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St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Sept. 10 Georgette Ann Eubanks, 30, 200 block of Plantation Road, Opelousas. Improper lane usage, open alcoholic beverage container, no driver’s license on person, no insurance. Arrested By Louisiana State Police.

Hoffpauir Family holds 52nd Labor Day reunion

The Indian Bayou United Methodist Church was once again the venue for the annual Hoffpauir Family Reunion. The 52nd reunion was held on Labor Day, Sept. 3.

Groups donate to shelter

SUBMITTED PHOTO Members of Xi Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma society of women educators, First Baptist Church and Parkerson Avenue Baptist Church recently collected a variety of essential items for donation to the ASSIST Agency’s women’s shelter. On hand for the Sept.

Back to work after the festival

The tug Michael T moves discharge pipes around to help the Weeks Marine dredge vessel Capt. Frank resume dredging Monday after a break for the Louisiana Shrimp & Petroleum Festival during Labor Day weekend.

Flood wall delay could result in legal action

After more than eight years of planning, engineering studies, permitting and funding work, St. Martin Parish government does not intend to be prevented from building a flood wall to protect the Bayou Estates subdivision in Lower St. Martin Parish.

William Dale "Bill" Dunigan

RAYNE - A Service of Remembrance celebrating the life of William Dale "Bill" Dunigan, age 68, of Rayne will be held on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at 7:00 PM in Gossen Funeral Home Chapel, Rayne, during which friends and family will be invited to share memories of the ways in which Bill touched...

Sadie M. Nepveux

The family has requested the visitation to be held on Wednesday, Sept. 12, at 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. in the Duhon Funeral Home Chapel in Crowley for Sadie M. Nepveux, 86, who passed away at her home in Crowley on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018, at 9:40 p.m.

Buford Trahan

Mr. Buford Trahan, 74, of Iota, died at 2:34 a.m. Monday, Sept. 10, 2018, in his residence. Mr. Trahan’s wishes were to be cremated. Miguez Funeral Home of Jennings is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Trahan was a resident of Iota for two months, moving there from Rayne.

School board approves proposed budgets at recent meeting

On Wednesday, the Evangeline Parish School Board heard from district chief financial officer Amy LaFleur, who shared a breakdown of the 2017-2018 budget and the 2018-2019 budget. For the 2017-2018 budget, LaFleur stated that the general fund had a surplus of $153,239.73.

Donald Gene Savoie

Born in Beaumont, Texas, on Jan. 4, 1938, to Hubert Oscar and Viola Marie Savoie, Donald Gene Savoie passed from this world on Aug. 12, 2018, at age 80.