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Chaise Brown, right, receives his badge as Eunice fire chief from his brother Ben Brown, a Eunice firefighter/operator, at Tuesday’s Board of Aldermen meeting. In the background is Mayor Scott Fontenot. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Chaise Brown, right, receives his badge as Eunice fire chief from his brother Ben Brown, a Eunice firefighter/operator, at Tuesday’s Board of Aldermen meeting. In the background is Mayor Scott Fontenot. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Police pay raise OK’d with city budget

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Eunice police and firefighters help fill the room as the Eunice Board of Aldermen approved a pay raise for police and a new fire chief at Tuesday’s meeting Mayor Scott Fontenot said Wednesday he plans to sign the pay raise into effect on June 25 when the next pay period begins.
The Head Start center in Eunice.

The Head Start center in Eunice.

Parish’s Head Start loss isn’t a complete surprise

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
St. Landry Parish School Board’s loss of the Head Start program announced June 8 was not a complete surprise. The School Board had been told it faced “recompetition” in March for the $9 million federal program.
Competing lawyers, from left, Robert Hammonds and Courtney Joiner at Monday’s special School Board meeting. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Competing lawyers, from left, Robert Hammonds and Courtney Joiner at Monday’s special School Board meeting. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

School Board selects new legal firm

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
The St. Landry Parish School Board selected McGlinchey Stafford as its new firm to represent it in legal matters. While the firm is new, the lead counsel will be Courtney Joiner who has worked with the School Board for the past eight years.
News notes items

News notes items

News notes

Myra Miller
Monday, June 12, 2023
Mt. Olive Cemetery in need of lawn care Help is needed from the family, friends and concerned citizens those laid to rest at Mt. Olive Cemetery. The family members, are compelled to organize together to consistently take care of the lawn care/landscaping needs of this property moving forward.

Surprising gardening hacks

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, June 9, 2023
It’s always fun to find new and interesting ways of doing things. Here are some different tips on how to grow plants from seeds or propagate from cuttings.
Flag poles were placed on the roof of the St. Landry Parish courthouse on Thursday. The poles are returning to the roof where they originally were located. There will be three placed on the roof. The pole on the roof will be brought down. It’s part of the courthouse renovation work that includes waterproofing, new energy efficient windows and doors, new awning, a handicapped ramp, new courtroom on the third floor, renovated tax assessor’s office and the old courthouse bell will be placed on the grounds in

Flag poles were placed on the roof of the St. Landry Parish courthouse on Thursday. The poles are returning to the roof where they originally were located. There will be three placed on the roof. The pole on the roof will be brought down. It’s part of the courthouse renovation work that includes waterproofing, new energy efficient windows and doors, new awning, a handicapped ramp, new courtroom on the third floor, renovated tax assessor’s office and the old courthouse bell will be placed on the grounds in

Courthouse flag poles

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, June 9, 2023
Flag poles were placed on the roof of the St. Landry Parish courthouse on Thursday. The poles are returning to the roof where they originally were located. There will be three placed on the roof. The pole on the roof will be brought down.
Ricky Fontenot, of Bayou Chicot, holds an 11.22-pound, 26-inch bass t he caught at Chicot Park on March 22. (Photo courtesy of Marianne Fontenot)

Ricky Fontenot, of Bayou Chicot, holds an 11.22-pound, 26-inch bass t he caught at Chicot Park on March 22. (Photo courtesy of Marianne Fontenot)

Fontenot catches 11-lb. bass at Chicot Park

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Friday, June 9, 2023
What started out like a normal day on the water at Chicot Park turned into a day where a local fisherman hauled in the biggest fish he had ever caught. “I just had got there and started going into a little cove where I normally fish,” said Ricky Fontenot, of Bayou Chicot.

Persistence created ‘miracle’ waterway

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, June 9, 2023
Someone once called the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway a “thousand-mile miracle,” but there was nothing miraculous about getting it built. The miracle was that the idea for the canal came from west Texas, not south Louisiana.

New report details UL Lafayette’s impact on state economy

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, June 9, 2023
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette had a statewide economic impact of $2.7 billion for fiscal year 2021-2022. That total supports more than 34,600 jobs – one out of every 78 jobs in the state. UL Lafayette’s $1.

Parish sales tax collections up 3.2% over last year

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, June 9, 2023
St. Landry Parish sale tax collections through May were up 3.2% or $1,218,187 over revenues in the same period in 2022. Total collections through May were $38,880,690 compared to $37,662,503 in 2022. May collections in the parish were $7,565,192, up $164,208 or 2.2% over May 2022 collection.