News
The agenda is fairly light for the Eunice Board of Aldermen’s meeting Tuesday.
Incumbent Germaine Simpson is returning to her Ward 2 Eunice Board of Aldermen seat and Chad Andrepont has won the Ward 1 seat in the Saturday election.
St. Landry Parish Council member Harold Taylor, right, holds a chart with the major expenses paid by parish government at a special meeting Wednesday in Opelousas. Also shown, from left, are Council members Jerry Red, Timmy Lejeune, Easton Shelvin, Wayne Ardoin and Coby Clavier. Seated in the background at right is Garret Duplechain, Council legal counsel. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
The St. Landry Parish Council added a package of amendments to Parish President Bill Fontenot’s budget that are intended to save more than $500,000 by next December.
Superintendent Patrick Jenkins
The St. Landry Parish School Board graded Superintendent Patrick Jenkins as Proficient in an annual evaluation presented Thursday.
Former LSUE Chancellor Kimberly Russell in September 2015 after arriving at the campus. Russell has left the job for a position at Texas Womans University. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
LSUE Chancellor Kimberly Russell has left the job she has held for three years and accepted a position at Texas Woman’s University.
Sports
EDITOR’S NOTE: Eunice News sports writer John Burson and sports editor Tom Dodge combined for this story.
The run to the championship game for the Bobcats has been an impressive turnaround from the 5-6 finish in 2017.
Byline
Tom Dodge
The Bobcat faithful will fill their side of the Superdome in New Orleans Friday night when Eunice faces Sterlington for the Class 3-A championship.
Byline
Tom Dodge
NEW ORLEANS – It has been 20 years since Ryan Deshotel touched the turf of the Louisiana Superdome.
Byline
Tom Dodge
Lifestyle
The Eunice Junior High School Jr. Beta Club partnered with the Eunice Fire Department to deliver toys to families this Christmas during the annual Toys for Tots drive.
Eunice High’s Coach Trae Brown’s AP Environmental Science class conducted a lab on re-enacting mechanical and chemical weathering and witnessing the permeability and porosity of different soil type
Louisiana’s House of Representatives approved a bill that would allow school personnel to administer opioid overdose antidotes to overdose victims. St.
Public Safety
Tara Taylor Richard
A 38-year-old substitute teacher has been charged with having sexual relations with a two males, ages 15 and 16, according to a news release from St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz.
Chasitty Mullins
A Rayne couple, John and Chasitty Mullins, were arrested by Acadia Parish Sheriff’s deputies after an investigation into a report of elderly abuse, according to a news release from Acadia Parish Sh
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs.
Dec. 6
08:54 Wreck at True Value.
10:59 Lobby complaint about stolen bike.
Obits
Betty Johnson Lee, age 86, passed away on Thursday, December 6, 2018. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, at St.
Warren Frey
Warren Frey passed away on Thursday, December 6, 2018, at the age of 81 at Our Lady of Lourdes in Lafayette. He was born on July 15, 1937.
Joseph Wilfred Darbonne passed away on Sunday, December 2, 2018, at the age of 78.
EUNICE~It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that the family of Allen Cormier announces his passing on Thursday, November 29, 2018 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Ville Platte. He was 76.
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