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B.I. Moody III to receive honorary doctorate at UL Lafayette commencement on Friday

A longtime business and community leader will receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during its Fall 2017 commencement ceremonies Friday. Dr. Joseph Savoie, UL Lafayette president, will present an honorary degree to B.I. Moody III during the General Assembly.

St. Landry Parish School Board plans retreat at LSUE on Wednesday

The St. Landry Parish School Board plans a retreat at 4 pm. Wednesday on the Louisiana State University Eunice campus, 2048 Johnson Highway, Eunice. On the agenda are presentation and discussions on the facility assessment and demographic study.

Sheriff’s office announces 11 recent Acadia Parish arrests

The Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office has released the names of 11 people who have been recently been arrested for narcotics violations. They are listed along with their photos as follows: • Nicole Lacroix,36, Crowley, two counts of distribution of suboxone.

Werner to speak at LSUE’s commencement

Mary Leach Werner, an oil and gas executive, will be the commencement speaker at Louisiana State University Eunice’s Fall graduation ceremonies. Werner will address the nearly 100 summer and fall graduates and their families in LSU Eunice’s Health and Physical Education Center at 10 a.m. Friday.

Blanco to speak at University of Louisiana at Lafayette commencement

UL Lafayette alum and former Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco will be guest speaker at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s Fall 2017 commencement ceremony on Friday. Blanco was governor from 2004 to 2008.

Avoyelles Courthouse courtrooms lighting, a/c project nears completion

As the Avoyelles Parish Courthouse prepares to turn 90 this month, minor renovations to the courtrooms are being finished. The $100,000 project isn’t as extensive as parish officials had hoped it would be when a 3rd floor renovation project was envisioned a few years ago.

Fair Craig King Hash

RAYNE - Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, at 1 p.m. at Centenary United Methodist Church for Fair Craig King Hash, 86, who died Thursday December 7, 2017 at Life Care Hospital in Shreveport. Interment will be in the Rayne Cemetery Inc. in Rayne. Rev.

Suspect in burglary at local ATM turns self in to EPSO

Additional information was released from the Ville Platte Police Department regarding a theft that happened at a bank on Main Street.

Ex-girlfriend of convicted killer gets probation in 2013 shooting

The ex-girlfriend of a defendant convicted of manslaughter has been sentenced to serve probation for helping to dispose of bullets from a gun she believed he used and clothes he wore in a 2013 fatal shooting in Morgan City.

Albert Fritz ‘Al’ Leckelt

Funeral Services will be held at 11a.m. Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at the Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home in Iota for Albert Fritz “Al” Leckelt Jr., 69, who passed away Thursday, December 7, 2017 in Jennings surrounded by his loving family.