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Second Harvest Food Bank distributes USDA commodities

Second Harvest Food Bank distributes commodities to eligible, needy families under the Food Bank Program in the following parishes: Acadia, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Evangeline, Iberia, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St.

UL Lafayette’s Spring 2017 commencement ceremonies set for Friday

Undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees will be conferred during the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s Spring 2017 Commencement ceremonies on Friday at the Cajundome and Convention Center and at Bourgeois Hall. The General Assembly will be held at 11 a.m. at the Cajundome.

One week to go: state individual income tax filing deadline is May 15

May 15 is the deadline for filing 2016 Louisiana individual income tax returns. The Louisiana Department of Revenue recommends filing electronically for the fastest, most error-free return processing. With Louisiana File Online (revenue.louisiana.

Lafayette area job fair to host more than 80 employers

The Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC)’s Region IV Business & Career Solutions Center will participate in the Lafayette Economic Development Authority (LEDA) Job Fair on Tuesday, May 9 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Cajundome Convention Center.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. May 8 Jessie C. Simon Jr., 46, 100 block of Simon Lane, Palmetto. Simple battery. Shermaine William Glaude, 22, 3900 block of Hwy. 357, Opelousas.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. May 5 05:58 Bike in the ditch on North Martin Luther King before railroad tracks. 11:38 Frey Laundry worker found a gun mixed in with laundry. 12:03 Man in the 100 block of West Oak said in-laws are harassing him.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. May 5 Melissa Boulet, 35, 200 block of Corrine Street, Eunice. Resisting an officer and possession of Schedule II drug (saboxin). Chole Thomas, 18, 200 blockof Natalie Street, Eunice. Disturbing the peace. Summons issued.

Attakapas Gazette first community newspaper

South Louisiana has a long history of community newspapering, beginning with the Attakapas Gazette, one of the first newspapers published in Louisiana outside of New Orleans.

Demonstrators arrive to support monument bills

Demonstrators waved Confederate flags outside the Louisiana State Capitol Thursday in protest of New Orleans’ contentious decision to replace four monuments in his city representing Confederate leaders and in support of three bills before the Legislature that aim to protect those monuments.

Millage, noise ordinance up for board adoption

A millage adjustment and an amendment to the city’s noise ordinance are among the items on Tuesday’s Eunice Board of Aldermen agenda.