Entertainment

St. Martinville – Originally published as a series of short stories in the 1970s, and later as a sleeper hit film in the early 1980s, A Christmas Story is gaining new momentum in the world of theatre.

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The Petit Paris Café needs a cook, Call Cyndi, 319-6562.

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Local firefighters Desiree and Donnye Thomas of Butte La Rose were at the pontoon bridge Saturday morning, pour faire leur devoir, with buckets in hand pour chamander donations from the travelers to buy a wheelchair for little Hailey Melancon.

Lafayette – Songstress and Teche News correspondent Helen Boudreaux took home top honors in the Cajun French Music Association’s “Le Cajun Award and Festival” held here recently.

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Important information from Charles Cailloust: On Sept. 3, starting at 4 p.m., at the Louisiana Arts and Science Museum Auditorium, 100 S. River Road in downtown Baton Rouge, the non-profit Friends of the Atchafalaya will hold a public meeting concerning the future of the Atchafalaya Basin.

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    I was in the right place at the right time Thursday, deciding to treat myself to Chinese food. The Chinese Restaurant in front of Winn Dixie serves a great buffet, fit for a king (or someone tired of her own cooking). Guess whose table I sat beside? Deux “gros chien” from the St. Martin Parish Courthouse, Assessor Lawrence Patin, and Clerk of Court Allen Blanchard.