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Junior High football action kicks off

St. Edmund junior high set to host Saturday jamboree

On the heels of the Coach Joe Nagata Memorial Blue Jay Jamboree Friday night, St. Edmund’s Junior High football program will host its own jamboree today, Saturday, Aug. 29, with five games scheduled throughout the morning.

Lady Jays, Cats compete at Dodge Memorial Jamboree

By Rhett Manuel - Sports Editor St. Edmund vs. Church Point - 17-25, 11-25 St. Edmund dropped a pair of sets to Church Point, falling 25-17 and 25-11 in volleyball action.

D’Aubin builds eight-point lead after two weeks of men’s tennis league

Team D’Aubin tightened its grip on first place Monday, earning nine points against Team Ashford to remain unbeaten through the first two weeks of the Eunice Men’s Tennis League’s fall season. D’Aubin, which opened the season with a 12-0 sweep of Team Pitre, leads the standings with 21 points.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office to host senior citizen workshop in Eunice

The St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office is hosting its next 2026 Senior Citizens TRIAD Workshop right here in Eunice. After successful events in Arnaudville in March and Port Barre in June, the workshop will be held at the VFW Hall in Eunice on Sept. 9.

FROM MARSH TO MARS

By Louisiana Economic Development PECAN ISLAND, La. – SpaceX has announced it will invest $100 billion to build its largest launch facility in Vermilion Parish, a spaceport designed to support thousands of launches annually and unlock spaceflight on an unprecedented scale.

Sheriff, Parish President at odds over inmates

By Bobby Ardoin Eunice News Correspondent Although no trial date has been scheduled, the legal battle between the St. Landry Parish Sheriff Department and parish government over state inmate funding is continuing in district court, according to parish president Jessie Bellard.

Eunice Pageant Organization

Baby Miss Eunice Ellesyn Arrant Ellesyn Arrant is our 2026 Baby Miss Eunice and the daughter of Madyson Arrant. At just 1 year old, Ellesyn already knows exactly what she loves: spending time playing with her three big brothers. And a fun fact about our little queen?

Person of interest identified in shooting at local bar

Two people were killed and three others injured in an early Saturday morning shooting outside Chip’s Daiquiris in Eunice. Eunice Police Chief Kyle LeBouef said officers responded to the business on West Laurel Avenue at approximately 12:10 a.m. Aug.

Community left asking why

Once again, our community is left asking why. Why are lives being cut short? Why are disagreements being settled with a trigger instead of a conversation? And why has senseless gun violence become something we are forced to address far too often?