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Dwarf saw palmetto is a wonderful native palm that can be used in sustainable landscapes. (Photo by Heather Kirk-Ballard/LSU AgCenter)
Dwarf saw palmetto is a wonderful native palm that can be used in sustainable landscapes. (Photo by Heather Kirk-Ballard/LSU AgCenter)
Mary Ann Guilory at the Eunice Food Bank, 2101 West Ash. (Photo by Myra Miller)
The Eunice Food Bank needs you. The food bank supplies many families in Eunice and has recently grown to feeding more families.
Early voting for the Dec. 5 election began at 8:30 a.m. Friday at the Eunice City Hall. Clerk Cynthia Martin is in the background framed by two voting machines. Only one vote had been cast by noon. Voting continued Saturday and resumed Monday through Wednesday. The early voting takes a break for Thanksgiving and Friday and ends on Saturday. Voting hours are 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
Renewal of a tax to maintain and operate the St. Landry Parish Jail is a critical issue for parish government, according to Parish President Jessie Bellard.
Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot at Wednesday's Rotary Club meeting. (Photo by Myra Miller)
Eunice Police Chief Randy Fon tenot is hoping a “confidential witness card” will make it easi- er for people to help police solve crimes.
Preliminary data for October released Friday by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) shows that, since September, seasonally adjusted nonfarm employment increased by 21,500 jobs from 1,855,700
Sports
** The Allstate Sugar Bowl/LHSAA Prep Classic is scheduled for Dec. 26-28.
CLASS 5A
No. 32 Covington (2-5) at no. 1 Acadiana (6-1)
Notre Dame jumped out to a 28-7 first half lead over Eunice as the Pioneers cruised to a 42-14 win over the Bobcats in the regular season finale.
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Tom Dodge
Catholic High of Pointe Coupee battled to a 35-21 win over St. Edmund as the Hornets claimed the 2020 District 5-1A title.
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Tom Dodge
The Blue Jays captured back-to-back district championships in 2017 and 2018.
St. Edmund has a chance for another title Friday in a showdown with Catholic High of Pointe Coupee.
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Tom Dodge
When Hurricane Laura forced LaGrange to cancel its football season before it could even begin, Eunice High head coach Andre Vige knew he would have to find another team to fill that void.
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Tom Dodge
Lifestyle
An Angel Tree is set up at Chris’ Sacred Heart Christian Books & Gifts at 1701 W. Laurel Ave. for Oaklane Wellness residents. One can pick an angel.
Mary Joubert’s second grade students at St. Edmund Elementary are experimenting with how heat affects temperature.
Shoppers lined up before opening at 9 a.m. Saturday at Gossip, one of the participating merchants of the 21st annual Noel on the Prairie.
Public Safety
The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs.
The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.
Obits
Vicki Courville Fuselier passed away on Monday, November 23, 2020 at the age of 65. No Services have been planned at this time.
BASILE~It is with the heaviest hearts and great sadness that the family of Robert Maybrier announce his passing on Sunday, November 22, 2020 at The Carpenter House in Lafayette with loving family
John “Randy” LeJeune passed away on Saturday, November 21, 2020 at the age of 58. A Graveside Service will be held at 10 a.m.
Iota ~It is with great sadness that the family of Evelyn D. Trumps announces her passing on Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at the Eunice Extended Care Hospital at the age of 90.
A funeral service for Enora Bergeaux Doyle, 64, will be held on Monday, November 23, 2020, at 11 a.m. at the United Pentecostal Church in Eunice. Rev. Ron Lacombe will officiate.
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