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Chad LaComb, economic development planner with Acadiana Planning Commission, speaks at the Eunice Rotary Club meeting on Wednesday. (Photo by Myra Miller)

Chad LaComb, economic development planner with Acadiana Planning Commission, speaks at the Eunice Rotary Club meeting on Wednesday. (Photo by Myra Miller)

Brownfields identified in Eunice

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, June 30, 2023
What is the Brownfields Redevelopment Program? Eunice Rotarians found out Wednesday. A Brownfield is a property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant or contaminant.
Highland Early Learning Center classroom.

Highland Early Learning Center classroom.

Highland Early Learning Center to continue

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, June 30, 2023
Highland Early Learning Center will continue operations in the coming school year with classes for pre-kindergarten students. St. Landry Parish Superintendent Milton Batiste III clarified the Eunice school will remain open. The school has been a mix of parish and Head Start classes.
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Myra Miller
Thursday, June 29, 2023
Free live music at the Depot Museum The Prairie Acadian Cultural Center will sponsor free live music every second Saturday of the month at the Depot Museum, located at 220 S. CC Duson in Eunice. From 1 to 2 p.m. July 8 Shawn Saucier Trio will entertain the public.

Jury convicts Opelousas man of killing wife with rifle

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
After just over 30 minutes of deliberation a St. Landry Parish jury reached a verdict convicting Derrick T. Hills of the second-degree murder of his wife, Rachelle Arceneaux, according to a news release from St. Landry Parish District Attorney Chad Pitre.
Raquel Manuel won the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers & Ranchers Discussion Meet. Manuel is a former St. Landry Parish Chamber of Commerce executive. (Louisiana Farm Bureau photo)

Raquel Manuel won the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers & Ranchers Discussion Meet. Manuel is a former St. Landry Parish Chamber of Commerce executive. (Louisiana Farm Bureau photo)

Evangeline Parish mother wins Louisiana Farm Bureau Discussion Meet

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Evangeline Parish resident Raquel Manuel is the 2023 Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers & Ranchers Discussion Meet winner. It was her first time participating in the event — a competitive mock committee meeting which allows professionals in agriculture to develop leadership skills.

Tri-Parish workforce down slightly, jobless rate creeps up

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
The Tri-Parish workforce totaled 68,181 in May, down 258 from May a year ago, according to the Louisiana Workforce Commission. The report also showed unemployment rates up slightly in May compared to rates in May 2022. The unemployment rates by parish in May were: — St Landry, 4.9%, up from 4.
A file photo of Irma Trosclair from when she was prncipal at Eunice Elementary.

A file photo of Irma Trosclair from when she was prncipal at Eunice Elementary.

Lafayette superintendent Irma Trosclair to become Eunice High principal

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
After five years leading the Lafayette Parish School System as superintendent, Irma Trosclair announced Monday she is resigning that position and will become principal/zone leader at Eunice High School. The move will be a homecoming for Trosclair.
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Myra Miller
Monday, June 26, 2023
ECCBC Summer Concert set July 13, 14 The Eunice Community Concert Concert Band & Community Choir will have its Summer Concert, “Summertime” at 7 p.m. July 13 and 14 at First Baptist Church in Eunice. ECCBC promises a musically diverse program with something for everyone in the family.
Kelly’s Landing was the setting Tuesday night for a meeting of LSUE officials and local and area agriculture teachers and stakeholders to discuss the Sustaining Future Farms in Louisiana program at the university. Among those on hand were, from left, Caitlin deNux, program manager; Dr. Nancee Sorenson, chancellor; Gracie Bourque, Abbeville Cattle Festival Teen Cattle Queen; Kelly Hundley, host; Sadie Zaunbrecher, International Rice Festival Queen; and Rep, Phillip DeVillier. (Photo by Steve Bandy/Crowley Po

Kelly’s Landing was the setting Tuesday night for a meeting of LSUE officials and local and area agriculture teachers and stakeholders to discuss the Sustaining Future Farms in Louisiana program at the university. Among those on hand were, from left, Caitlin deNux, program manager; Dr. Nancee Sorenson, chancellor; Gracie Bourque, Abbeville Cattle Festival Teen Cattle Queen; Kelly Hundley, host; Sadie Zaunbrecher, International Rice Festival Queen; and Rep, Phillip DeVillier. (Photo by Steve Bandy/Crowley Po

LSUE program seeks to reinvigorate Tri-Parish interest in agriculture

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, June 23, 2023
Area ag teachers, agriculture stakeholders and even festival queens gathered at Kelly’s Landing north of Crowley Tuesday night to learn more about a new ag program being offered at LSUE. Chancellor Dr.