Coach Marion Fruge dies

By: DARREL LEJEUNE LSN Editor EUNICE - Marion Fruge, who served as the Basile Bearcats’ head football coach and athletic director for four school sessions (1984 - 1988), passed away last week at age 89. A life-long Eunice resident, Fruge coached many years at St. Edmund (his alma mater) and at Eunice High in addition to his years at Basile High School. While at BHS, in addition to his he...

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