Registration for the Eunice Rotary Zydeco Triathlon will continue until 7:30 a.m. Saturday —the day of the event which begins at the Louisiana State University Eunice natatorium, 2048 Johnson Highway, Eunice.
Race day registration is $55 plus any USA Triathlon fees.
The Justice Department announced Tuesday that it has opened pattern or practice investigations into the use of investigative holds by the Ville Platte Police Department and the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office, a Justice Department news release stated.
Barry Jean Ancelet
Cajun folklorist Barry Jean Ancelet will become the first UL Lafayette faculty member to be honored by an invitation to give a “last lecture.”
Rep. Mickey Guillory
State Rep. Vincent Pierre, D-District 44, has been re-elected for a third consecutive time to serve as chairman of the Acadiana Legislative Delegation for the 2015 legislative session.
Acadia General Hospital held its inaugural fundraising gala on April 10, at the Grand Opera House. The event, which was black-tie optional, was intended to engage members of the community in pursuit of a new emergency room for the hospital.
