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Eunice pharmacist and pharmacy owner Aurdie Bellard and South Louisiana Community College leaders Jermaine Ford and Charlene Jones were among the August Rotary guest speakers.
Bellard told the crowd about how he got into the pharmaceutical field.

May 2, 1929 - Aug. 27, 2016
A private funeral was held for Thomas W. Israel, of Picayune, Mississippi and a native of Ville Platte.
Israel passed away on August 27, 2016, at the age of 87 at Bedford Care Center in Picayune, Mississippi.

Evangeline Parish Sheriff Eddie Soileau released a statement on Saturday afternoon concerning the recent layoffs, and audit, involving EPSO.
In the statement, which was addressed to the the residents of the parish, Soileau writes the following:

EUNICE — The dress rehearsal didn’t go as planned for St. Edmund as Sacred Heart of Ville Platte earned a 20-0 win over the Blue Jays in the finale of the Joe Nagata Memorial jamboree.

Two things were proven for all of the teams participating in the 2016 Evangeline Parish Jamboree; there were flashes of good solid football and there is a lot of room for improvement.

Sept. 13, 1930 - Aug. 24, 2016

VILLE PLATTE - Visitation for Joseph Richard “Richie” Brunet, Jr. was held Tuesday August 30, 2016 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with a funeral service following the visitation.

The 2016 Tournoi Festival pageant has been canceled due to the recent flooding in the parish and across the southern portion of the state.

POINT BLUE — Point Blue farmer Mitch Soileau started letting his rice fields drain at the end of July in anticipation of the August harvest time, but Mother Nature decided to flood the fields all over again the weekend of August 13.

With the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office experiencing major financial woes at this time, the public is questioning where all of the money has gone.