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Original Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Festival returns today

OPELOUSAS — The 44th annual Original Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Festival will bring music, food and Creole culture to the Yambilee Festival Grounds on Saturday, Sept. 5. Gates will open at 10 a.m., with music beginning at noon, at 1939 W. Landry St. in Opelousas.

53rd Mamou Cajun Music Festival set for Sept. 11-12

MAMOU — The 53rd annual Mamou Cajun Music Festival will celebrate the area’s music, food and traditions Friday and Saturday, Sept. 11-12, at the Mamou Recreational Complex.

Lakeview Park to hold Sauce Picante Cook-Off

Lakeview Park and Beach will invite campers and community members to put their cooking skills to the test during its ninth annual Sauce Picante Cook-Off on Saturday, Sept. 19. Competitors who believe they can prepare the area’s best sauce picante are encouraged to enter.

Pine Island Teal Festival returns for second year

ELTON — The Greater Pine Island Teal Festival will return for its second year Saturday, Sept. 19, bringing live music, food and local vendors to downtown Elton. The festival will begin at 10 a.m. at Bon’s Restaurant, located at 1010 Main St., and continue throughout the day.

Heat affecting your garden?

By Heather Kirk-Ballard LSU AgCenter Horticulturist If hot and dry weather is stressing your garden (and you) out, you're not alone!

Commission targets Eunice trash issue

By Bobby Ardoin Eunice News Correspondent The St. Landry Parish Solid Waste Commission is expected to expand the current Eunice Recycling Center work week to five days so city residents can have a drop station. This will create more flexibility for disposal of bulky waste items.

Another round of laughs coming to Eunice

By Saydie Stanley Staff Report Some may still have side stitches from “Eunice’s Best Joke Telling Night” on Saturday, but comedy is already returning to the City of Eunice for another round of laughs.

Catholic Daughters Court 208 sponsored their annual “Eunice’s Best Joke Telling Night”

Catholic Daughters Court 208 sponsored their annual “Eunice’s Best Joke Telling Night” on Saturday, and lots of laughs filled the VFW Hall thanks to comedians Johnny Bordelon, Dean Deshotel, Gene Manuel and Jane Vidrine. (Photos by Ric Nesbitt)

Hunters get tax break during holiday

Consumer purchases of firearms, ammunition and a wide range of hunting supplies are exempt from state and local sales tax during the 2026 Louisiana Second Amendment Weekend Sales Tax Holiday, Friday, Sept. 4 through Sunday, Sept. 6.

Freedom Flight

Several strays busted out of the Eunice Animal Shelter last Thursday for a freedom flight to forever homes.