Parish response to snowstorm escalated as the weather unfolded
St. Landry Parish President Jessie Bellard operates a grader to plow snow off Interstate 49 near the Washington exit on Jan. 22. (Photo courtesy of St. Landry Parish Government)
St. Landry Parish President Jessie Bellard, left, and Parish Council member Ernest Blanchard, of Eunice, at Wednesday’s Eunice Rotary Club meeting at LSUE. (Photo by Myra Miller)
How do you prepare for a snowstorm?
The response to the historic snowstorm was discussed Wednesday at the Eunice Rotary Club meeting.
Guest speakers were Van Reed, St. Landry Parish director of emergency preparedness and public information officer; and Jessie Bellard, parish president.
Severe winter weather in Eunice and surrounding parishes is a rare occurrence.
Since 2020 this was the fi…
