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The LJHSAA state champion Bayou Chicot Elementary team is pictured. Team members are Reese Zanca, Laikyn Mire, Layken Fontenot, Avery Kraemer, Emily Fontenot, Callie Johnson, Adalynn Dutton, Adalynn Fontenot, Finley Doucet, Nadia Fontenot, Melia George, Blaiklee Mire, and Mica Fontenot. Head coach is Chuncey Fontenot. (Photo courtesy of Chuncey Fontenot)

Making a statement: Bayou Chicot Elementary goes undefeated in tournament to win state title

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Thursday, March 19, 2026

By: TONY MARKS Editor Champions again reside in Bayou Chicot. The Bayou Chicot Elementary softball team went undefeated in all four games of the state tournament to claim another Louisiana Junior High School Athletic Association state championship.

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Suspect is arrested for burglary of a camp

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Thursday, March 19, 2026

By: TONY MARKS Editor The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office announced an arrest in connection with a break-in at a camp on Molitor Road. According to a press release from the sheriff’s office, the incident happened on February 21.

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Louisiana OMV updates Website domain

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Thursday, March 19, 2026

The Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles announced today that it has officially transitioned its website to www.expresslane.la.gov. The domain change from an .org address to the .

41st Boggy Bayou Festival Queen crowned Saturday

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Thursday, March 19, 2026

Chloe Brook Childers, the 18-year-old daughter of Brook Vidrine of Washington, was crowned as the 41st annual Boggy Bayou Festival Queen during pageant festivities held Saturday evening, March 14, at the Sherman Place Event Venue in Crooked Creek.

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Community Foundation of Acadiana opens 2026 competitive grants cycle

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Thursday, March 19, 2026

LAFAYETTE – The Community Foundation of Acadiana (CFA) has officially opened its 2026 Competitive Grants Cycle, offering new funding opportunities to nonprofit organizations working to strengthen communities across Acadiana.

EPSO Arrests

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Thursday, March 19, 2026

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

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Hooray, Hollywood is history

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Thursday, March 19, 2026

The 2026 Oscars served as another reminder of what has been lost in our country. This event used to be a celebration of creative geniuses who engaged in making superb movies that millions of Americans enjoyed.

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Louisiana schools could get more money for mandated costs

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Thursday, March 19, 2026

By: AUBRI JUHASZ WWNO-FM (Editor’s Note: The following article is courtesy of Louisiana Illuminator and can be found online at lailluminator.com.) Louisiana’s top education official is recommending that lawmakers approve a recurring increase in school funding.

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Youth participate in livestock program at parish show

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Thursday, March 19, 2026

By: KIM DEVILLE Associate Extension Agent/ 4-H Youth Development The Evangeline Parish 4-H and FFA Jr. Livestock Show and Sale was held on Saturday, January 17, 2026, at the Chauncey Pitre Memorial Building. Over 100 Evangeline Parish 4-H members participated in this year’s Jr. Livestock Show.

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Parish youth participate at district 4-H show

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Thursday, March 19, 2026

By: KIM DEVILLE Associate Extension Agent/ 4-H Youth Development MADISON LATOUR Assistant Extension Agent/ 4-H Youth Development Evangeline Parish 4-H Club members participated in the 2026 Southwest District Livestock show held January 27 to January 31 in Lake Charles at the W.T.

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