THE ALBERT P. JOSEPH MEMORIAL Scholarship of $800 each was awarded by the True Friends of LaPoint on July 12 to (from left) Akani Aubrey, Amber Lee and Logan Kately, and (from right) Keithan Cormier and Tayler Gary.
Scholarship presenter was True Friends President Eugene L. Cormier (third from right).
A public forum featuring candidates for St. Martin Parish sheriff, sponsored by the Breaux Bridge Area Chamber of Commerce, will be held Thursday, Aug. 13, starting at 6 p.m. at Breaux Bridge City Hall.
Seating is limited and first-come, first-served.
Kids from St. Martinville will set up a lemonade stand at 308 W. Port, near the Parish Government building, from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. today (Thursday) to raise money for victims of the Lafayette theater shooting.
[EDITOR’S NOTE: All of Acadiana was touched by the horrific shooting at the Lafayette movie theater last week, not only out of sympathy and outrage but in many cases because of connections, direct or extended, to the victims.
PHOTO: Jason Huffman, the Director of Organizational and Impact Strategies for the United Way of Acadiana, explains the merits of “The Leader in Me” to the St. Martin Parish Council. (Karl Jeter)
A promising new program will be introduced this year at St. Martinville Primary school.