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CLINTON, Mississippi — With their backs against the wall, the Lady Bengals came out swinging.
After fallling 9-0 in the first game Saturday, LSU Eunice responded with a 12-4 victory over Jones County Junior College to capture the 2016 NJCAA Divsion II softball championship.

The top-ranked LSU Eunice baseball team saw their season end with a 13-9 loss to Jones County Junior College Saturday in the NJCAA Division II Region 23 tournament.

MAMOU — Brent Zackery felt that it was God’s plan for him to serve his hometown.
“I am a praying man and feel that I was put here for a reason,” Zackery said. “I can’t fail the town or God. I want to give my all to do everything the right way.”

Evangeline Parish’s fallen soldiers will be remembered on Monday.
The Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 632 will be holding its annual Memorial Day ceremony on Monday at the war monument outside of the parish courthouse. The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m.

A cold case involving felony rape was recently solved by the Mamou Police Department.

Ville Platte Police Department recently made a drug bust after receiving an anonymous tip.

At the Ville Platte Housing Authority’s Tuesday night meeting, the board discussed Edmund Habetz’s threat of litigation against the housing authority which came about due to a discrepancy in a public work bid form.

The Evangeline Parish School Board Executive Committee held a meeting on Tuesday, and the main topic was making cuts to climb out of the $1,250,000.00 deficit the district is facing.

September 13, 1946 - May 22, 2016
Funeral services will be held for Florence Richard, 69, of Ville Platte, at St. James Baptist Church in Bayou Chicot at 11 a.m., Saturday, May 28. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

June 25, 1979 - May 5, 2016
MAMOU - Jamie Margret LaFleur, 36, of Vidrine, passed on to our Lord on Thursday, May 5, 2016.