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The Rev. Travis Wayne Abadie, who was ordained by Bishop Michael Jarrell of the Diocese of Lafayette on June 6, was appointed as associate pastor of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church and Annunciation of The Blessed Virgin Mary in Duralde on July 1.

New Prairie Acadian Cultural Center park ranger Angelle Bellard hopes to use her prior experience as an education coordinator to build on the foundation of her work predecessors.

It’s been a long, hard road to get there, but the Acadia Parish School Board can finally report balanced budgets via its final revisions in the 2014-15 fiscal year budget and its proposed 2015-16 fiscal year budget.

Ardoin’s Funeral Home of Eunice is among 11 funeral homes earning a 2015 Certificate of Excellence Award from the Louisiana Funeral Directors Association.

The Louisiana Funeral Directors Association announced the 2015-2016 slate of officers and directors during the installation banquet at the Louisiana and Mississippi joint convention held at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in New Orleans on June 16.