: What is more cringe-inducing than a celebrity funeral? Answer: Two back-to-back celebrity funerals. The ghoulish twin spectacles last week memorializing Aretha Franklin and John McCain brought out the worst in family, friends and frenemies.

Uncommon decency

The antithesis of Donald Trump and his administration can be studied, at least for those willing to drive 150 miles south from Atlanta, among magnolias, towering pines and seemingly endless fields of cotton, peanuts — and dreams.

The peak of the storm season

September 10 is generally recognized as the day when the hurricane season reaches its peak, and the likelihood of storms begins to fade, albeit slowly. Historically, the two weeks before and the two weeks after this day are the most likely time for a storm to develop. That’s a statistic.

Did you know? Human trafficking differs from smuggling

Human trafficking and smuggling are far apart but most people tend to believe that there is no difference. Human trafficking can be either a commercial sex act that is induced by force, fraud or coercion, or in which the person induced to perform such an act has not attained 18 years of age.

Property issues dominate city meeting

Derelict properties, including three owned by St. Landry Parish, dominate the agenda for Tuesday’s city Board meeting in Eunice. Ten properties face condemnation by the Board of Aldermen at the 6:30 p.m. meeting at the Eunice Municipal Complex, 300 S. 2nd St.