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New Iberia – The Catholic High School Lady Panther soccer team advanced to the semifinals in Division III soccer, finishing the 2008 season with a 20-4-2 mark.

After dropping their first district game of the 2008 season to Teurlings, Breaux Bridge’s Lady Tigers have roared back to post four straight league victories, with the latest two coming last week over Abbeville and Beau Chene.

Power outages of up to a half hour occurred on the west and east sides of Eunice today.

High winds pruning aging hardwood and pine of branches and limbs felled an oak tree on South Vivian, causing a power interruption of about a half hour.

The Cecilia Bulldogs picked up three wins on the diamond last week against only one loss while Breaux Bridge’s Tiger finished the week with just one win in three outings.

EARLY EASTER . . .

Lots of comments have been made about how early Mardi Gras and Easter are this year, and I came across an item pointing out that this year will mark the earliest Easter (March 23) that any of us will ever see for the rest of our lives!

On Monday, February 11, two days after the legislature was called in for a special session to discuss and pass laws pertaining to ethics and good government, the Racing Commission, on very short notice, was ignobly summoned to a senate committee meeting in Baton Rouge.

Due to the windy conditions and threatening chance of rain this evening, the Eunice High softball and baseball games scheduled for today against Sam Houston have been rescheduled for Monday, April 7.

St. Martinville — A persistent automobile burglar is behind bars for the second time in three weeks for committing similar crimes that police officials said may have been prevented.

St. Martinville — A Cajun version of The Prairie Home Companion broadcast from the old Teche Theater. A lively bistro and sports bar on the corner of Bridge and Main. A mini-convention complex smack in the heart of downtown.

OPELOUSAS - The sweep is complete.

The Eunice Bobcats downed Beau Chene 4-2 Sunday to capture their third straight St. Landry Parish baseball tournament title.

The Lady Bobcats defeated Port Barre on Saturday to capture the parish softball championship.