Liberty annex transfer legislation in committee
Legislation that would transfer ownership of the Liberty Theater annex from the National Park Service to the city is a work in progress.
Legislation that would transfer ownership of the Liberty Theater annex from the National Park Service to the city is a work in progress.
Eunice aldermen honored former Mayor Curtis Joubert with a proclamation that also names the entrance to the Liberty Theater for him.
Curtis Joubert couldn’t have been elected mayor of Eunice at a worse time. He took office in 1981, just as a crumbling oil industry began to drag south Louisiana into a financial pit worse even than the Great Depression.
The effort by a nonprofit group to revive the Liberty Theater in Eunice is significant not only because it will preserve a historic building and the programs that have been staged there, but also because it recognizes the value of south Louisiana’
The Liberty Theater is poised for a renewal after the Board of Aldermen approved Mayor Scott Fontenot to complete an agreement with a non-profit.
Musician Joel Savoy is to present a proposal at Tuesday’s Board of Aldermen meeting for a non-profit to revive the Liberty Theater.
The Rendez-vous des Cajuns will return to the city-owned Liberty Theater on Nov. 9 after being held for several weeks at the Prairie Acadian Cultural Center.
The air conditioning breakdown and closing of the Liberty Theater is casting a shadow on one of the top events scheduled for city’s 125th anniversary celebration.
The Prairie Acadian Cultural Center is in its 25th year and from its beginning it has been a place where Cajun-Creole French found a shelter.
On Saturday evenings, the Liberty Theater showcased Cajun and Creole music.
Eunice Mayor Scott Fontenot provided few details, but said additional retail development around the Walmart Supercenter is possible.