Eunice Mayor Scott Fontenot

Aldermen OK $100,000 boost in drainage funds

The Eunice Board of Aldermen approved an additional $100,000 in the city budget for drainage work at a special meeting on Monday. The Board had budgeted $50,000 for drainage work this year, Mayor Scott Fontenot said on Tuesday. “We are going to target every ward ...

City meeting today is fill vacant Board seat

A Ward 4 alderman is to be appointed at a special meeting of the Eunice mayor and Board of Aldermen at 3:30 p.m. Monday at the Eunice Municipal Complex. Earlier this month, Alderman Dale Solieau announced his resignation at the Aug. 8 Board meeting. A letter from the secretary of state dated Aug.

Soileau resigns city seat

Dale Soileau, Ward 4 alderman, announced at the end of Tuesday’s Board meeting that he had turned in his resignation on Aug. 3. Soileau said he is moving into his late mother’s house about three miles outside the city limits.

Aldermen to hear more about city housekeeping

The Eunice Board of Aldermen are to hear of more community housekeeping measures as four properties are its agenda for cleanup action. Alderman Jack Burson, Dale Soileau and Jason Bertrand, along with Mayor Scott Fontenot, met Thursday to set the agenda for the city meeting on Tuesday.

Aldermen turn eyes to neglected property

Aldermen turned their eyes to dilapidated property as they planned to put three such parcels on their Tuesday meeting agenda. An order of condemnation for property at 1050 Faris Street is to be considered at the meeting scheduled at 6:30 p.m. at the Eunice Municipal Complex.

Aldermen vote to restore millage rates

Eunice aldermen voted to roll forward two millage rates — one for streets and the other for the general fund — at a meeting Tuesday. The millage rates were among ordinances presented at a public hearing prior to the Board of Aldermen meeting at City Hall.

Millage, noise ordinance up for board adoption

A millage adjustment and an amendment to the city’s noise ordinance are among the items on Tuesday’s Eunice Board of Aldermen agenda.

Economic Development Committee ordinance in motion Eunice aldermen vote to amend noise ordinance

An ordinance to create an eight-member Eunice economic development committee was introduced at Tuesday’s meeting of the Board of Aldermen. Eunice Mayor Scott Fontenot said the ordinance replaces one that had been in place since 1961 that formed a 12-member industrial development board.

Playground equipment installed at Southeast Neighborhood Center

The Southeast Neighborhood Center is getting a $50,000 playground unit, which may be completely installed this week. Mayor Scott Fontenot said the equipment meets the latest safety standards and includes slides, stairs, swings, benches and other features.

Mayor rethinking economic development

A four-day course has Eunice Mayor Scott Fontenot rethinking economic development. “This program opened my eyes that we may not be on an interstate, but we are very close enough to benefit from them,” he said of the Jan.