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ST. MARTINVILLE — Several pirogues will float down the Bayou Teche in St. Martinville Saturday afternoon carrying men and women dressed in 18th century clothing with all their earthly possessions.
Airport to use $85,000 grant to study wildlife
The Iberia Parish Airport Authority accepted an $85,000 grant from the Federal Aviation Admini-stration for conducting an extensive, one-year wildlife hazard assessment at the Acadiana Regional Air-port.
FAIR, BALANCED
To have a more fair and balanced judicial system, laws need to be changed to fit the crimes, 16th Judicial District Attorney Phil Haney said.
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OPINION
Should be easy to solve
It seems to reason that finding out who left the large graffiti stains along Hopkins Street this week should be the easiest crime to solve in New Iberia.
Party jump a big deal?
What’s in a name, or in state Sen. Troy Hebert’s case, a letter indicating political party affiliation?
Proactive public works
It seems like a good idea to try to develop an operating system for Iberia Parish’s Public Works Department that is maintenance-driven instead of one driven by complaints.
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SPORTS
Erath rules at Cashen, Koenig
ERATH — Host school Delcambre came away with three of the six individual awards Friday night at the Cashen and Koenig Relays, but Erath High School swept the team titles at their home track.
Bringing the wood
The top and bottom of the New Iberia Senior High lineup came through in a big way for the Yellow Jackets on the first day of the Tabasco/Lydia Food Store NISH Challenge.
Bringing the wood
Jamar Lewis’ head was still spinning after his Westgate Tigers beat three-time defending Class 4A champion Zachary High School 10-9 in eight innings Thursday afternoon to open the Tabasco NISH Challenge, sponsored by Lydia Food Store.
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OBITUARIES
Harry J. Bourque
ST. MARTINVILLE – Funeral services will be conducted for Harry Joseph Bourque, 77, at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 21, 2010 at St. Martin de Tours Catholic Church with Msgr. Douglas Courville officiating. Interment will be held at Broussard Cemetery in Bayou Petit Anse.
Beverly J.L. Chauvin
FRANKLIN - Beverly J. LeBlanc Chauvin, 77, a native of Lafayette and a resident of Franklin, passed away Friday, March 19, 2010, at 6:03 p.m. at Lafayette General Medical Center.
Samuel P. LaBit
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, March 12, 2010, at Pellerin Funeral Home Chapel in New Iberia for Samuel Paul LaBit, 62, who passed away on Thursday, March 18, 2010 in New Iberia.
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PEOPLE
Hammer, anvil, stirrup — small makes perfect sense
The cries of a newborn baby, the crack of the bat on a child’s first home run or the hooting of an owl at dusk, all sounds most of us take for granted. But, for those without the sense of hearing, these things and others melt into silence.
Sweet memories of days gone by
As he stood at the helm of his boat on the Bayou Teche, Captain Clyde Arthur Barbour admired the stately Oaklawn manor sitting empty on the banks of the twisting bayou. Barbour would put in at the site just to sit and look at the home which was falling into disrepair.
Fire when ready
Hunting, fishing and the love of the outdoors are things that are near and dear to the hearts of many Teche Area residents. Tragedy, however, can happen in a flash. A group of local outdoorsmen have taken up “arms” to help prevent something that can so easily be avoided.
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Not your granny’s frozen foods
What’s for supper? This question arises as soon as parents return home from work. It usually means taking out the pots and pans, chopping and preparing meats and vegetables, firing up the oven and stove or heading out to a fast food joint.
Cornbread, a traditional staple given to the world by the Native Americans
Had it not been for those inhabitants in the New World of the early 1700s, the European settlers would have surely perished. One of the life-saving staples offered to the settlers by the Native American Indians was maze, or corn, and the variations that could be derived from a simple plant.
Oysters, Casanova’s appetizer
The Greek Goddess of love, Aphrodite, is said to have sprang forth from the sea on an oyster shell and gave birth to her most admired son Eros, the Roman Cupid, while Casanova reportedly started a meal by eating 12 dozen oysters, thus linking the Invertebrate to love.
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