Lifestyle

Lesa Cormier 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 Lesa Cormier & Sundown Playboys. 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.

Youth hear ecology lessons at wetlands camp

By Johnny Morgan, jmorgan@agcenter.lsu.edu NEW ORLEANS — Twelve youths from Plaquemines and St. Bernard parishes learned the basics of wetlands ecology at a wetlands camp on July 11-14. The 4-H junior leaders were interested in the wetlands and how they affect life in south Louisiana.

What to do after suffering a sunburn

Enjoying some summer fun outdoors can come with a price for some people in the form of a sunburn. I’m fortunate enough that I normally don’t burn, but I know family members and friends who suffer from sunburn. How to treat a sunburn properly is important to know and learn.

International Charities honor Ignace and Bertha Charles of Eunice

International Charities, Haiti Mission Inc of Louisiana and One Family International of Texas, have teamed up to rehabilitate a water well serving hundreds of Africans in a village in Uganda. The project honors the lives and memory of prominent residents of Eunice Bertha and Ignace Charles.

Final Story Time hour at library

Bobbie Bordelon, children’s librarian at Eunice Public Library, read a story book, “I Got The Rhythm,” by Connie Schofield, during Wednesday’s Story Time hour. Children had the opportunity to create their own maracas, and some won donated door prizes from library patrons and parents.

A large watermelon

Kenneth “Super” Sonnier stopped by at The Eunice News office to show off a 50-pound watermelon. The red meat melon was picked from Smith County Melons in Mize, Mississippi. Mize is located 50 miles southeast of Jackson, Miss.

Birth Announcements

Olivia Langley Alaina Sonnier and Seth Langley of Kinder announce the birth of their daughter, Olivia Ann- Frances Langley, born at Acadian Medical Center on July 10 weighing 7 pounds and 14.2 ounces. She was welcomed home by her brothers Jaxxon Langley and Ayden Fontenot.

Camp Bonjour at Jean Lafitte Center

The Jean Lafitte Prairie Acadian Cultural Center in Eunice offered a summer fun camp “Camp Bonjour” this week for kids ages 6 to 8. Kids learned more about Cajun, Creole, and Native American cultures and the history of Louisiana and they also learned more about the National Park Service.

Free book packs and supplies for kids

Mayor Scott Fontenot was on hand last Thursday during a free event at the Southeast Center sponsored by Truthful Rehab Center. The mayor and Debra Wilson handed out free book packs.

It's summertime, plan for vacation plant care

By Dan Gill LSU AgCenter Horticulturist Summer is the time when people commonly take their longest vacations. When planning a vacation, people make arrangements to have someone take care of everything from the cat to the newspaper.