Editorial

Support Amendment No. 3

It has been said before, but bears repeating: Louisiana must increase transportation infrastructure investment if critically-important projects, like I-49 South, will ever be completed. The failure to raise transportation revenue during the 2017 legislative session was disappointing.

Bill protects trusts from bogus claims

Louisiana’s junior U.S. Senator John Kennedy has only been in office a few months, but he already has a chance to make his mark.

America’s greatest threat — crony capitalism

As we celebrate another Independence Day with all our liberties and inalienable rights, it would also be prudent to consider the warnings that our Founding Fathers gave us. In 1787 Benjamin Franklin was asked if the new Constitution gave the country a monarchy or a republic?

Ensure grads are equipped for citizenship

“I may have to do WHAT to receive my high school diploma?” “Pass a U.S. citizenship exam. The Civics Education Initiative is hoping state legislatures will require high school students in all 50 states to pass the exam in order to graduate.

Leave the Confederate monuments alone

There have been several articles recently about Confederate monuments. First, there was discussion about the removal of Confederate monuments in New Orleans.

Vet appreciates honor guard coverage

I would like to thank the editor of the Eunice News for printing the exceptional front page story on March 26 concerning the proposed St. Landry Parish Veterans Funeral Honor Guard.

School name should not change

I am writing in to inform the people of Eunice about a bill going to the LA State Legislature this week. I would like this be included as a letter to the editor. The requested text is below.

Should rising Medicaid costs concern taxpayers?

Gov. John Bel Edwards is proposing to add more dollars to the DHH budget for Medicaid if lawmakers support tax increases on business. However, the House Appropriations Committee is resistant to that idea because of their concern over the growth in Medicaid; why are they concerned?

Eunice recreation facility use said to be denied

We the people of the city of Eunice want to express our concern for being denied the use of the Eunice Recreation Facility for organized sports. These organized sports teams are made up of Eunice kids.

Let the fire district vote

Due to the gradual decline of voter turnout during elections, elected officials begin beating their drums about “voting is your right and you should take advantage of this right etc., etc.” I attend most of the St.