Matilda Hoffpauir Spell

CROWLEY – Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 10, 2008 at 2 p.m. for Matilda Hoffpauir Spell, 102, who went to her heavenly home on Monday, April 7, 2008 at 9:30 p.m. at American Legion Hospital in Crowley.

Ethel Bull Schexnayder

RAYNE – Funeral services will be held at Gossen Funeral Home Chapel, Friday, April 11, 2008 at 10 a.m. for Ethel Bull Schexnayder, 89 who died Tuesday, April 8, 2008 in Rayne Guest Home.

Interment will be in the St. Joseph Cemetery #2, Rayne.

Amending your tax return – IRS tax tip

NEW ORLEANS – Oops! You’ve discovered an error after your tax return has been filed or maybe you need to adjust your 2007 return to include certain non-taxable benefits to reach the $3000 qualifying income level to qualify for an economic stimulus payment.

Police looking into property damage

CHURCH POINT – This week, Crime Stoppers of Acadia Parish needs your help to solve a criminal damage to property case.

Church Point Police are investigating a criminal damage to property complaint, which occurred at the Texaco Fuel Station located at 620 West Canal Street.

Board opposes public funding of school vouchers

By Shantelle Breaux

CROWLEY – At the Monday evening meeting of the Acadia Parish School Board, the board took a stand against using tax credits and/ or public funding for school vouchers.

Small business development subject at Rotary

By Shantelle Breaux

CROWLEY – Mark Galyean was the guest speaker at Tuesday’s meeting of the Crowley Rotary Club.

Galyean was at the meeting to speak about the Louisiana Small Business Development Center, of which he is the regional director of at UL.

Man credits dog with saving life

By Howell Dennis

CROWLEY – When Phillip and Debbie Daigle awoke to the sound of their dog acting frantic last Friday morning, they knew instantly that something was wrong.

Preliminary flood and elevation maps reviewed in Abbeville

By two o’clock yesterday, parish residents and officials were looking at the preliminary flood insurance rate maps as known as Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps (DFIRMS) which serve as a tool to set rates for insurance in the area, advise of elevations for building and target “hazard “zones withi

New shipyard proposed for Perry

Bill Best, a resident of Perry, addressed the Vermilion Parish Police Jury last Wednesday night at the bi-monthly committee meetings with concerns about a new shipyard proposed to be installed next door to his residence.

Police Report

April 9

7:49 a.m. Someone trying to set fire to window on subject’s house, North 12th.

7:57 a.m. Accident, hit and run, West Maple near car wash.

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