News
April 7
• Carol Broussard, Church Point: Detainer.
• Domonique Jolla, Baton Rouge: Detainer.
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A few former employees of First National Bank enjoyed a ‘mini-reunion” when the bank celebrated 100 years of service recently. From left are Neal Comeaux, Suzy Webb, Greg Jones, Emily Stoma, Melinda B Malmay, Diane Sarver, Leticia Carlson and Loretta Boudreaux.
Suspect caught on surveillance video
Detectives with the Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office are still seeking information on a 2022 commercial burglary that occurred in the 1300 block of Peach Bloom Highway near Church Point.
Sports
THE POST-SIGNAL / Jennifer Lantier
Iota’s Jayvon Allison pulls away from teammate Jacob Cormier and Church Point’s Blathan Citizen to win the 100-meter dash at the District 4-3A Track and Field Championships last Thursday at Iota High School. Allison won the 100- and 200-meter dashes and was named the MVP of the meet.
IOTA – Jayvon Allison and Dylan Callahan combined to score 49.5 points last week at the District 4-3A Track and Field Championships and lead the Iota Bulldogs to the team title with 184 total poin
For the ninth straight season, the Notre Dame Lady Pios will be playing in the LHSAA State Softball tournament in Sulphur.
The No. 5 seeded Lady Pios will take on No. 1 Calvary Baptist in a Select Division III semifinal contest on Friday at 2:30 p.m. on Field 15 at North Frasch Park Softball Complex.
Calvary enters the contest with a record of 33-2 and the Lady Eagles are ranked No. 4 nationally in the USA Today High School Super 25 Polls.
The Lady Eagles won 15 straight games to begin the season before dropping their first contest of the year to Bentonville, Ark., in a tournament on March 9.
Another streak followed for the Lady Eagles as they won 16 straight after that before dropping a 5-3 decision at St.Thomas More in their regular season finale on April 5.
“Calvary is every bit of what they are advertised,” said Serie. “They are the No. 1 team in our division and probably the No. 1 team overall in the entire state in my opinion.
“They have experience, they are coming off a state championship and they’ve won some before, so they are who we know they are.”
Calvary is the defending Select Division III state champion and they won back-to-back titles in Division IV prior to that.
They are led by senior shortstop and Arkansas signee Ramsey Walker and senior second baseman D.J. Lynch, who has committed to Northwestern State University.
The Cavaliers also have a rising star in sophomore pitcher Kynzee Anderson, who struck out 17 batters and tossed a no-hit shutout in a 7-0 quarterfinal victory over Patrick Taylor High School last week.
Needless to say, the Lady Pios have a stiff challenge in front of them.
“Like I tell the girls all the time, the best team doesn’t always win, it’s the better team that day,” said Serie. “They can be the best team eight out of ten times, but we just have to be the better team on Friday. We just need to win one out of one.”
The winner of Friday’s semifinal contest will advance to the title game on Saturday at 3 p.m. on Field 17.
No. 2 St. Charles and No. 3 Houma Christian will be vying for the other spot in the finals Friday when they play on Field 16, also at 2:30 p.m.
For the ninth straight season, the Notre Dame Lady Pios will be playing in the LHSAA State Softball tournament in Sulphur.
THE POST-SIGNAL / Chris Quebedeaux
Church Point’s Carter Fontenot fires a pitch to the plate Friday during the Bears’ 7-6 loss to Pine Prairie.
PINE PRAIRIE – The Church Point Bears put up a fight, but Pine Prairie proved to be a bit too much in the opening round of the Division III baseball playoffs.
Lifestyle
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Hostesses for the April meeting of the Attakapas Study Club of Crowley were Belinda Morse, left, and Peggy Ancelet, center. Roy Lynn Trahan, right, presented a program on the life and writings of Mary Alice Fontenot of Clovis Crawfish fame.
The Attakapas Study Club of Crowley met on April 10, at 2 p.m. at the Acadia Parish Library. President Elizabeth Regan opened the meeting and welcomed the members and guests.
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Cheryl LeMaire presented a program on “Collections” during the April meeting of Laureate Mu Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi.
Cheryl LeMaire was the hostess and program presenter at the April 5 meeting of Laureate Mu Chapter, Beta Sigma Phi. Members met at her home.
The Crowley Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., will host it’s 46th Grand Cotillion Scholarship and Awards Program on Saturday,April 27, at the Grand Opera House of the South in th
Obituaries
Betty Gwen
Thibodeaux
CROWLEY - Funeral services will be held on Tuesday April 23, at 1:30 p.m.
James Charles "Jim" "Boo" Orillion
RAYNE - Funeral services will be held on Saturday, April 27, 2024 at a 10:00 am Mass of Christian Burial at St.
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