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La. poets to gather in B.R. for National Poetry Month event April 11

BATON ROUGE — In celebration of National Poetry Month, the Louisiana Center for the Book announces the eighth annual Just Listen to Yourself: The Louisiana Poet Laureate Presents Louisiana Poets program. The event is free and open to the public. Attendees are welcome to bring a brown bag lunch.

Doris Joseph Cormier

Doris Joseph Cormier, 75, passed away March 24, 2018, in a Lake Charles hospital. Doris was born in Crowley, graduated from Crowley High School in 1962 and married his fellow classmate Norma Jean Henry in 1964. He was a Vietnam Veteran, serving in the U.S. Army from September 1966 to September 1968.

Anna Elizabeth “Betty” Milliken Davis

Anna Elizabeth “Betty” Milliken Davis passed away peacefully on April 3, 2018. She was the daughter of Anna Louise Samson and Frank Marion Milliken and born in Crowley on July 10, 1930.

Lola Marie Landry LeBoeuf

September 19, 1929 - April 4, 2018 A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 6, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church honoring the life of Lola Marie Landry LeBoeuf, 88, who passed away on Wednesday, April 4, 2018, at Vermilion Health Care Center.

Theresa Marie Hains

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, April 7, 2018, at 1 p.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church for Theresa M. Hains, 86, who died Thursday, April 5, 2018, at 5:30 p.m. at Encore Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Crowley. Fr.

Congressman Johnson shares updates from D.C.

United States Congressman Mike Johnson recently visited local media to share an update on what’s happening in Washington D.C. During his stop at the Ville Platte Gazette office last Wednesday, the freshman congressman and former La. State Representative also gave his thoughts on the La.

Council committees consider requests

Earlier this week the Crowley City Council Committee meeting was filled with action packed discussions. Those discussions started with Tracy Young requesting, on behalf of the Rotary Club of Crowley, that they consider co-sponsoring next year’s “Feed the Hungry.

UL Lafayette’s MBA program is in its top tier

An international business magazine ranked the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s MBA program among the top 71 in North America. This is the third consecutive year CEO Magazine placed UL Lafayette in its top tier for MBAs.

La. Press Association names veteran newsman as its executive director

The Louisiana Press Association has hired veteran newspaperman Will Chapman as its new executive director. It has also promoted Communications Director Mike Rood to general manager.

Get It Growin: It’s time to fertilize lawns

Fertilizing lawns in most of Louisiana is best done in early to mid-April. At that time our warm-season lawn grasses, such as centipede, St. Augustine, bermuda and zoysia, have begun active growth, reestablished a strong root system and are ready for the extra nutrients fertilization provides.