Iota News

People tend to take advantage of lots of things in life. Do you ever stop to think about how many powerful people we have in life? People that help us everyday and are the reason we are still alive on Earth.

Susan Marie Hebert, of Iota, and Kristopher John Bellon, of Egan, will be united in marriage on June 27, 2008, at Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Church, in Jennings.

Mojo Zydeco features Rainier De Smit, Kevin Jones, Randy Schultz, Jane Schultz, Dave Clairmont and Jack Velker.

Joseph Armand Brinkhaus died on the day that I was born, March 7, 1944, in the little town of Grand Coteau.

St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office reported booking the following people Wednesday: John A. Green, 27, 820 N. Oak St., Opelousas, charged with a parole violation.

“Never drive your vehicle into areas where the water covers the roadway. Flood waters are usually deeper than they appear. Just one foot of flowing water is powerful enough to sweep vehicles off the road. When encountering flooded roads, turn around.”

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued an urban flood advisory for Lafayette and other Acadiana communities. via The Daily Advertiser

Lafayette - Claire Theresa Simoneaux will become the bride of David Joseph Domingue during a May 30th ceremony at St. via The Daily Advertiser

“This will mean fewer mosquitoes, less biting and a diminished risk of contracting disease”

ACADIA PARISH Mosquito source sweep called success The second weekend of a collection by Mosquito Control Contractors Inc. via The Daily Advertiser

“Mary Whittington, who owned property on both sides of the bayou, told me about it”

We wondered the other day about ferries on the Vermilion River and should have recalled that there was a ferry at Bancker for many years. via The Daily Advertiser

The state Department of Environmental Quality is seeking entries for the Gulf Guardian Awards Program. via The Daily Advertiser

A 19-year-old Eunice man is charge with attempted first-degree murder after he allegedly rammed a Eunice Police Department cruiser while police pursued him. via Daily World

Female cat, just under one year old, long white fur with a black tail and a black mask-type marking on her face. via KLFY-TV Lafayette

St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office reported booking the following people Sunday : Billy Thibodeaux, 37, 1321 W. Magnolia St., Eunice, arrested on a warrant for 49 counts of issuing ... via Daily World

Wallace "Bubba" and Joani Bourque of Eunice announce the engagement of their daughter Lydia Louise Bourque to Maxwell Bart Fink. via Daily World

The University of Louisiana at Monroe Counseling Center, the Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling and the Lambda Chapter of Chi Sigma Iota will present a Cognitive Processing Therapy workshop ... via News-Star

University of Louisiana at Monroe President James E. Cofer Sr. has announced the President's List and the Honor Roll for the 2007 fall semester at ULM. via The Daily Advertiser

Andrea Marie Theriot and Christopher Marcel Potier, both of St. Martinville, La., exchanged wedding vows during a 7 PM December 28, 2007 ceremony in St. via The Daily Advertiser

Mardi Gras in Louisiana is something to be left to your imagination. It is celebrated in many different ways and customs according to the area you are from. via The Daily Advertiser

A Church Point man was arrested for possession of prescription pain relivers Oxycodone and Methadone. via Daily World

“Cajun music capital of the world”

In celebration of this year's early Mardi Gras on Tuesday, Feb. 5, here are some good times to be had in Louisiana: Alexandria A new tradition in Mardi Gras, begun only in 1993, is Alexandria's Mardi Gras, ... via Meridian Star