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Christine Bolfa holds a horse up while students at Danyelle’s Early Developmental Center raise their hands to be picked to say the French word for horse so they can add it to the farm scene in front of them. At right is Margaret “Chicken” Ardoin, wife of “Winky” Ardoin, who is past president and is now chairman of the Dewey Bolfa Cajun and Creole Heritage Week. At left is Danyelle Reed, owner/teacher at the school.
Late musician Dewey Bolfa's daughter teaching French to kids before they get to kindergarten
VILLE PLATTE – A teacher specializing in the French language is building a program that will teach French to students in Acadiana starting before they reach kindergarten. Christine Balfa, who was f...
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Residents seem to think La. colleges should offer more variety
BATON ROUGE – The LSU Public Policy Research Lab, or PPRL, supported by the Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs, has released results from their annual Louisiana Survey showing Louisiana resid...
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Man, woman held on multiple drug, weapons charges
MARKSVILLE – Deputies arrested a man and woman Monday on multiple drug and weapons charges, seizing pills, cash and a number of guns in the process. Sheriff Doug Anderson said the charges came af...
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Two die in fiery U.S. 190 crash
LIVONIA – Two people died of injuries received in a fiery crash west of here Easter weekend. State Police said a vehicle driven by George Joseph, 54, of New Orleans struck the median guardrail on ...
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Tire blows on I-10, vehicle flips, two women die
JENNINGS – Two unrestrained Texas women died when ejected from a vehicle that rolled over several times on I-10 Easter afternoon. State Police said Jeremy Williams, 22, of Port Arthur was driving ...
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Services set for teens killed in Opelousas accident
OPELOUSAS – Services will be Wednesday for two Opelousas Catholic School cheerleaders who died from injuries suffered when their vehicle pulled in front of another on La. 182. Juniors Sarah Jarrell...
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Survey notes hydraulic fracturing suffers from syntax problem
BATON ROUGE – The LSU Public Policy Research Lab, or PPRL, supported by the Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs, has released results from their annual Louisiana Survey showing Louisiana resid...
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'Changed man', slasher gets five years, suspended
CROWLEY - Devin Redlich, the man known as the “Basile Slasher”, who initially faced attempted murder charges stemming from the incident, received a five-year suspended sentence from District Judge...
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Bridge jumper's conviction stands
Mark Savoy can add the Third Circuit Court of Appeals to the list of agencies and officials allegedly conspiring against him. The Basin Bridge Jumper on Wednesday lost his appeal of his conviction ...
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Tangipahoa school panel, facing $10 million deficit, votes to extend budget cuts
AMITE – The Tangipahoa Parish School Board's Finance Committee decided Tuesday to extend another year reductions in teacher benefits. The vote means that school system administrators can include th...
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Woman gets 14 months, fine in low-income mortgage scam
LAFAYETTE – The former owner of a firm packaging low-income mortgages has been sentenced to 14 months in federal prison for wire fraud. Mary L. Francois of St. Martinville was also ordered by Judg...
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Amite driver dies when car hits tree, burns
AMITE – An Amite man died Tuesday night when his car left the road, hit a tree and exploded. State Police said the accident occurred shortly before 11 p.m. on La. 1054 about two miles south of La. ...
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