Lifestyle

Healthy living is focus of LaSalle Parish day camp program

By Karol Osborne, kosborne@agcenter.lsu.edu JENA — LaSalle Parish families who participated in a recent day camp program found the perfect recipe for summer fun: combining walking, yoga and games with tasty snacks and health lessons. It was all part of the Healthy LaSalle!

AgCenter receives LIFT2 grants to refine research projects

By Rick Bogren, rbogren@agcenter.lsu.edu BATON ROUGE — Two LSU AgCenter research initiatives have been awarded $62,500 in grant funding that will help them promote their inventions to industry partners.

“The Rainbow Fish” Storytime hour at library

Kaiydence Bertrand was the guest reader at Wednesday’s StoryTime hour. She read, “The Rainbow Fish,” by Marcus Pfister. Children had the opportunity to create a rainbow fish and ate Goldfish cracker snacks. Door prizes of crafted play dough were given away. (Photo by Myra Miller)

New books listed at library for June

The Eunice Public Library lists its newest books for June.

EHS and St. Ed Girls State delegates

Eunice Girls State delegates returned from a six-day conference at Northwestern State University. From left, are Gabrielle Ardoin from EHS; Caroline Mire from EHS; and Gabby Fontenot from St. Edmund High. (Submitted Photo)

Summer fun times at the library

Mason Aucoin, 5, and Jacob Fontenot, 6, wait for StoryTime hour reading to begin. The June 28th hour was themed for the Fourth of July holiday.

Birth Announcements

Jordyn Pate Trestan Pate of Elton announces the birth of her daughter, Jordyn Belle Pate, born at Acadian Medical Center on June 26 weighing 6 pounds and 4.6 ounces. Maternal grandparents are Wayne Pate of Mittie, Dale and Tammy Marsh of Elton. Great-grandmother is Sue Pate of Mittie.

Richard LeBouef at the Liberty Saturday

The “Rendez-vous des Cajuns” Cajun Music Radio & TV show Saturday at the Liberty Center at 6 p.m. will feature a performance by Richard LeBouef & the Two Step. 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.

The thrills at amusement parks

Did you know that amusement parks sprung up way back in the 19th century? Courtesy of Newspaper Metro, the following are interesting facts and origins of amusement parks, carnivals and fairs. In fact, historians say that carnivals and local fairs have been around since the Middle Ages.

Feucht, Gautreaux announce October wedding date

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Feucht of Eunice are pleased to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Leslie Katherine Feucht of Eunice to Derrick Gautreaux of Vidrine. Mr. Gautreaux is the son of Theresa Fontenot Ducote and Craig Gautreaux.