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Paul Coreil, former vice chancellor and director of the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service for the LSU AgCenter and now vice chancellor and professor emeritus, has been named Interim Chancello
Tri-Parish degree recipients at UL Lafayette.
Acadia Parish
Baccalaureate Degree
Arts: Leah Grace Dailey.
Cabot Corporation of Ville Platte is among eight companies selected for the Louisiana Economic Development’s Lantern Award during a private reception at the Governor’s Mansion.
Gov. John Bel Edwards announced on Tuesday his plan to raise early childhood education funding to $18 million in the House Republicans’ state budget proposal. (Photo by Hunter Lovell / LSU Manship School News Service)
Gov. John Bel Edwards, who has touted education as one of his priorities this legislative session, announced his plan on Tuesday to raise early childhood education funding to $18 million.
Temporary buildings at the Eunice Elementary campus in February. (Photos by Harlan Kirgan)
Weather is blamed for slow construction progress at Eunice Elementary.
Sports
St. Edmund dominated the All-District 4-1A baseball list as the Blue Jays repeated as district champions.
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Tom Dodge
The Eunice High Bobcats concluded their football spring drills with a srimmage against the Avoyelles High Mustangs this past Wednesday.
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John Burson
The Lady Jays won its second consecutive district title and St. Edmund was rewarded with 10 players placed on the All-District 4-1A softball team list.
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Tom Dodge
The 2018 Class 3-A state championship was still the headliner at Thursday’s Eunice High annual football award ceremony.
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BATON ROUGE – Eunice Bobcat Javondre Edwards won the Class 3-A title in the 110-meter hurdles and finished second in the 300-meter hurdles at the state meet held Saturday at LSU’s Bernie Moore tra
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Lifestyle
Logan Landry, a graduating senior at St. Edmund High School, is a recipient of a $10,000 “Be Inspired” scholarship from Pedestal Bank. From left, are, Donnie Landry, regional president at Pedestal; Angie Manuel, vice president at Pedestal; Landry, scholarship recipient; and Randall Vigee, senior vice president of Pedestal Bank. (Submitted information and photo)
EUNICE–Pedestal Bank recently announced the winner of the bank’s $10,000 “Be Inspired” Scholarship.
Raymond and Tammy Fruge were awarded “America’s Farmers Grow Communities” donation from the Bayer Fund, and has selected St.
Members of the NAUW Eunice Branch (National Association of University Women) recently donated copies of a book, “Twinkle” to Glendale Elementary.
Public Safety
The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.
May 22
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs.
May 21
05:26 Caller from 7th and Ash heard someone yelling.
The following are arrests by Eunice Police.
May 21
Jacqueline C. Miller, 37, 1400 block of West Vine Street, Eunice. Child desertion and improper supervision of a minor.
Obits
Sabrina M Guillory passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at the age of 32. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, May 25, 2019 at 10:00 AM at St Mathilda Catholic Church in Eunice.
Ray Burkman Fontenot passed away on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at the age of 86. A Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at 11:00 AM at Quirk and Son Funeral Home in Eunice.
Kimberly Bellard Hebert
Kimberly Ann Bellard Hebert passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2019 at the age of 50.
Mary Helen Hundley
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, May 20, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. at St. Lawrence Catholic Church, Mowata for Mary Helen Hundley, 21, who died Friday, May 17, 2019, at 3:15 p.m.
EUNICE-It is with heavy hearts that the family of John E. Ortego, Jr. announces his passing on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at his home surrounded by family at the age of 84.
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