ECCBC Children’s Choir practice set
The Eunice Community Concert Band & Choir Inc. announces its Children’s Choir rehearsals for the upcoming Christmas Concert. Rehearsals is set for 6 p.m., Nov. 27 at First Baptist Church.
The children will perform Big Band of Shepherds during the ECCBC Christmas Concert set for 7 p.m., Dec. 5 and Dec. 6 at First Baptist Church in Eunice.
Hunters, fishermen can help hungry
Hunters and fisherman are encouraged to check “Yes” to donate to Hunters for the Hungry of Louisiana when purchasing a hunting or fishing license at wlf.louisiana.gov.
Hunters For The Hungry’s mission is to encourage hunters and fishermen to make a difference in the lives of their neighbors by sharing their bounty of wild game and fish in order to combat hunger.
There are other options in addition to checking “Yes” during license purhcases as well. Many Louisiana processors participate in the program wherein the hunter can drop off their deer to be processed at no cost to the hunter. The Food Bank or other local agencies collect the meat from the processor for distribution, and the invoice from the processors is sent to Hunters For The Hungry. Additionally, hunters may choose to keep the backstrap. Learn more about the partnering food banks and how one can donate their game at h4hla.org.
Vet organizations seek members
The three veterans organizations in Eunice are looking for new members. American Legion Post 129, VFW Post 8971 and the DAV chapter are welcoming new members.
For more information about joining, call Don Reber, commander of VFW Post 8971 at 337-580-5444; The American Legion Post 129 Commander David Crader at 337-580-4052; and Commander Kenneth Manuel at DAV at 337-305-1801.
Toys for Tots applicants Nov. 27
Toys for Tots applications are due Nov. 27.
Applications for Toys for Tots can be picked up at Eunice Main Fire station, located at 100 Park Avenue in Eunice.
Details and information, call 457-6557.
Rendez-Vous De Cajuns at Liberty
The Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler Au Rendez-Vous De Cajuns is scheduled at the Liberty every from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday with live entertainment.
The Liberty opens at 4 p.m. the show begins at 6 p.m.
For the month of November the bands include:
Nov. 30: Kenneth Benoit & The Gravel Road Band.
The Liberty performance admission is $5 at the door.
St. Landry Parish Career Fair Dec. 4
The St. Landry Parish School District will have a Career Fair from 4 to 6 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 4, at the St. Landry School Board Resource Center.
This event is open to prospective teachers, substitute teachers, bus drivers, substitute bus drivers, food technicians, and cafeteria assistant managers.
Eunice Food Bank Food Drive set Dec. 10
The Eunice Food Bank will hold its annual Food Bank Food Drive from 6 a.m. until 7 p.m. Tuesday, De. 10. The Food Bank is located at 251 West Park.
Mary Ann Guillory, director, is seeking volunteers for that date, as well as store plastic bags.
On Dec. 10 the public can drop off non perishables, canned goods, toiletries at the Food Bank.
The Eunice Food Bank is opened from 9 a.m. until noon, Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Information, call: Guillory at the Food Bank, 457-7541 or 337-305-0876.
Acadian Cultural Center celebrates Native American Heritage Month
LAFAYETTE — The Acadian Cultural Center in Lafayette will honor Native American Heritage Month by hosting an art exhibit by Choctaw artist Waylon White Deer and displaying handwoven baskets and replica artifacts representing Louisiana tribes.
White Deer’s work will be on view through Jan. 2; the baskets and replica artifacts will be on display through Nov. 30, only.
The exhibits and admission to the center are free and open to the public. The Acadian Cultural Center of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve is located at 501 Fisher Road in Lafayette.
For more information, call 337-232-0789 ext. 201 or visit www.nps.gov/jela.
Artist Waylon White Deer is an Oklahoma Choctaw and former cultural resources director who now calls Bayou Lacombe his home.
FBC in Chataignier to present a musical
The church choir of First Baptist Church in Chataignier will present a Christmas Musical at 10 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 1. The musical is titled, “Bethlehem Morning,” and the public is invited to attend
Player’s Theatre board meeting set
The Eunice Players’ Theatre will hold its general board meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2 at the theater on S. 2nd St.
All season ticket holders are invited to attend this meeting. There will be discussion on the upcoming Irving Awards commemorating 50 years of stage entertainment.
North Eunice Baptist 30th celebration
North Eunice Baptist Church will celebrate its 30th year anniversary celebration at 10:45 a.m. today.
The church is located at 2080 Veterans Memorial Highway, La. 13 North, Eunice. The pastor is the Dr. Marvin Jones.
There will be a fellowship meal at the conclusion.
The public is invited to attend.
ECCBC Christmas Concert Dec. 5- 6
The Eunice Community Concert Band & Choir will present its Christmas Concert at 7 p.m. on Dec. 5 and Dec. 6 at First Baptist Church in Eunice.
Selections will include: Come On It’s Christmas, Fruitcake, Gospel Magnificat, It’s Christmas, Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, The First Noel, Angels We Have Heard on High, Baby It’s Cold Outside, Brazilian Sleigh Bells, Breath of Heaven, Christmas on Broadway, O Come O Come Emmanuel, Oogie Boogie’s Song, and Big Band of Shepherds.
Tickets are $5 for adults and children under 12 is $2. Tickets can be purchased by calling 457-1776, or at the door.
There will also be an art exhibit by artist Ted Bertrand & Friends.
Highland ‘Proud to Be A Bobcat’ yard sign fundraiser set
Highland Elementary is currently having a school-wide fundraiser “Proud to Be a Bobcat” Yard signs.
The cost is $15 per sign, and to purchase, contact any Highland Elementary faculty or student or come by the school.
Mt. Olive Cemetery volunteers needed
Families of the Mount Olive Cemetery, located at 1199 E. Ardoin (on Old Crowley Road), are in dire need of volunteers for lawn maintenance, grass mowing, and up keep of the cemetery. It is a public cemetery, established many years ago.
Family members of families buried at this cemetery are asked to help in the upkeep.
Interested people should contact Tank Minor at 337-466-5035, Ron Whaley at 337-550-9628, or Gerald Melancon at 337-896-3231.
Kiwanis Christmas Parade set Dec. 5
The Kiwanis Christmas parade is scheduled for 5 p.m. Dec. 5.
The route will begin at N. 2nd Street and conclude at City Hall parking lot. Santa and Mrs. Claus will be on hand inside the city hall’s lobby for all boys and girls. Light refreshments will be served.
St. Louis Cemetery asking for donations
The St. Louis Cemetery, located at the corner of St. Louis Road and Sittig in Eunice is seeking donations for the upkeep and maintenance of the cemetery. The cemetery strictly operates by donations and volunteers. The cemetery is not a private one.
Families who wish to donate are asked to send to Keith Lavergne, cemetery manager, at St. Louis Cemetery, P.O. Box 325, Eunice, LA 70535.
For details, questions, call: 337-305-0328 or 337-580-0340. Email address is: stlouiscemetery@gmail.com
‘Nutcracker’ performances slated
LAFAYETTE– Lafayette Ballet Theatre will present two performances of “The Nutcracker” at 7 p.m. Dec. 14 and 2 p.m. Dec. 15 in the Heymann Performing Arts Center.
Tickets are available now through the Heymann Center Box Office or any Ticketmaster outlet. Call or visit Heymann Center Box Office between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and on weekends during scheduled events, or visitheymanncenter.com/event/the-nutcracker/or www.ticketmaster.comanytime. Tickets are priced according to seat location, as follows: front orchestra, $58; back orchestra, $50; first balcony, $43, second balcony, $30. Prices listed do not include Ticketmaster fees.
This full-length classical ballet in two acts features Lafayette Ballet Theatre professional company dancers, principal guest artists from the Pacific Northwest Ballet (Seattle) and approximately 150 children studying ballet in local academies. The show promises a magical experience as talented artists, dazzling stage sets, spectacular special effects and Peter Tchaikovsky’s delightful musical score bring this engaging E.T.A. Hoffmann tale to life before their eyes!
An Acadiana tradition, this ballet presented this year by Lafayette Ballet Theatre only has sold out in the past, so organizers are advising patrons to purchase tickets early to ensure availability. For information about student discounts and group rates, contact the Heymann Box Office at 337-291-5555.
Opelousas lighting party is Dec. 6
The Lighting of Le Vieux Village is scheduled for from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Dec. 6, at Le Vieux Village located at 828 E. Landry St., Opelousas.
Discounts, deals at state parks
BATON ROUGE — Louisiana State Parks will be offering additional discounts on overnight facilities at the 21 parks located through Louisiana. Following the Military and Badge discounts for active/retired military and first responders, two discounts will be offered seasonally with third discount offered year-round.
62PLUS – 50% off campsite stays year-round for customers age 62 and over.
SNEAUX – Customers age 62 and over are eligible to book four consecutive campsite nights and receive the next three nights free; valid annually Oct. 1 – Jan, 31.
GETOUTSIDE – 15% discount on overnight stays in cabins Mondays – Thursdays only; valid annually Sept. 1 – Jan. 31.
The discounts are valid using the Louisiana State Parks online reservations system at ReserveLaStateParks.com. These discounts cannot be used with other discounts. Identification for the 62PLUS and SNEAUX discounts will be required at check-in.
For more information about Louisiana State Parks visit LaStateParks.com,
Digital ag conference planned Jan. 23
ALEXANDRIA— The LSU AgCenter will host its second annual conference highlighting applications of digital data in agriculture on Jan. 23, 2020.
The free event will be from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the State Evacuation Shelter on U.S. 71 south of Alexandria. Lunch will be provided.
The theme of this year’s conference is “Practical Applications of Precision Agriculture.”
Presentations from AgCenter experts as well as keynote speaker Wesley Porter, a precision agriculture specialist with the University of Georgia, will focus on how farmers can best use data collected during the production season. Additionally, a panel of Louisiana farmers will speak about how they use digital data in their operations.
People can register for the conference at https://bit.ly/2NvqSIj.
Vendors can contact AgCenter agent Jimmy Flanagan at jflanagan@agcenter.lsu.edu for information on setting up a booth.
LSUE Testing Center offers HiSET exam
The Testing Center on the LSU Eunice campus has expanded its offerings after being named a HiSET (GED) testing site.
The HiSET exam is a test used to measure high school equivalency skills. It is designed for out-of-school youth and adults without a high school diploma.
The LSUE Testing Center added HiSET and CLEP to its lineup of exams that it proctors. LSUE also offers Accuplacer, Peregrine, TEAS, and proctored exams for LSUE and non-LSUE college students.
The Center is open Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. and is located on the first floor of the LSUE LeDoux Library.
For additional information contact the LSUE Testing Center at 337-457-6116 or visit lsue.edu/testing-center.
Hour of Prayer at New Zion Baptist Church
The New Zion Missionary Baptist Church invites the public to an Hour of Power Prayer every Thursday at 11:30 a.m. at the J.G. Frank, Senior Christian Life Center, located at 251 Nimitz in Eunice.
On the third Thursday of each month, senior citizens are invited to fellowship with a meal immediately following the prayer service.
Details, information, call: 337-212-8828.
Free hearing aids, amplified phones
Free amplified telephones and hearing aids are available to Louisiana residents. The program is funded by a state agency, Louisiana Commission for the Deaf.
Call Stacy at Affiliated Blind of Louisiana for more information on how to qualify at 337-234-6492.
DAV volunteer drivers needed
The DAV (Disabled American Veterans) is in dire need of volunteer drivers to drive veterans from Eunice to Alexandria.
Those interested, and one does Not have to be a veteran, are asked to call Miguel Pousson at 337-396-6392 for more information and details.
Free child car seat installation
Free installation of child car safety seats is being offered from 4 to 6 p.m. every Monday at Word Ministries, 1960 W. Laurel Ave., Eunice.
The seats will be installed by a nationally certified technicians.
VFW bingo held Thursdays, Sundays
The VFW Post 8971 holds bingo for the public at 7 p.m. every Thursday and Sunday at the VFW Hall located on U.S. 190 East. All proceeds from Bingo games goes back to the community.
Funeral honor guard for vets needs help
A foundation has been set for the St Landry Parish Veteran Funeral Honor Guard and now it needs donations to become a reality, according to Lincoln “Link” Savoie, coordinator.
Donations can be made to American Legion Post 514, In care of Veterans Funeral Honor Guard, P.O. Box 1145, Opelousas, LA, 70571.