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St. Landry Parish voters overwhelmingly rejected three tax propositions in Saturday’s election.

The three St. Landry Parish School Board tax propositions were crushed in early voting.

Delivery of the Sunday edition of The Eunice News is delayed until Sunday to allow the election results to be reported. The edition is usually delivered on by Saturday.

St. Francis Night Out set for Saturday
St. Francis will hold Night Out dinner and auction from 6 to 11 p.m. on Saturday inside St. Francis School gym.
St. Francis is located at 490 St. Joseph Ave., in Iota.

Louisiana, Oklahoma and Arkansas will establish a hub for development, production, and use of hydrogen as fuel and manufacturing feedstock as part of ongoing efforts to diversify the region’s energy portfolio.

The Acadia Parish Chamber of Commerce Executive Committee and Board of Directors named Megan Malmay Duhon president and CEO of the Acadia Parish Chamber of Commerce effective March 1.

To commemorate its 75th anniversary, JD Bank announced the donation of $75,000 on behalf of its employees to 25 charitable organizations throughout Southwest Louisiana and Acadiana.

There were 3,161 early votes cast in this Saturday’s election that is highlighted by three property taxes propositions for the St. Landry Parish School Board.
Early voting ended on Saturday.

Josi Lemelle, a sophomore at Eunice High School, was chosen to introduce Vice President Kamala Harris in Sunset on Monday.

The Louisiana State University of Alexandria College of Business releases its March issue of the CENLA Economic Dashboard. Employment is the dominant story for the local economy.