The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announced today that 19 projects around the state recently received bids. Fifteen contractors presented apparent low bids totaling $51.1 million.
LSU Eunice has named Amy Greagoff the vice chancellor of business affairs, it was announced this week. Greagoff joined the university in 2017.
The City of Eunice received a spring cleaning during the week long Love the Boot event organized by the Keep Eunice Beautiful.
Donna Baltakis, Keep Eunice Beautiful director, said 61 people registered at Saturday’s cleanup.
A month after an overwhelming defeat of three school tax proposals, the St. Landry Parish School Board heard about creating a special taxing district for the Opelousas area.
CDA begins Sunday Rosary prayer
Beginning May 1 then every day in May, Court Eunice 208, Catholic Daughters of the Americas will be praying a rosary at 5:30 p.m. (each Sunday the rosary will begin at 5:15 p.m.)
Hundreds of feeding birds took flight over a crawfish pond east of Eunice on Thursday after being disturbed by a passing truck. The birds appeared to be American White Ibis. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
Hinckley Street and the century-old Hinckley house in the old St. Landry Parish town of Washington are reminders that Oramel Hinckley was one of the most significant steamboat captains in the heyday of Bayou Courtableau.
Sis, at left, played by Stacy Prejean, hits the winning number as Babe, at right, played by Ricci Arnaud celebrates with her. The two characters are from “The Queen of Bingo” set to open Thursday at Eunice Players’ Theatre.
Acadiana Crime Lab officials said their facility in New Iberia is in need of a major upgrade, but did not ask for any financial help from the St. Landry Parish Council.
The Eunice Community Garden is kicking off its Food Farmacy program, which will provide fresh, locally-grown vegetables to the needy of our community.