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Creative Placemaking sessions held throughout Acadia Parish

RAYNE - Restaurants, theater group, senior activities, youth events -- these future projects and much more were discussed Thursday morning at The Green Room here during the first of four Creative Placemaking Session held throughout Acadia Parish.

Kickoff Dinner held for Acadia initiative

Elected officials and community leaders from across Acadia Parish learned how the concept of Creative Placemaking can enhance quality of life and result in economic prosperity during a kickoff dinner for the local initiative Wednesday night.

Christopher Dwayne “Madee” Valair

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 4, at St. Joseph Catholic Church for Christopher Dwayne “Madee” Valair, 45, who died Tuesday, July 31, 2018, at his home in Iota. Father Jude Thierry will officiate for the services.

N.O. man arrested for allegedly fondling a sleeping woman on bus

A New Orleans man was arrested Thursday on Interstate 10 after he reportedly touched a sleeping passenger on a bus. Acadia Parish Sheriff K.P. Gibson said the woman reported to authorities that she woke up to a man touching her breasts.

St. Landry Parish aspiring school leaders

\The St. Landry Parish School Board recognized employees who completed its Aspiring Leaders Academy.

Special Centennial Fête-Dieu du Vermilion is Aug. 15

Since 2015 the Community of Jesus Crucified has been hosting an all-day “Holy Day” Eucharistic Boat Procession for the Feast of the Assumption, Aug. 15. This year’s Fête has great significance as it occurs during the Centennial of the Diocese of Lafayette (1918-2018).

From The Eunice News files

From the August 2007 files of The Eunice News. Bottom Line: Nothing too high, or too low. Freshman homeroom teacher Rebecca Berzas, left, and English teacher Alicia Guillory await students during special orientation Wednesday for ninth-grade students at Eunice High. School starts Aug. 10.

News by the numbers

“90% of media coverage of my Administration is negative, despite the tremendously positive results we are achieving.” No need to check the math in President Trump’s recent tweet. For argument’s sake let’s say he’s correct.

Will you survive National Garage Sale Day?

I have browsed umpteen garage and yard sales over the years and used to help my mother display her collectibles in her neighborhood’s miles-long event. But I did not realize that Saturday, Aug. 11, is this year’s National Garage Sale Day until I read it via “U.S. News & World Report.

Did you know? Online payment scams

Continuing our series on online payment scams the Making Payments to Strangers and Tax Refunds and Penalty Scams are wide spread.