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Say “hey” to Shelby Boudreaux from Catahoula. He is very dedicated to God, his church and his family. Ricky Skaggs song “Good People are the Salt of the Earth,” was meant for Shelby’s kind.

HENDERSON – Chefs from Crawfish Town USA, the big barn-turned-eatery north of I-10 here, garnered four medals at the Baton Rouge Culinary Classic this week. Every dish they entered won something.

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Felicitation (congratulations) à Lacie Savoie from Catahoula! She is a registered nurse and recently received her nursing directorship at Lafayette General Surgical Hospital in Lafayette. All of that and she is only 24. Bonne chance ‘tite fille.

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Père Don Pelous said at Emma Lou Bourque’s funeral Mass last week that he had never seen her without her smile. Emma Lou was born in Catahoula and baptized at St. Martin de Tours Catholic Church in St. Martinville.

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The Atchafalaya Basin Festival set for Sept. 6 at Henry Guidry Memorial Park in Henderson has been postponed because of Gustav. Organizers Gary Simon (257-2444) and Rickey Douet (230-1731) will be meeting Sept. 16 to decide on a new date.

Organizers announced today that Tim McGraw’s Swampstock 2008 has been postponed until next year due to the effects of Hurricane Gustav on the state of Louisiana.

The Rayville area has experienced over 20 inches of rain over the last few days as the state has been declared a disaster area by government officials and critical resources are being directed towards relief efforts.