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Dissolution of hospital district, agreement for division of assets earns judicial approval

The dissolution of a hospital board and an agreement between St. Landry and St. Martin parishes to divide the board’s assets was approved Thursday by 27th Judicial District Judge James P. Doherty. Doherty presided over a writ of mandamus suit filed by the two parish governments.

Eunice man already in jail for a 2016 killing says he killed his great-uncle in 2011

A 23-year-old Eunice man held in prison for a 2016 killing in Eunice now says he killed his great-uncle in 2011 and dumped the body in the Atchafalaya River across from Krotz Springs. St.

Parish has sandbags

Due to the heavy rainfall on Wednesday night into Thursday morning and expected rainfall occurring on Sunday, the St. Landry Parish Government Yambilee Building sandbag site located at 1939 W. Landry St. in Opelousas will be open for those residents needing sandbags, according to Maj.

LSUE reports 20% enrollment growth for spring semester

LSU Eunice is reporting a second straight semester of double-digit growth in enrollment. Spring 2017 headcount is 2,924, a 20 percent increase of 478 students over last spring. The largest area of increase came from dual enrollment students.