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Myra Miller
Monday, September 11, 2023
911 ceremony planned In Honor and Remembrance 911 Ceremony will be held at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Eunice Circle Park. The ceremony is hosted and sponsored by Woodmen Life Chapter 243, American Legion Post 129, VFW Post 8971, and DAV Chapter 19. The public is invited to attend.
Karen Vidrine is among the retirees from the St. Landry Parish School District recognized at Thursday’s meeting in Opelousas. Vidrine retired as principal at the Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts in Opelousas after 32 years of service. Also honored, but not present, was Sharon Dietz, a teacher at Eunice Junior High School, who retired with 28 years of service. Vidrine is with Superintendent Milton Batiste III.(Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Karen Vidrine is among the retirees from the St. Landry Parish School District recognized at Thursday’s meeting in Opelousas. Vidrine retired as principal at the Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts in Opelousas after 32 years of service. Also honored, but not present, was Sharon Dietz, a teacher at Eunice Junior High School, who retired with 28 years of service. Vidrine is with Superintendent Milton Batiste III.(Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Retiring principal

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, September 8, 2023
Karen Vidrine is among the retirees from the St. Landry Parish School District recognized at Thursday’s meeting in Opelousas. Vidrine retired as principal at the Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts in Opelousas after 32 years of service.
St. Landry Parish Council District 11 representative Timmy Lejeune and Parish President Jessie Bellard are in front of the new bridge on Jessie B Road. (Submitted photo)

St. Landry Parish Council District 11 representative Timmy Lejeune and Parish President Jessie Bellard are in front of the new bridge on Jessie B Road. (Submitted photo)

Jessie B Road bridge construction completed

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, September 8, 2023
The replacement of the bridge on Jessie B Road that crosses Bayou Mallet is completed. Construction on the project began in February of this year. The project was executed to remove the aging cross-drain pipe and to replace the bridge. The $1.
St. Landry Parish Council member Wayne Ardoin, right, hands out a letter he wrote to Council member Jimmie Edwards, of Eunice, at a meeting Wednesday in Opelousas. In the background is Council Chairman Jerry Red. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

St. Landry Parish Council member Wayne Ardoin, right, hands out a letter he wrote to Council member Jimmie Edwards, of Eunice, at a meeting Wednesday in Opelousas. In the background is Council Chairman Jerry Red. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Councilman, president spar over visit to problem site

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, September 8, 2023
By Harlan Kirgan Editor A visit to a constituent’s property sparked an exchange of letters cited at the St. Landry Parish Council’s Public Works Committee meeting on Wednesday. “I’m here just to get something straight.

Gated access considered on South MLK

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, September 8, 2023
Citing traffic that includes vehicles parking in tenant spots, gated access is being considered for South Martin Luther King Drive to Eunice Housing Authority apartments.
Donnie Fontenot

Donnie Fontenot

Fontenot is candidate for St. Landry Parish Council District 13 seat

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, September 8, 2023
Donnie Fontenot is announcing he is a candidate for the St. Landry Parish Council District 13 position in the Oct. 14 election. Fontenot’s announacement included the following. I was born and raised in Eunice, attended Eunice High School, and joined the Navy.
Dr. Leah Guempel Shipley

Dr. Leah Guempel Shipley

Eunice native earns top LSU honor

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, September 8, 2023
Eunice High School graduate Dr. Leah Guempel Shipley is the owner of LG Audiological Enterprises named to Louisiana State University’s 2023 LSU100 list of fastest growing LSU graduate owned or led companies in the world.

Lane closures planned on La. 3277 from LA 757 to La. 374

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, September 8, 2023
La. 3277 (George Soileau Road) will have daily alternating lane closures from La. 757 to La. 374 through Wednesday for asphalt paving operations. The lane closures will take place daily from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., weather permitting.
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Myra Miller
Thursday, September 7, 2023
911 ceremony planned In Honor and Remembrance 911 Ceremony will be held at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Eunice Circle Park. The ceremony is hosted and sponsored by Woodmen Life Chapter 243, American Legion Post 129, VFW Post 8971, and DAV Chapter 19. The public is invited to attend.

Ceremony to mark Courthouse restoration

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
St. Landry Parish President Jessie Bellard is announcing a “revealing ceremony” to mark the restoration of the St. Landry Courthouse. The ceremony is scheduled at 10 a.m. Sept. 19 at the Courthouse Square, 118 South Court St., Opelousas. Originally constructed in 1939, the St.