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St. Landry Parish LEAP scores improve

St. Landry Parish eked out a gain in LEAP scores for 2022 released Wednesday by the Louisiana Department of Education.

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Food Farmacy Open House set Aug. 12
The Eunice Community Garden will have a Food Farmacy Open House from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12 at 2101 West Ash in Eunice.
There will be refreshments.

Opelousas student receives medical school scholarship

The fourth annual Ochsner Health Medical School Scholarship for LSU Health Shreveport – School of Medicine has been awarded to recent Xavier University of Louisiana graduate Aaron Jackson.

Eunice’s Cajun English speakers tapped for ‘kyoo’ research

There is a substantial variety of English dialects spoken in Louisiana, including Southern White American English, African American English, Cajun English, Creole African American English, and New Orleans English or “Yat.”