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Belly Buddies Color Fun Run registration deadline is Saturday

There will be a Belly Buddies Color Fun Run in downtown Eunice from 10 a.m. until noon on April 13.
All proceeds will go to Belly Buddies, a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide food to Eunice’s most vulnerable students.

535 early votes cast in 3 days in Eunice

At the end of voting Tuesday, 535 early votes had been cast at the Eunice City Hall poll.
The three day tally had 1,893 early votes cast in St. Landry Parish for the March 23 election.

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St. Francis School Night Out set March 16
St. Francis School will hold a Night Out Dinner & Auction from 6 to 11 p.m. March 16 at the school’s gymnasium.

$7.6M infrastructure project underway in St. Landry Parish

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announces that construction began on a $7.6 million project along a 5.55-mile section of La. 182 from the Lafayette Parish line to La. 754.

Getting pickled out of your garden and refrigerator

With refrigerator pickling you can get creative in the kitchen and experiment with pickling a variety of out-of-the-ordinary fruits and vegetables. This small batch method of pickling is easy to do and is ready to eat in a day or two.

St. Landry Parish marriage licenses

The following people obtained marriage licenses from the St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court Office, Opelousas.
Wednesday, Feb. 28
Rabion Isaiah Crader of Eunice and Janessa Dé Ah Janee Marie Edwards of Eunice.

St. Landry Parish civil cases

The following are civil cases filed in the 27th Judicial Court District, Opelousas.
Thursday, Feb. 28
Succession of Craig Leger.
Sarah Elizabeth Brown vs Jeremy Cains, protective order.