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EPSB set to distribuite 13th check to full time personel

Evangeline Parish School District employees can look forward to receiving their 13th check on November 17, 2017.

News notes

Concealed handgun classes offered Non-profit classes for a concealed handgun permit are scheduled Nov. 11 and Dec. 9 at the Masonic Lodge, 211 W. Park Ave., Eunice, according to an announcement from Maj. Eddie Thibodeaux of the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Anna Savoy Burton

EUNICE- It is with heavy hearts that the family of Anna Savoy Burton announces her passing on Saturday, November 4, 2017 at the Eunice Extended Care Hospital at the age of 90.

LSU AgCenter names new rice research administrators

The LSU AgCenter has named Don Groth as the new resident coordinator of the H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station. Kurt Guidry, director of the LSU AgCenter Southwest Region, made the announcement Oct. 3) at a meeting of the Louisiana Rice Research Board.

La. pecan crop coming up short

Expectations for an excellent Louisiana 2017 pecan crop have been dashed by unfavorable weather, according to the LSU AgCenter pecan specialist. “It’s not nearly as good as what we thought it was going to be,” said Charlie Graham, who is based at the LSU AgCenter Red River Research Station.

Ward Five residents vent frustration

A Community Update Meeting was held in the Estherwood Elementary auditorium Wednesday night, to give residents who have been hoping for over a decade to replace the Pontoon Bridge on Hwy. 91 a voice to vent their concerns.

Actor Corey Feldman picked up in Mangham

The Mangham Police Department pulled over actor/musician Corey Feldman this weekend, leading to drug charges for a number of people. Mangham Police Chief Perry Fleming said Officer Marshall Waters stopped an RV for speeding on HWY 425 in Mangham on Oct. 21.

Jihad denial is suicidal

“Shout ‘Allahu Akbar,’ because this strikes fear in the hearts of the non-believers.” Who knew hijacker Mohammed Atta’s parting words, discovered in his journal after the 9/11 attacks, would become a national punchline?

Cut taxes, Reagan-style

What hasn’t happened this week? It started on Monday with special counsel Robert Mueller’s opening round of indictments, chief of which were charges of fraud and money laundering against Donald Trump’s former campaign manager and shifty big-time lobbyist, Paul Manafort.

Brennan truly was a ‘beloved priest’

The stories reporting the death of Father Joseph Brennan characterized him as a “beloved priest” of the Diocese of Lafayette. It is an apt characterization. He was a counselor to saints and a friend to sinners. “He had a real knack for finding the lost sheep,” Father Curtis Mallet said.