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Tri-Parish jobless rates are up, workforce rises by 326

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Unemployment rates were up in the Tri-Parish area in June, but the workforce grew by 326 or 0.5% compared to June 2023. The Tri-Parish workforce in June totaled 69,281, up from 68,955 in June 2023, according to data released by the Louisiana Workforce Commission on July 26.
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Myra Miller
Monday, July 29, 2024
EMTL fall registration set The Eunice Men’s Tennis League (EMTL) will begin its 2024 fall season league on Aug. 19. Registration is currently underway through Aug. 12 at the law office of Terry Hoychick, 141 South 6th, Eunice. Dues are $30. Captains’ meeting is set for 5:30 p.m. Monday, Aug.

Biodiversity made simple

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, July 26, 2024
Biodiversity is simply creating healthy ecosystems that provide natural filtering and cleaning of water and air and maintaining healthy soil. It is important that these natural processes run smoothly because they support a variety of lifecycles and provide us with food and water.
The Rev. John Dugas. (Photo by Myra Miller)

The Rev. John Dugas. (Photo by Myra Miller)

Priest announced at St. Anthony

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, July 26, 2024
There is a new priest in town, the Rev. John Dugas. His first day at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church was July 1. In June of 2024, Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel of the Diocese of Lafayette appointed Dugas as parochial vicar to St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church and St. Mathilda Catholic Church.

St. Landry Parish marriage licenses

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, July 26, 2024
The following people obtained marriage licenses at the St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court Office. Wednesday, July 17 Can Louis Superman and Sarah Elise Joubert both of Starkville, Mississippi. Thursday, July 18 Nelson Albert Kennerson of Opelousas and Brittany. Javon Washington of Lafayette.

St. Landry Parish civil cases

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, July 26, 2024
The following are civil cases filed in the 27th Judicial District Court, Opelousas. Monday, July 15 Credit Acceptance Corporation vs Sharonda M. Beverly, petition to make judgment executory. Succession of Joseph Ryan Fontenot.

Fiscal abyss for parish public schools?

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, July 26, 2024
A proposal for student and facility planning from a demographer prompted a discussion about the St. Landry Parish public school system spiraling into a fiscal abyss. “We run a lot of schools. We run more schools than are necessary,” said School Board President Mary Ellen Donatto.
State Supreme Court Associate Justice James Genovese speaks to the Eunice Rotary Club on Wednesday at LSUE. Genovese, of Opelousas, is in his final days on the court and his next job is president of Northwestern State University in Natchitoches. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

State Supreme Court Associate Justice James Genovese speaks to the Eunice Rotary Club on Wednesday at LSUE. Genovese, of Opelousas, is in his final days on the court and his next job is president of Northwestern State University in Natchitoches. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Genovese briefs Rotarians on State Supreme Court operations

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, July 26, 2024
Outgoing State Supreme Court Associate Justice James Genovese briefed Eunice Rotary Club members on the operation of the state’s highest court. Genovese also explained that St. Landry Parish is being divided between two Supreme Court districts to make way for a second majority Black district.
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Myra Miller
Thursday, July 25, 2024
Le Vieux Presbytère is open to the public Le Vieux Presbytère is open to the public Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and at other times by appointment.