LOCAL NEWS

Lowder promises ‘high octane’ event

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CROWLEY - The Acadiana Festival of Life kicks off tonight at 7 p.m. This city-wide crusade will take place today through Wednesday (with the exception of Monday night starting at 6 p.m. for students).
The Acadia Parish Rice Arena in Crowley will be transformed into a “high octane event unlike anything you’ve attended before,” as Evangelist Jay Lowder describes it.
The high energy atmosphere, created by Lowder’s Harvest Ministries, is geared towards “winning the masses for Christ.”

SPORTS

Boxing Club Donors Being Falsely Misled By New Scam

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Within the past few weeks, Charles Trahan, head coach of the Frog Capital Boxing Club, reports that members of an area boxing organization not associated with the Rayne club have been collecting donations in the name of the Frog Capital Boxing Club.

COMMUNITY

February's Garden of the Month

by the Rayne Garden Club

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GARDEN OF THE MONTH - The Melancon home of Rayne located at 403 East A School St., was awarded the Garden of the Month Award by the Rayne Garden Club for the month of February.

CURRENT WEATHER

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Low: 48°
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LIFESTYLE

Ray*La*Ne XII Paige Peterson Selected as Finalist

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SELECTED AS FINALIST - During the Queen of Queens Pagent held Saturday, Feb. 27, during the LAFF Convention in Baton Rouge, Queen Ray*La*Ne XII Paige Peterson

OPINION

Legal or Illegal

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The following scenario comes from California and was sent to me by a friend. There are so many problems facing the country, this one probably doesn’t rank very high on the totem pole but it deserves mention.

Subject: JOE LEGAL vs. JOSE’ ILLEGAL
You have two families: “Joe Legal” and “Jose’ Illegal”.