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THE POST-SIGNAL / Steve Bandy
City, law enforcement and school personnel gathered earlier this week at City Hall to witness the signing of a proclamation designating September as “Attendance Awareness Month” in Crowley. Through the proclamation, the mayor and council “commit to focusing on reducing chronic absenteeism to give all children an equitable opportunity to learn, grow and thrive academically, emotionally and socially.

September designated as ‘Attendance Awareness Month’ in Crowley

Tue, 09/12/2023 - 12:51pm

CROWLEY - Recognizing that good school attendance is essential to student achievement and graduation, September has been designated as “Attendance Awareness Month” in the City of Crowley.

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THE POST-SIGNAL / Steve Bandy
Christie Dunn, CPA with the Lafayette firm of Wright, Moore, Dehart, Dupuis and Hutchinson, told members of the city council’s Revenue and Finance Committee Wednesday night that the audit of fiscal year 2021 - 2022 has been complete and that she is now working on the 2022 - 2023 year, which ended Aug. 31.

Audit findings released

Tue, 09/12/2023 - 12:48pm

CROWLEY – Council members and the public have been hearing it since January, “We’re waiting for the good audit numbers.”

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Police tape was visible and vehicles of the Rayne Police Department and the Louisiana State Police were on the scene of an officer involved shooting in the 1000 block of East Jefferson Davis as investigation continued Friday morning. (Acadian-Tribune Photo by Lisa Soileaux)

Officer involved shooting injuries one in Rayne

Fri, 09/08/2023 - 9:38am

RAYNE - At approximately 9 p.m. the evening of Thursday, Sept. 7, members of the Rayne Police Department received a call of shots being fired in the 1000 block of East Jefferson Davis Avenue.

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lsn staff photo / Josie Henry
Courtney Granger, center, is awarded the Hall of Fame Award by CFMA National Board President Troy Fontenot, right, during the 2023 CFMA Music Festival held at the Rayne Civic Center. Angelle Bellard, left, accepted on behalf of Steve Riley, the second Hall of Fame honoree. More photos of honorees will be published in an upcoming edition of The Post-Signal.