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Saturday’s election drew 2,793 early votes

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
The election Saturday drew 2,793 early votes, according to the Louisiana Secretary of State’s geauxvote.com website. Early voting ended on March 16 with polls in Eunice and Opelousas. The in-person count was 1,626 votes. Another 1,167 absentee votes have been cast. Byron Stelly, St.

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Crawfish Étouffée Cook-off is Saturday

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
For the first time in its 37-year history, the World Championship Crawfish Étouffée Cook-off is scheduled on Saturday. The Cook-off celebrates the crawfish, which is a culinary favorite and economic champion for Eunice and south Louisiana.
Eunice Junior High School Principal Casey Daville Comeaux

Eunice Junior High School Principal Casey Daville Comeaux

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Comeaux is semi-finalist for principal of the year

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Eunice Junior High School Principal Casey Daville Comeaux is a semi-finalist for Louisiana Principal of the Year. The state Department of Education announced semi-finalists for teacher, principal of the year, and finalists for early childhood and new teacher.
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Myra Miller
Monday, March 18, 2024
Belly Buddies Color Fun Run set April 13 There will be a Belly Buddies Color Fun Run in downtown Eunice from 10 a.m. until noon on April 13. All proceeds will go to Belly Buddies, a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide food to Eunice’s most vulnerable students.
Business Yard of the Month selected by the Bulb & Blossom Garden Club went to Ardoin’s Funeral Home located on West Laurel. Kim LeDoux Fontenot, manager, is pictured. The funeral home features flowering beds of multi-colored pansies, matuBusiness Yard of the Month selected by the Bulb & Blossom Garden Club went to Ardoin’s Funeral Home located on West Laurel. Kim LeDoux Fontenot, manager, is pictured. The funeral home features flowering beds of multi-colored pre pink azaleas, and bridal wreath shrubbery.

Business Yard of the Month selected by the Bulb & Blossom Garden Club went to Ardoin’s Funeral Home located on West Laurel. Kim LeDoux Fontenot, manager, is pictured. The funeral home features flowering beds of multi-colored pansies, matuBusiness Yard of the Month selected by the Bulb & Blossom Garden Club went to Ardoin’s Funeral Home located on West Laurel. Kim LeDoux Fontenot, manager, is pictured. The funeral home features flowering beds of multi-colored pre pink azaleas, and bridal wreath shrubbery.

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Bulb & Blossom gardens of the month

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, March 15, 2024
Bulb & Blossom gardens of the month. (Submitted photos)
Celeste Gomez, president of the Bulb & Blossom Garden Club, was the guest speaker Wednesday at the Eunice Rotary Club. Gomez introduced the club’s newest project, the Nature Trail Tree Marker Replacement project. From left, are Fran Guillory, chairman of the club’s beautification committee; Gomez, Donna Baltakis, vice president of the club and incoming president; and Ellis Daigle, President-Elect of the Eunice Rotary Club. (Photo by Myra Miller)

Celeste Gomez, president of the Bulb & Blossom Garden Club, was the guest speaker Wednesday at the Eunice Rotary Club. Gomez introduced the club’s newest project, the Nature Trail Tree Marker Replacement project. From left, are Fran Guillory, chairman of the club’s beautification committee; Gomez, Donna Baltakis, vice president of the club and incoming president; and Ellis Daigle, President-Elect of the Eunice Rotary Club. (Photo by Myra Miller)

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Garden Club replacing tree markers at Walking Park

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, March 15, 2024
The Bulb & Blossom Garden Club in Eunice was founded in 1948. The club was federated in 1950. As a federated club, the Eunice Bulb & Blossom Garden Club belongs to the Louisiana Garden Club Federation, and the Deep South Federation, and is a member of the National Garden Club.

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St. Landry Parish marriage licenses

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, March 15, 2024
The following people obtained marriage licenses at the St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court Office, Opelousas. Thursday, March 7 Joel Anthony Nero, of Church Point, and Makenzie Lynn Miller, of Church Point. Robert Harold Jakob Jr., of Opelousas, and Madeline Rosella Bourgeois, of Opelousas.

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St. Landry Parish civil cases

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, March 15, 2024
The following are civil cases filed in the 27th Judicial Court District, Opelousas. Wednesday, March 13 Charlotte Gautreaux vs Megan Gautreaux, custody. Bank of America vs Chelsey Arnaud, open account. April Aaron Thierry vs Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance Company, et al, damages.

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Acadiana Center for the Arts awarded $750K grant to train, promote musicians

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, March 15, 2024
The Acadiana Center for the Arts (AcA), a community-supported nonprofit organization that fosters education and workforce development in the area’s creative industries, has been awarded $750,000 from the state’s Entertainment Development Fund establishing a program to train and promote local...