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By Marie Dawson

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Arnaudville — The meeting room at Town Hall was packed May 20 with citizens, policemen, the sheriff, and employees of Harry’s Deli.

Baton Rouge — Louisiana Commissioner of Conservation James Welsh has issued today a second continuance of a drilling ban imposed last November, prohibiting any new permits for wells to be drilled within a quarter of a mile of an interstate highway.

Lapsed anglers, who are they and how do we get them back? See story in SPORTS.

Baton Rouge — In an effort to lure former Louisiana anglers back into the ranks of recreational fishing license holders, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has joined the Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation’s Lapsed Angler Program.

Amber Trahan of Crowley and Michael Menard of Breaux Bridge announce their engagement and forthcoming marriage on Saturday, June 21, 2008, during a sunset ceremony in Fort Walton Beach, Fla.

Danny and Sarah Duplechin Landry of Breaux Bridge announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Sonia Rae Landry, to Joshua Jude Hebert on Saturday, June 21, 2008, during a ceremony at St. Bernard Catholic Church in Breaux Bridge.

The Annual Avenue of Flags was held Monday, May 27, in honor of those who have sacrificed in service to this country. Here are scenes from the ceremony.

Two Ville Platte High School students will be participating in LA Boys and Girls State at Northwestern State University. The students are juniors Paul Lavigne Jr. and Darisa Griffith. Lavigne is sponsored by Citizens Bank and Griffith is sponsored by the Ville Platte Rotary Club.

ALMA LANDRENEAU BROWN

February 8, 1928 - May 25, 2008

EUNICE - Funeral services were held for Alma Landreneau Brown, 80, of Eunice, at St. Thomas Roman Catholic Church in Savoy at 1 p.m., Tuesday, May 27. Burial followed in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Eunice.

MAMOU - The Mamou Police Department has charged a local man with armed robbery after he allegedly robbed a group of young men who were playing video games at a residence in Mamou.