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Daughter saved father from sinking steamboat

Jim Bradshaw
Friday, September 13, 2024
A heroic daughter and a bale of cotton saved her father’s life when the steamboat Lessie Taylor sank just after leaving the busy St. Landry port at Washington on Feb. 3, 1878.

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St. Landry Parish marriage licenses

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, September 13, 2024
The following people obtained marriage licenses from the St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court Office. Thursday, Sept. 5 Phillip Matthew Travis Mallet of Port Barre and Jasmine Waynneika Pitre of Opelousas. Friday, Sept. 6 Jose Alejandro Vega-Morales and Shanna Dawn Arceneaux, both of Washington.

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St. Landry Parish civil cases

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, September 13, 2024
The following are civil cases filed in the 27th Judicial District Court. Tuesday, Sept. 3 Discover Bank vs Joseph Miller, open account. State of Louisiana vs vs Dwain Hardy, application for warrant of seizure. State of Louisiana vs Travis O’Neal Chenier, non-support.
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Myra Miller
Thursday, September 12, 2024
United Way fundraiser in Mamou A Sportman’s Soireé and Silent Auction to support the St. Landry-Evangeline United Way is scheduled from 7 to 10 p.m. Sept 21 at the Mamou Recreation Complex, 94 Main St., Mamou. Tickets are $50 and can be bought online at www.uwsle.org or by calling 337-942-7815.

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Simple steps for homeowners to secure property

Shelly Kleinpeter / sakleinpeter@agcenter.lsu.edu
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
With Tropical Storm Francine projected to make landfall as a hurricane in Louisiana, LaHouse Research and Education Center director Carol Friedland is urging homeowners to take proactive measures to safeguard their families and homes from the impending severe weather.
Ricky Melancon of Eunice fills his 35-gallon gasoline container Monday morning for his home generator at Guillory Oil. Melancon has a gasoline generator as well as a propane generator. (Photo by Myra Miller)

Ricky Melancon of Eunice fills his 35-gallon gasoline container Monday morning for his home generator at Guillory Oil. Melancon has a gasoline generator as well as a propane generator. (Photo by Myra Miller)

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Francine forcing closures

Harlan Kirgan
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
As Tropical Storm Francine churned in the Gulf of Mexico the list of closures grew in the area on Monday St. Landry Parish public schools were shutting down with early dismissal on Tuesday. The schools were to be closed Wednesday, which when Francine is expected to make landfall as a hurricane.
The Cajun Prairie Habitat Preservation Society held its Fall tour of the site in Eunice on Saturday morning. About 40 people attended and saw a prairie in full bloom. At right, Matthew Boutte and Margaret Frey stop on the walk around the 10-acre site. The society was officially founded on May 22, 1989, by prairie enthusiasts including biologists Charles Allen and Malcolm Vidrine, who taught at LSUE. Below is the Gulf Fritillary butterfly, the state butterfly. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

The Cajun Prairie Habitat Preservation Society held its Fall tour of the site in Eunice on Saturday morning. About 40 people attended and saw a prairie in full bloom. At right, Matthew Boutte and Margaret Frey stop on the walk around the 10-acre site. The society was officially founded on May 22, 1989, by prairie enthusiasts including biologists Charles Allen and Malcolm Vidrine, who taught at LSUE. Below is the Gulf Fritillary butterfly, the state butterfly. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

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Cajun Prairie tour

Harlan Kirgan
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
The Cajun Prairie Habitat Preservation Society held its Fall tour of the site in Eunice on Saturday morning. About 40 people attended and saw a prairie in full bloom. At right, Matthew Boutte and Margaret Frey stop on the walk around the 10-acre site.

LSUE to close campus Wednesday, Thursday

Harlan Kirgan
Monday, September 9, 2024
LSU Eunice will close its campus on Wednesday and Thursday due to the expected path of Tropical Storm Francine. The LSUE administration will continue to monitor the storms’ track and severity for any additional updates.