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Acadia School Board elects new officers, hears reports

With no meeting set for January, there was actually one item that needed to be taken care of before hitting February: The election of officers. Doug LaCombe, who had served for four years as president as the board’s president, offered up his thanks for an opportunity to serve.

Speaker at Right to Life March explains how to sway others to oppose abortion

Speaker at Eunice’s Right to Life March said volunteers become advocates for the unborn by creating dialogue with pro-choice advocates that balances truth and love, which helps them change their minds.

Tri-Parish farmers among Louisiana Master Farmer program graduates

Fourteen people who have completed training through the Louisiana Master Farmer program, an initiative led by the LSU AgCenter and several other organizations to help agriculture producers adopt practices that promote good environmental stewardship, received their certifications on Jan. 12.

School chief to reorganize Central Office jobs

The St. Landry Parish School Board’s Central Office is on the verge of a reorganization in a plan presented by Superintendent Patrick Jenkins. “This reorganization will not cost the Board any additional funds,” Jenkins said. “The best case scenario is it will save us funds — over a $100,000.

Tax chiefs spar over authority

Baton Rouge Attorney Brian Eddington and State Tax Commission chairman Lawrence Chehardy entered a heated discussion Wednesday during the Tax Commission’s meeting Wednesday whether local assessors or the commission has the more authentic authority to assess property taxes.

Edwards campaign expected to report $3.4M raised

Gov. John Bel Edwards raised roughly $3.4 million for his re-election campaign in 2016, his first year in office, and will soon report the total to the state Ethics Administration, according to a spokesperson for the Edwards campaign.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Jan. 26 Nikki A. Bernard, 36, 100 block of 42 Cantebury Ave., Denham Springs. DWI-1st offense, improper lane use, use of electronic device, no seatbelt, expired MVI sticker, following too close, open container violation.

Eunice Police radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Jan. 25 07:25 Subject on bike with black hoodie exposing himself near Rodney and June. 07:40 Wreck at Vivian and Laurel. 13:18 Remove someone from residence in the 100 block of Hunter.

Newsnotes

ACT prep class Acadia Parish Sheriff K.P. Gibson will hold a free ACT Prep Class on Feb. 4 for all interested high school students in Acadiana. The class will be held at the Sheriff’s Office, 1037 Capitol Avenue, in Crowley. Classes will begin at 8 a.m. and end about 2 p.m.

Viola P. Bellard

EUNICE ~ Visitation for Viola P. Bellard will be held on Saturday, January 28, 2017 from 8:00 am to 11:00 am with funeral services following at 11:00 am, both at True Light Baptist Church in Eunice. Rev. Christopher Arvie the pastor of St.