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Tri-Parish LSU graduates listed

BATON ROUGE — LSU alumnus Rep. Steve Scalise, U.S. House Majority Whip and the third ranking House Republican leader, delivered the keynote address, and LSU graduated one of its largest and most diverse classes at the university’s 295th commencement exercises on May 11.

Eunice Police warn of scam calls

There have been some complaints about scamming phone calls between of 3 and 4 a.m. targeting senior citizens and elderly citizens in Eunice, according to Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot.

George Ross Cummings

EUNICE~It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that the family of George Ross Cummings announces his passing on Monday, May 21, 2018 at the age of 70. A Memorial Mass will be Celebrated at 11:00 am on Friday, May 25, 2018 at St. Anthony Catholic Church with Father Matthew Hebert officiating.

EPSB welcomes new school board member

The Evangeline Parish School Board opened its Wednesday night meeting with a new school board member being sworn into office.

Student with handgun arrested at Armstrong Middle

RAYNE - Rayne Police Chief Carroll J. Stelly announced Rayne Police Officers arrested a 13-year-old male at Armstrong Middle School Tuesday morning after an officer learned from an anonymous source that the student had a handgun on campus.

113 graduated from Notre Dame on Friday

Once again it was standing room only at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Church Point as 113 students became graduates of Notre Dame High School of Acadia Parish. Notre Dame’s Class of 2018 was celebrated via a Mass before its commencement ceremony Friday morning beginning at 9 a.m.

Crowley High School graduates 157 candidates

From military enlistees to Hall of Fame appointees, Crowley High School’s Class of 2018 saw many honors fall its way this year, none as sweet as the diplomas they received Thursday night.

New laws impact Acadia Parish

Two bills signed into law by Gov. John Bel Edwards last week directly impact Acadia Parish. One deals with the Acadia Parish Police Jury and its legal counsel, the second with insurance premiums for retirees from the parish Clerk of Courts Office.

2015 shooting deaths Crime Stoppers’ focus

Crime Stoppers of Acadia Parish is asking the public’s help to solve a cold case homicide. At 11:50 p.m. on April 3, 2015, the Crowley Police Department responded to Fat Boy’s Convenience Store at 324 W. Second St. where they discovered two victims fatally shot inside of a vehicle.

Brenda Theresa Thibodeaux LeBlanc

BRANCH - A funeral service will be held on Saturday, May 26, 2018, at 11 a.m. in Elizabeth Memorial Baptist Church in Branch for Brenda Theresa Thibodeaux LeBlanc, 60, who died at 11:30 p.m. on April 26, 2018, at St. Joseph Carpenter Hospice in Lafayette.