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The Eunice Chamber of Commerce and the LSUE Student Government Association (SGA) are co-hosting the 2022 Political Forum.

I am happy to formally announce my candidacy for Alderman of Ward 4 in Eunice.
With the upcoming election on Nov. 8, 2022, I am running to be your elected public servant for Ward 4.

Fire breaks out in the kitchen of Eunice Manor and the wheels start rolling.
Law enforcement, firefighters and ambulance personnel answer the call.

2nd Chance Job Fair set for Tuesday
The Louisiana Workforce Commission in conjunction with Department of Corrections and St. Landry Parish Government will present a 2nd Chance Job Fair.

During July, August and September, the Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office Litter Abatement Crew worked about 18 days each month picking up litter throughout Acadia Parish. The crew picked up 794 bags of trash and 199 tires.

LSU Eunice Dean of Students Dr. Kyle Smith was awarded the Outstanding Two-Year College Administrator of the Year by the Louisiana Association of College & University Student Personnel Administrators (LACUSPA), it was recently announced.

Annexation of about 26 acres on Sittig Road that includes New Hope Fellowship was approved at Tuesday’s Eunice Board of Aldermen meeting.
The ordinance was approved without comment.

St. Landry Parish sales tax revenues through September were up 4.7% compared to the same period in 2021, according to statistics released by the St. Landry Parish School Board tax division.

Eunice Mayor Scott Fontenot said garbage collection is the hottest topic in Eunice right now as he introduced Richard LeBouef, executive director of the St. Landry Parish Solid Waste Commission, at Tuesday’s Board of Aldermen meeting.