St. Martinville – Funeral Services were conducted for Carson Kade Broussard, 17, at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, December 27, 2013, at Evangeline Funeral Home with Rev. Dore Langley and Rev. Keith Carmichael officiating.
Interment will be held privately at a later date.
Workers at the Louisiana Sugarcane Cooperative mill at St. John spent the holidays rushing to wrap up the 2013 grinding season after a mid-December freeze killed much of the cane still in the fields.
ELECTION YEAR . . .
As we move into the new year, I’m reminded that 2014 will be a busy one for aspiring politicians around the parish.
First up on the ballot will be a municipal election here in St. Martinville set for April 5. Offices to be filled include mayor and five council seats.
Louisiana State Police are investigating a shooting at an apartment complex Sunday night that left one man dead.
FoodNet Food drive - Wednesday, Dec. 11, 5:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m., Veteran’s home, Main Street, Breaux Bridge. Non-perishable food items, personal care items and monetary donations accepted.