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Lt. Regina Rinaldi, with the St Landry Parish Sheriff’s Department DARE program, demonstrates the use of her hand cuffs after the weekly DARE lesson at East Elementary.

Lt. Regina Rinaldi, with the St Landry Parish Sheriff’s Department DARE program, demonstrates the use of her hand cuffs after the weekly DARE lesson at East Elementary.

DARE lesson at East Elementary

Myra Miller
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Lt. Regina Rinaldi, with the St Landry Parish Sheriff’s Department DARE program, demonstrates the use of her hand cuffs after the weekly DARE lesson at East Elementary. Wyatt Lacombe holds a pair of cuffs while Tantle Jurls looks on. Both students are first graders. (Submtted photo)
Clay Harper’s eighth-grade science class at St. Edmund are learning the characteristics of one of the three types of volcanoes.

Clay Harper’s eighth-grade science class at St. Edmund are learning the characteristics of one of the three types of volcanoes.

Volocanoes at St. Edmund

Myra Miller
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Clay Harper’s eighth-grade science class at St. Edmund are learning the characteristics of one of the three types of volcanoes. They had a hands on learning experience by building an example of volcano. From left, are Lily Vidrine, Camille Cormier, Mary Grace Mayeaux and Joseph Oliver.
Myra Miller

Myra Miller

The meanings behind popular St. Patrick’s Day symbols

Myra Miller
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Saint Patrick is commemorated each March 17 as a man who championed Christianity over paganism in Ireland. St. Patrick was so influential in Ireland that he was proclaimed a saint by popular appeal (as there was no official process for canonization in place until the 12th century).
Alyssa Galloway, admissions counselor with LSU, spoke to St. Edmund High juniors on different topics.

Alyssa Galloway, admissions counselor with LSU, spoke to St. Edmund High juniors on different topics.

LSU representative at St. Edmund

Myra Miller
Monday, March 11, 2024
Alyssa Galloway, admissions counselor with LSU, spoke to St.
St. Edmund High named its newest members of the ACT 22+ Club.

St. Edmund High named its newest members of the ACT 22+ Club.

Newest ACT 22+Club members at St. Edmund

Myra Miller
Monday, March 11, 2024
St. Edmund High named its newest members of the ACT 22+ Club. From left are Mitch Fontenot, principal; Dane Fontenot, Oscar Summerlin, Sophie LeBleu, Katy Miller and the Rev. Hampton Davis. (Submitted photo)
Corey Levier from Holy Ghost Church in Opelousas performed an African Drum song.

Corey Levier from Holy Ghost Church in Opelousas performed an African Drum song.

St. Mathilda Church holds Black History Month program

Myra Miller
Monday, March 11, 2024
St. Mathilda Catholic Church held a Black History Month program on Feb. 25, at the Bishop Ceasar Center. Laura Rougeau Garcille was a guest speaker and Micaela Simpson was the keynote speaker. Corey Levier from Holy Ghost Church in Opelousas performed an African drum song. The St.
Rotary guest speaker was Maggie Frey Gaspard

Rotary guest speaker was Maggie Frey Gaspard

Eunice Rotary Club speaker

Myra Miller
Monday, March 11, 2024
Maggie Gaspard was the guest of Rotarian Jacob Bergeron Wednesday. Gaspard, a physical therapist, is owner of Pocket PT. From left are her mother Jean Frey Andrus, Gaspard, and Jacob Bergeron. Gaspard is from Eunice, and a graduate of St. Edmund High School.
Senior bios are needed

Senior bios are needed

Attention all graduating seniors

Myra Miller
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Graduation will be approaching soon and much is needed ahead of time for the newspaper’s special graduation edition. Eunice High and St. Edmund seniors are to email their senior bios.
Myra Miller

Myra Miller

Historical events from March 1924

Myra Miller
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
The month of March has been home to many historical events over the years. Here’s a look at some, courtesy of Newspaper Metro, that helped to shape the world in March 1924. — For the first time since 1636, public vehicles, such as taxi cabs, are allowed into Hyde Park in London beginning March 1.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas "Tom" Wayne Andrus

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas "Tom" Wayne Andrus

This couple met each other at a college basketball court

Myra Miller
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Thomas “Tom” Wayne Andrus and Rachel Berken Andrus have been married for 47 years and the couple have four children, Erica Andrus Zaunbrecher, Joshua Wayne Andrus, Heath Allen Andrus, and Leah Christine Andrus, and 13 grandchildren.