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The Experience Louisiana Festival held at LSUE. Photo is from the 2015 festival in October. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
Harvest season is a busy time for south Louisiana farmers and ranchers, but it is also a busy time for folks who like to eat, dance, and generally pass a good time.
Classes will resume at Eunice Elementary School on Friday.
There will be a meeting at 6 p.m. today at First Baptist Church of Eunice, 331 W. Park Ave., in the sanctuary.
They say if you are expecting a punch in the gut, you’re relieved to receive only a slap in the face. However, the next punch could be back to the gut.
Louisiana Cotton Association members have been working on the 65th Annual Louisiana Cotton Festival, which will be held Oct. 9 to 14.
The Eunice city overlay project began last week with streets around St. Edmund, Mayor Scott Fontenot said. This week the street work moved streets around Eunice High School. Fontenot said the $1 million project may be completed by the end of the month. There were 23 streets on th list totaling about 3.7 miles. The work shown is on West Ash across from Eunice High School on Tuesday morning. The contractor, Coastal Bridge, has until the end of September to complete the project. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
A 23-street overlay project may be completed by the end of the month, according to Eunice Mayor Scott Fontenot.
The project began Aug. 6 around St. Edmund schools.
Sports
With the local teams scrimmaging this week, that means football season is just around the corner.
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EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the ninth in the series previewing the 2018 football season.
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History was made Wednesday at LSU Eunice s a ground breaking ceremony was held for the construction of the soccer fields.
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EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the seventh in the series previewing the 2018 football season.
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Perry Gallow plays each game with a fire and passion that still drives him at 54, the oldest player on his teams.
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Lifestyle
Sun-loving plants like these at the LSU AgCenter Hammond Research Station do their best in full sun. Photo by Rick Bogren/LSU AgCenter.
By Dan Gill
LSU AgCenter
Horticulturist
Charles Wahl, an LSU AgCenter entomology research associate, drops weevil-infested giant salvinia into a hole he cleared in a mat of aquatic vegetation, including both common and giant salvinia. The weevils feed on giant salvinia and help control the invasive plant. Photo by Olivia McClure/LSU AgCenter.
By Craig Gautreaux, cgautreaux@agcenter.lsu.edu
Northside Veterinary Hospital, owned by Dr. Tim Deshotel and Amy Deshotel, received the Business Yard of the Month by the Bulb & Blossom Garden Club of Eunice.
Public Safety
The following are arrests by Eunice Police
Aug. 16
Stephanie Mari Bertrand, 42, 1700 block of Dudley Street, Eunice. Criminal trespass and theft less than $1,000.
The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.
Aug. 17
Obits
EUNICE – Funeral services will be held at 12:00 noon on Saturday, August 18, 2018 at Greater True Light Baptist Church, 341 Anne St., Eunice, for Mr.
Suzanne Herrera Doucet passed away on Sunday, August 12, 2018, at the age of 71.
No services have been scheduled at this time.
A memorial service for Devin Marc Sanders, 33, will be held on Tuesday, August 14, 2018, at Quirk & Son Funeral Home in Eunice from 4:00 PM.
Donald “Donnie” J. Bollich
EUNICE — It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that the family of Donald “Donnie” J. Bollich announces his passing on Thursday, August 09, 2018 at Acadian Medical Center. He was 87.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, August 11, 2018 at 10:00 am at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Iota, Louisiana for Charlotte Gayle Miller, 70, who passed away at her home.
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