City of Eunice

American Legion building hits another delay

A plan for the city to give the American Legion building on Park Avenue back to the veterans’ group took another turn at Tuesday’s meeting of the Eunice Board of Aldermen. The Board was set to act on two resolutions involving the building, which has housed the Eunice Food Bank.

City’s reopening hit some glitches

Golfing that had resumed at the Eunice Country Club had to be suspended for a week after a tournament was followed by a couple cases of COVID-19. The reopening and shutdown is one of the few glitches in the city’s emergence from the coronavirus shutdown that started in March.

City updates its pickup fleet with 18 new vehicles

If you’ve noticed city workers driving shiny white trucks it is because many of the 18 new pickup trucks the city has leased are on the road replacing vehicles that were more than 20 years old.

City’s walking park, lake, golf course reopened

The city’s walking park, golf course and lake reopened to the public on Friday. Robert Johnson, recreation director, announced the reopening. “At this time, gatherings of people will be restricted and areas of the facilities maybe designated as off limits.

Public safety tax to start in October

A 0.25% tax to fund public safety pay raises is scheduled to begin in October and is projected to generate at least $500,000 a year. The tax passed with 78% of the vote on May 4 in the election that drew 6,308 votes.

Budget bomb fizzles

What promised to be an explosive meeting on the Eunice budget passed quietly, but the controversy promises to continue. The city’s budget for fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, passed the Board of Alderman with comment coming only from Mayor Scott Fontenot.

DOTD: La. 755 Spur (College Road) road closure

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announced that La. 755 Spur (College Road), .104 miles east of La. 755 on La. 755 Spur/College Road in St. Landry Parish, will be closed from 7 a.m. March 3 to 4 p.m. March 10, weather permitting.