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April 18

Vergie Smith, 52, Basile, theft of goods, resisting an officer, flight from an officer, possession of drug paraphernalia.

Louisiana landowners will have the opportunity to learn about carbon credits and how they may benefit at a conference on May 14 at Alexandria, according to the meeting’s organizers.

The City Court of the City of Eunice met pursuant to adjournment on Monday November 26, 2007 at 6 p.m. at the City Hall, Honorable Judge Lynette Y. Feucht presiding.

Matthew Dugas, 211 James Place, Eunice, no seatbelt, open container, no child restraint, invalid drivers license, guilty, $325.00 fine, 10 days in jail suspended, probation for 6 months;

Riley Atchison

Brandon and Melinda Atchison of Eunice announce the birth of their daughter, Riley Claire Atchison, born on April 3 at the Acadian Medical Center weighing 6 pounds and 6.2 ounces.

Maternal grandparents are Pauline Radeke and Carl Theriot.

By Jamie Anfenson-Comeau

jamieenews@bellsouth.net

The St. Edmund “Believe in Blue” Capital Campaign is almost three-quarters of the way towards its fundraising goal of 2 million dollars, Developmental Director Aimee Summerlin told the Eunice Rotary Club last week.

By Myra Miller

myraenews@bellsouth.net

I was at the hospital on Tuesday morning - don’t panic; not as a patient, but as a Pink Lady.

In three short months we have taken a great step toward a New Louisiana. We set out to dramatically transform our state, and we have begun to do exactly that. We have transformed the reputation of our state by passing some of the strongest ethics reforms in the country.

I think President Clinton said it first: “Is, is what it is”. That makes perfect sense to me. Although the article articulated below was meant primarily for black kids by the author, I think it applies equally to all kids; White, Black, Hispanic or whatever stripe.

We’ve been talking a lot about literacy recently, with the efforts of Jean McManus and others to get the first Louisiana Imagination Library program started in Eunice.

Some might think it’s a bit self-serving for a newspaper to be speaking about literacy, but it’s also vital.