All active full-time St. Landry Parish School Board employees as of May 31 are to receive a $1,000 stipend in June. The School Board’s Finance Committee recommended the payment be approved by the full Board at its May 2 meeting. Shaun Grantham, finance director, said it will be the sixth and final stipend paid from federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund. The payment will total about $2.3 million to about 1,700 employees. The school district has until Sept. 30 to spend the money and claim reimbursement. from the ESSER III budget. The money is to address pandemic related recruitment or retention challenges.

News notes

LSUE presents Kettlebell 101
LSUE will have a Kettlebell 101 classes Mondays and Wednesdays, from 5:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. through May 15. Eight classes will be offered.

Eunice Police Arrests report

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

St. Ed’s, Eunice head to track regionals

By Tom Dodge
Sports Editor
BELLEVUE – St. Edmund had a strong showing at the District 6-1A meet with 23 athletes qualified to participate in Thursday’s regional meet held at New Iberia Senior High.

Lights out urged for spring bird migration

The Louisiana Wildlife Federation (LWF) is calling upon residents and businesses throughout the state to join others in turning off bright or excess lighting from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m.

Eunice opens playoffs with thriller win

By Tom Dodge
Sports Editor
It was a strong showing for several local teams to begin the LHSAA softball playoffs.
The state tournament will be held April 26-27 at Frasch Park in Sulphur.

Dissecting a frog

Kasey Marcantel’s biology students at St. Edmund High are studying different body systems and organs of the frog, through the dissection of a bullfrog.

Make your dog a better leash-walker

Walking a dog on a leash is required by law in many towns and cities. Leashing a dog prevents the animal from trespassing on neighbor’s property and keeps it from jumping on people or other animals.

Attention all graduating seniors

Graduation will be approaching soon and much is needed ahead of time for the newspaper’s special graduation edition.
Eunice High and St. Edmund seniors are to email their senior bios.

Strange happenings have occurred in the St.

A cloud cover and occasional rain hindered the eclipse viewing at LSUE on Monday, but there were glimpses of the celestial event.