Rayne News

Katie Marie Stelly and Daniel Jordan Robin were united in marriage on Saturday, November 7, 2009 at during a 6:30 p.m. double ring nuptial mass at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church in Church Point.

If you've never seen a frog dressed like a ballerina or Jimmy Buffett or the Lion King, you've never been to the Rayne Lions Club's Frog Derby costume contest during the Rayne Frog Festival.

Nine councillors will tomorrow be making one of the biggest planning decisions in Bristol for years.

After a moderate drought parched Louisiana crops during the summer, heavy rains are now putting a damper on harvest time.

The following people were booked into the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center before 9:30 a.m. Sunday.

Rapides Parish Jail booking records show the following suspects were booked into the jail on felony charges: Oct.

Extension agents and foresters associated with the LSU Ag Center will hold a series of workshops from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. today at various spots throughout Acadiana.

The following birth announcements were made with permission of the parents: Women's and Children's Hospital: A daughter, Makenna Faith Delino, born Sept.

Bob and Ginger Bourg of Rayne are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Ms.

The 2009 Rayne Frog Festival poster honors the traditions of Rayne and South Louisiana by featuring tadpoles, frog musicians and a fleur de lis.

Festival visitors are invited to participate in the unique Frog Racing and Jumping contests at the 37th annual Rayne Frog Festival.

An Acadia Parish Grand Jury has cleared members of the Rayne Police department for their role in a shooting in February that has left a man in a wheel chair.

OPELOUSAS - As negotiations for an electric power contract for Opelousas continue and debate churns over whether to renew the city's deal with Cleco, Mayor Donald Cravins Sr.

An Acadia Parish grand jury indicted a 35-year-old Rayne man Thursday on a charge of attempted first-degree murder and ruled officers were justified in shooting him during a February incident in Rayne.

Each year, Festival International de Louisiane seeks out a local artist who creates a piece that embodies the spirit of festival.

Katie Marie Stelly, of Church Point, and Daniel Jordan Robin, of Lafayette, will exchange wedding vows on November 7, 2009, at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church in Church Point, LA.

RAYNE - The Acadia Parish Sheriff's Office is looking for a Henderson man in connection with burglary of a Rayne residence.

Rocking the stage this Saturday at Music City Texas Theater is the undisputed "King of Cajun" Jo El Sonnier, featuring The Black Water Band of Jefferson as the special guest.

An idle plant in Shreveport-Bossier was already supposed to be 'up and running' by now.

RAYNE - Gov. Bobby Jindal awarded 204 veterans from Acadia Parish with the Louisiana Veterans' Honor Medal at the Rayne Civic Center on Monday.