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Newly elected VFW Post 8971 officers

Newly elected 2018-2019 VFW Post 8971 officers from left, are Warren Sonnier, chairman Voice of Democracy Pen; Al Wilson, one-year trustee; Terry Fontenot, surgeon; Jasper Manuel, senior vice commander; Don Reber, junior vice commander; Roger Veillon, commander; Roy Olivier, adjutant; David Crader,...

Class Act Student of the Week

This week’s Student of the Week is Azalea Guillory, a senior at Eunice High School. Her parents are Roxanne and Eric Guillory. If you had to live in another part of the world, where would you want to live and why? I would like to live in Texas because it’s where the majority of my family live.

Forest Huval at Liberty Saturday

The “Rendez-vous des Cajuns” Cajun Music Radio & TV show Saturday at the Liberty Center at 6 p.m. will have a performance by Forest Huval & Friends. Show starts at 6 p.m. The Liberty opens at 4 p.m. Tickets are $5 for adults, and children ages 7 to 12 are $3.

Grilling chicken

I’m ready for cooler outdoor temperatures and grilling. Of course, I don’t know the techniques of grilling but I have terrific family members that grill for me. Sometimes, I bet grilling can be tricky and everyone wants to eat grilled foods completely cooked and flavorful.

LeJeune receives international acclaim from Up With People

Submitted information and photo Darrel LeJeune is a prominent member of the Eunice/Basile communities, as a life-long educator, journalist and editor of The Basile Weekly, leader of Basile Sing Out, church music minister, member of the Board of Directors for the Swine Festival and Eunice Players’...

Whitney Hancock Bank gives to Eunice Elem.

Leslie Zaunbrecher, left, financial center manager at Hancock Whitney Bank in Eunice, presents a check of $2,000 to Mary Dupre, principal at Eunice Elementary, along with Penny Ortego, customer service manager, to help out the school from the recent fire on campus.

Bus safety at Glendale Elementary

Glendale Elementary held a bus safety presentation last week. Shelly Guillory, third-grade teacher, explains to her students some of the safety rules, regulations and safe evacuation on a bus. (Photo by Myra Miller)

Birth Announcements

Kaieus Godfrey Jlayna Andrus and Thaddeus Godfrey Sr. announce the birth of their son, Kaieus Maurice Godfrey, born at Acadian Medical Center on Aug. 6 weighing 7 pounds and 2 ounces. Maternal grandparents are Tanya Andrus of Eunice and Maurice and Donna Thomas of Bayton, Texas.

Eunice Manor honors staff with awards ceremony

Eunice Manor held an awards ceremony Aug. 30 to honor and recognize its heads of departments, and staff. Nickie Toups, administrator, presented certificates of appreciation and plaques of honor and recognition during the event.

East fourth graders ranked first in state for top growth on 2018 LEAP testing

East Elementary fourth grade students from the 2017-2018 school year were ranked first in the state for top growth on the 2018 LEAP 2025 Spring test. Pictured are the students, principal Gina LaGrange and fourth grade teachers Vanessa Cormier, Mayria Ledet and Annetta Papillion. (Submitted Photo)