Three Evangeline parish football teams have worked their way into the post-season and will begin their quest for the State Championship this coming Friday night, as the LHSAA reveled the 2017 playo
LITTER BY THE TON
St. Martin Parish Deputies (from left) Nick Breaux, Clayton Landry and Henry Fontenette supervise a gang of jail trusties working on behalf of Keep St. Martin Beautiful, St. Martin Parish Government, SMSO and the cities of Breaux Bridge and St. Martinville. On Tuesday, Jan.
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Teenager shot after Saturday fight
Derek Albert
St. Martinville — A fight that broke out at a dance in the early morning hours Saturday, Jan. 19 led to a shooting of a local teenager.
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Rotary celebrates 62nd Mardi Gras
St. Martinville — The Rotary Club of St. Martinville has announced that Miss Taylor Caitlyn Theriot will reign as queen of the 62nd annual Mardi Gras Ball, “The Durand Wedding,” scheduled for this Saturday, Jan. 26, at the new Cade Civic Center.
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Legion post, cops talk over squabble
Breaux Bridge — A brouhaha between an American Legion post and the police department here boiled to the surface briefly during last week’s City Council meeting, only to be tamped down by Mayor Jack Dale Delhomme.
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Vendors examined by Breaux Bridge
Breaux Bridge — The city fathers are scrutinizing the local policy toward itinerate vendors.
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Breaux Bridge to honor top citizens
Breaux Bridge — The Breaux Bridge Area Chamber of Commerce will honor Bruce Montesano and the late Earl Broussard with its Distinguished Citizen award at this year’s banquet.
The annual event will be held Thursday, Jan. 31, at the Atchafalaya Club in Henderson, starting at 5:45 p.m.
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High court upheld murder conviction
New Orleans — The Louisiana Supreme Court rejected claims last Wednesday that convicted serial killer Derrick Todd Lee was mentally retarded. Lee’s legal team argued that he should not have been tried in East Baton Rouge Parish for the 2002 murder of Charlotte Murray Pace.
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Truck stop casino nixed
Ken Grissom
Breaux Bridge — The City Council last week denied a request by owners of the Shell station north of I-10 for a zoning change that would allow them to operate a truck stop casino at the 2129 Anse Broussard Highway location.
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Translucence
Sally Angelle
Breaux Bridge — Artist Ginger Kelly, who specializes in one-of-a-kind pieces, designs and makes jewelry, glass tiles and tables, has opened an art gallery in downtown Breaux Bridge.
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PROMISE KEPT
St. Martinville Mayor Thomas Nelson asks city worker Kirk Lasseigne how he likes operating the city’s new street sweeper, bought with money borrowed against a new one-cent sales tax. The promise of that sweeper helped the tax get passed by the voters, Nelson says
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