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Atlanta, Ga. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2008 waterfowl survey shows ducks breeding farther north, bypassing dry prairies.

Union Pacific Railroad proposes to use what it considers a more effective and quicker method for cleaning remaining contaminated soil and materials from the May 2000 derailment site north of City Lake.

Bennett J. Louviere

Visitation for Bennett Joseph Louviere will be at Quirk & Son, Eunice, from 1 p.m. until 9 p.m. Thursday, July 17, with a rosary at 7 p.m. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in St. Thomas Chapel. Burial will be in St. Paul Cemetery.

July 15

11:23 a.m. Accident, near AMC, East Laurel.

12:57 p.m. Accident, near Hacienda, West Laurel.

4:27 p.m. Disturbance, Lewis.

Four tour buses, filled; two semi-trailers, packed; one 20 foot panel van plus a 12 foot trailer, also packed; and two 16 passenger vans, also packed.

When you think back to how life was 200 years ago, 100 years ago, 50 years ago - or even last week in some cases, could you ever imagine losing touch with nature and having technology take over the way it has?

Magdelan Square in Abbeville will be the location of the August 9, 2008 ceremony uniting Tammy Marie Foreman and David Wayne Sanders.

Tammy is the daughter of Katie Choate of Erath and the late George Wayne Foreman of Indian Bayou. Tammy is a graduate from Erath High School.

Tiffany Lynn Broussard and Jonathan Paul Faulk exchanged marriage vows Friday, July 11, 2008 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Erath. The 7:00 p.m. ceremony was officiated by Reverend Floyd J. Calais, a close family friend.

Jessica Lynn Hebert and John Bradley Ward will be united in marriage Saturday, July 26, 2008. The wedding will be held at 4:00 p.m., at First Baptist Church of Abbeville and officiated by Rev. Warren Langford.

St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Maurice will be the location of the July 26, 2008 ceremony uniting Katie Michelle Cabrol and Ted Carl Villien.