Blue Jays shut down Oak Grove

By Jamie Anfenson-Comeau

jamieenews@bellsouth.net

MORGAN CITY – The St. Edmund Blue Jays, taking a break from District 6-1A action this weekend, declawed the Oak Grove Tigers in a four-run shutout Saturday.

LUS linemen earn honors in Fla. competition

LUS linemen

earn honors in

Fla. competition

Lakeland, Fla. – Lakeland Electric hosted the 8th annual FEMA Florida Lineman’s Competition on March 29, with teams and apprentices from Florida, Kansas and Louisiana electric utilities demonstrating their skills.

Board opposed to state collecting sales tax

Don’t mess with sales tax collections!

That’s the clear message the St. Martin School Board is sending to local legislators in a resolution unanimously adopted during last week’s monthly meeting.

Girls Scouts donate toys

Girl Scouts Pines to the Gulf Service Unit 620 has donated stuffed animals to Faith House to bring more comfort to the lives of children there. The girls hope the donations will help the children to feel more secure and welcomed.

Deaths: April 6

ROBERT LEE HUVAL

LAFAYETTE - Funeral services were held for Robert Lee Huval, 57, of Lafayette, at La Chapelle de Martin and Castille in Lafayette at 11 a.m., Saturday, April 5. Burial followed in the Calvary Cemetery.

Nominations for Louisiana Lantern Awards due April 22

BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana Economic Development (LED) is accepting nominations until Tuesday, April 22, for the 2008 Lantern Awards through the state’s eight Regional Planning and Development Districts. The Lantern Awards annually recognize an outstanding manufacturer from each district.

PPPD arrests two for contributing to the delinquency of minors

PINE PRAIRIE - Two Pine Prairie men, who picked up two juvenile females Monday evening are facing serious charges.

Appellate court overturns decision

LAKE CHARLES - The 13th Judicial District Court’s decision in Paul Ortego vs. Eldridge Hickerson and others, in which Ortego, the plaintiff, was granted a judgement, has been reversed by the State of Louisiana Court of Appeal, Third Circuit.

Local authorities continue war on narcotics, arrests reported

By: CARISSA HEBERT

Managing Editor

VPPD

The Ville Platte Police Department made several arrests over the last few days in the area of narcotics.

VP Police respond to 746 calls in March of 2008

The Ville Platte Police Department responded to a total of 746 complaints for the month of March, of which 215 required reports, according to Police Chief Neal Lartigue.

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