Evangeline Downs Bomb Threat Suspect Arrested
43-year-old Russell Cormier of Carencro faces up to 20 years in prison for allegedly making a bomb threat to the Evangeline Downs Casino Tuesday night.
43-year-old Russell Cormier of Carencro faces up to 20 years in prison for allegedly making a bomb threat to the Evangeline Downs Casino Tuesday night.
The human mind is amazing. Think of all of the things that you see around you, a good number of them were created by somebody's brain. That computer you're using, that radio you listen to, that microwave you are using to create breakfast, all came from electric signals that bounced around a human brain. If we can figure out all of those neat things, then how come there seems to be no real answers to these questions that have troubled me for years.
The final night of live racing for the current meet is scheduled for this Saturday night. There will be four big money stakes races on the 11 race card.
After having to cancel Wednesday night's race card, Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino in Opelousas has announced that racing will resume tonight. Post time for the first race is 5:40pm tonight.
The Wednesday night race card will be made up at a later date.
This weekend Saturday, August 18 and Sunday, August 19 is the Battle at the Butte, the hottest quarter mile of drag boat racing in the country! The Deep South Racing Association is hosting the event and all proceeds will benefit the Butte La Rose Fire Department.
How much does an almost 90-1 long shot pay when he is first under the wire?
We continue with our Famous People from Acadiana articles. So far we've covered St. Martin, Acadia and Iberia parishes.
I hope you've enjoyed these compilations as much as I have in researching and putting them together. It is a fun learning experience.
Another week, another parish. This is our third week in our series of Famous People From Acadiana. We've already highlighted notable natives from St. Martin and Acadia Parish. Now, we head down Hwy 90 and pick up some sugar cane and famous people from Iberia Parish.