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Eunice High Student and Parish Student of the Year Josi Lemelle

Eunice High Student and Parish Student of the Year Josi Lemelle

Eunice High Student and Parish Student of the Year

Myra Miller
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Josi Aminah Lemelle is Eunice High School Student of the Year and St. Landry Parish Student of the Year as well. Lemelle, a senior at Eunice High, has a favorite saying, “To Whom Much Is Given, Much is Required.” Lemelle is the daughter of Chad and Fran Lemelle.
Madelyn Stark, admissions counselor with McNeese State University, talked to juniors at St. Edmund High.

Madelyn Stark, admissions counselor with McNeese State University, talked to juniors at St. Edmund High.

McNeese State rep on campus at St. Ed

Myra Miller
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Madelyn Stark, admissions counselor with McNeese State University, talked to juniors at St. Edmund High.
Sam Farmer, admissions counselor at UL Lafayette, presented information to St. Edmund High juniors.

Sam Farmer, admissions counselor at UL Lafayette, presented information to St. Edmund High juniors.

UL Lafayette counselor at St. Edmund

Myra Miller
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Sam Farmer, admissions counselor at UL Lafayette, presented information to St. Edmund High juniors.
East Elementary’s 4-H Club made Valentine cards to distribute to residents of one of Eunice’s local nursing homes.

East Elementary’s 4-H Club made Valentine cards to distribute to residents of one of Eunice’s local nursing homes.

Valentines at East Elementary

Myra Miller
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
East Elementary’s 4-H Club made Valentine cards to distribute to residents of one of Eunice’s local nursing homes. The club enjoys participating in community outreach projects throughout the year.
Birth Announcements

Birth Announcements

Birth Announcements

Myra Miller
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Dextyn Thomas Curley Thomas of Lafayette and Brooklyn Menard of Mamou announce the birth of their son, Mason Luke Taylor, born at Acadian Medical Center on Jan. 31 weighing 7 pounds and 0.8 ounces.
Senior bios are needed

Senior bios are needed

Attention all graduating seniors

Myra Miller
Wednesday, February 21, 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

Leap into these Leap Year facts

Myra Miller
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Leap Year typically takes place every four years. The process of adding a day to the calendar every four years was designed to realign the clock and calendar more closely with how long it takes the Earth to rotate around the sun, which is slightly longer than the 365 days attributed to a year.
Myra Miller

Myra Miller

Historical events from February 1924

Myra Miller
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
The month of February has been home to many historical events over the years. Here’s a look, courtesy of Newspaper Metro, at some that helped to shape the world in February 1924. – Honduran President Rafael López-Gutiérrez refuses to leave office on February 1.
There is always a great time at the annual Taster’s Choice event, great music, great dancing and great tasting food. Geno Delafose & the French Rockin Boogie provided live entertainment for the crowd Wednesday evening. The Taster’s Choice event benefits the Eunice Community Health Clinic. (Photos by Myra Miller)

There is always a great time at the annual Taster’s Choice event, great music, great dancing and great tasting food. Geno Delafose & the French Rockin Boogie provided live entertainment for the crowd Wednesday evening. The Taster’s Choice event benefits the Eunice Community Health Clinic. (Photos by Myra Miller)

13th annual Taster’s Choice benefits Eunice Community Health Clinic

Myra Miller
Thursday, February 8, 2024
The 13th annual Eunice Community Health Center’s biggest fundraiser, the Taster’s Choice, was held Wednesday evening inside the Mumphrey Center at LSUE. Hundreds of people attended and got to enjoy tasting different foods from different food categories.
Myra Miller

Myra Miller

Six Valentine’s Day traditions

Myra Miller
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Valentine’s Day is a day of love nestled in the middle of February. Sweethearts use Valentine’s Day as an opportunity to show the people they care about just how deep those feelings run. A 2023 survey from the National Retail Federation found consumers expected to spend $25.