Highlights of the Past

40 years ago
...Named as royalty in a pageant sponsored by the Southern University Alumni Chapter of Crowley were Toyonicka Cormier and Ashley Mills.
...Holy Rosary defeated Crowley High in the Division I finals of the Midland Spectacular, 56-50. Welsh captured the Division II title while Jennings knocked off Lacassine for the girls’ championship and Midland won the girls’ consolation game.
...St. Michael Jr. 4-H Club members chosen for the month were Donald Leonards and Claire Mayeux.
...The first baby born in Acadia Parish in 1982 was Dustin Heath Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joey Dwayne Miller of Evangeline. He was born Jan. 2 at 4:02 a.m. in the Crowley American Legion Hospital and he weighed 8 pounds and 7 1/2 ounces and measured 21 inches at birth.
...On this day in 1982, the lunch menu at Redemptorist consisted of chicken and sausage gumbo, potato salad, celery sticks, peach cobbler, french bread and milk.
...Hostesses for the party of Xi chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma were Diane Wakefield, Florence Amy, Sandra Pruitt, Ruth Hayes, Hilda Harmon, Nideith Harmon, Carole Chandler and Sharon Benoit.
25 years ago
... Three judges were sworn in for the 15th Judicial District Court - Judge Don Aaron, Judge Glenn Everett and Judge John Trahan.
...Holli Paige Lonson became the first baby born in Acadia Parish on Jan 1 at 5:05 p.m. in American Legion Hospital. The New Year’s baby was delivered by Dr. Michael Melanson and weighed 8 pounds, 1 ounce, and was 19 1/2 inches long. She is the daughter of Barbara and Carol Lonson of Crowley.
...Crowley firemen along with help from the Rayne Fire Department battled a Sunday afternoon blaze that destroyed the Crowley Flower Shop, located at 1414 N. Parkerson Ave.
...Judge Barrett Harrington was re-elected to his third term with 75 percent of the vote over attorney Wade P. Richard.
...Iota Junior 4-H members who participated in the horse judging contest held at the multipurpose facility in Crowley included Jaimie Leger, Jason Miller, Britney Hebert, Andrew Richard and Erin LeGros.
10 years ago
... Top honors on the All-Acadia Parish football team went to Rayne High’s Curt Ware (Coach of the Year), Crowley High’s Davante Bourque (Offensive MVP) and Church Point’s Dexter Charles (Defensive MVP).
...June 4, 2012, marked the 125th anniversary of the founding of the City of Crowley.
...Among those in attendance for the Young Feminist Social Club’s annual Christmas social at Fezzo’s were Wadie Arceneaux, Jackie Bernard, Willette Wilridge, Savannah Washington, Marie Solomon, Marie Beverly, Violet Benoit, Sheral Garrick and Lucinda Jackson.
5 years ago
... 2016 Krewe of Town Revelers Mardi Gras royalty, King Cimmer LXI Jeremy “Jay” Suire and his Queen, Dr. Suzanne Croughan, marked 12th Night and the opening of this year’s Mardi Gras Season by hanging their official royal Mardi Gras flags.
...Recognized as Redemptorist Catholic School students of the year were Hunter Hoffpauir, Mr. Redemptorist; Amanda Cormier, Miss Redemptorist; Madeline Foster, eighth grade Student of the Year and Ava Didier, fifth grade Student of the Year.