The UL Petroleum Department is sponsoring a duck hunt raffle in an effort to raise money and awareness for veterans suffering from PTSD, according to Kobie Renard, president of the student chapter of the Society of Petroleum Engineers at UL-Lafayette.
As the 2015 football season moves into the home stretch Breaux Bridge and St. Martinville continue their District 5-4A campaigns while Cecilia returns to New Iberia for a non-league contest against the Yellow Jackets of District 3-5A.
A struggling Westgate team was no match for Cecilia’s offensive juggernaut last week as the Bulldogs rolled to a 49-0 District 5-4A victory over the 0-7 Tigers.
Cecilia roared to a 28-0 halftime lead and added 21 more points in the third period before coasting through the final stanza.
With senior running back Ruben Hypolite still mending from an earlier leg injury, Daniel Lee and sophomore quarterback Julian Leon stepped up big time last week to lead Breaux Bridge to a 30-8 District 5-4A victory over Abbeville.
Lee, a senior, rushed for 40 yards and a TD and caught nine passes for 100 yards and two more scores.
David Dupree of Rayville finished the 275-mile Tour de la Rivière Rouge Wednesday with an adjusted time of 97 hours, 42 minutes and 6 seconds.