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Bellard meets with some council members before meeting

Rebecca Chaisson
Sunday, October 4, 2026
Eunice News Staff Report As many as six St. Landry Parish council members met privately at once with parish president Jessie Bellard prior to the start of a special Tuesday night meeting in which the Council agreed to allow a request by Bellard to apply to the State Bond Commission for up to $3...
John Mayeaux explains details of the bond purchase with St. Landry Parish School Board members

John Mayeaux explains details of the bond purchase with St. Landry Parish School Board members

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School board agrees to ask commission for $20 million

Bobby Ardoin
Sunday, October 4, 2026
By Bobby Ardoin Eunice News Correspondent The St. Landry Parish School Board agreed without much discussion on Thursday night to ask the State Bond Commission to borrow $20 million later this month to possibly help finance District operations through the remainder of the calendar year.
Eunice Highschool's traditional homecoming tea

Eunice Highschool's traditional homecoming tea

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Happy Homecoming

Rebecca Chaisson
Sunday, October 4, 2026
Members of the Eunice High School homecoming court attend the traditional homecoming tea Thursday, Oct. 1, inviting the court of St. Edmund to join them. Following the tea, both schools participated in the annual EHS parade.
Jody Vallier

Jody Vallier

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Suspect who violated bananas now faced with pickleball exposure

Rebecca Chaisson
Sunday, October 4, 2026
A Eunice man accused earlier this year of lewd behavior involving a grocery store banana is now facing another felony obscenity charge for exposing himself at a local pickleball court.
A big "thank you" to GEO Group for donating basketball goals for the first ever National Night Out event on Oct. 6, 2026. The support for this great community event is very much appreciated.

A big "thank you" to GEO Group for donating basketball goals for the first ever National Night Out event on Oct. 6, 2026. The support for this great community event is very much appreciated.

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National Night Out set for Tuesday

Rebecca Chaisson
Sunday, October 4, 2026
Families are invited to an evening of games, music and community activities during National Night Out on Tuesday, Oct. 6, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Eunice City Hall, 300 S. Second St. The free event will give residents an opportunity to meet police officers and enjoy children’s activities, face painting,...
Ray Allen Guillory III

Ray Allen Guillory III

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Opelousas man arrested in parish’s largest MDMB-INACA seizure

Rebecca Chaisson
Sunday, October 4, 2026
An Opelousas man was arrested on a drug distribution charge after narcotics detectives and Homeland Security agents seized approximately 11.5 pounds of a synthetic cannabinoid from an Opelousas residence, according to the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.

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Iowans led ‘the whole world’ to Louisiana

Jim Bradshaw
Sunday, October 4, 2026
Midwestern farmers were beginning to take a hard look at the south Louisiana prairies when L. W. David came from DeWitt, Iowa, for a short visit in October 1887. He spent five days looking over the land and wrote in a letter to newspapers back home that “I like the look of the country very well.”

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A town without a paper

Robb Hicks
Sunday, October 4, 2026
During National Newspaper Week, we should ask what would happen if our local newspaper suddenly disappeared. Our community would lose more than headlines. We would lose the public record of who voted for what, how tax dollars are spent and which promises were kept.

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When good ideas don’t work

Dr. Raymond E. Barranco
Sunday, October 4, 2026
Imagine I tell my daughter she needs to start studying more because her grades are slipping. She comes up with a plan. She and several friends will form a study group. Once a week, they’ll meet at a different person’s house and spend a couple of hours studying together.

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Birth Announcements

Rebecca Chaisson
Sunday, October 4, 2026
Jayceon Kross Clark Valencia Frank and Jermaine Clark of Eunice announce the birth of their son, Jayceon Kross Clark, born Aug. 19, 2026, at 10:49 a.m. at Acadian Medical Center. Jayceon weighed 7 pounds and measured 13 inches long. He is welcomed home by his siblings, Princeton and Serenity Clark.