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Submariners make up only 10% of the U.S. Navy’s personnel, but they play a critical role in carrying out one of the Defense Department’s most important missions: strategic deterrence. Petty Officer 1st Class Cory Lanclos, a native of Port Barre, is one of the sailors continuing a 123-year tradition of service under the sea to help ensure Americans’ safety. (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Josiah Trombley)

Submariners make up only 10% of the U.S. Navy’s personnel, but they play a critical role in carrying out one of the Defense Department’s most important missions: strategic deterrence. Petty Officer 1st Class Cory Lanclos, a native of Port Barre, is one of the sailors continuing a 123-year tradition of service under the sea to help ensure Americans’ safety. (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Josiah Trombley)

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Port Barre native continues a 123-year tradition of service under the sea

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, July 7, 2023
By Cmdr. Anthony Falvo Navy Office of Community Outreach KINGS BAY, Ga. – Submariners make up only 10% of the U.S. Navy’s personnel, but they play a critical role in carrying out one of the Defense Department’s most important missions: strategic deterrence.
Don Mayeux, a Eunice Rotarian, spoke about his recent trip to Noah’s Ark Encounter, a life-size Noah’s Ark, the Creation Museum and the Amish Country. The trip to Williamstown, Kentucky, and Ohio was made by Mayeux and his wife, Barbara, and friends, Dr. Greg Savoy and his wife Lula. The couples were able to tour Noah’s Ark. Mayeux gave some history and biblical background of Noah and Noah’s Ark. Mayeux said Noah’s Ark is 510 feet long, 85 feet in width, and is seven stories in height, 51 feet high. He said

Don Mayeux, a Eunice Rotarian, spoke about his recent trip to Noah’s Ark Encounter, a life-size Noah’s Ark, the Creation Museum and the Amish Country. The trip to Williamstown, Kentucky, and Ohio was made by Mayeux and his wife, Barbara, and friends, Dr. Greg Savoy and his wife Lula. The couples were able to tour Noah’s Ark. Mayeux gave some history and biblical background of Noah and Noah’s Ark. Mayeux said Noah’s Ark is 510 feet long, 85 feet in width, and is seven stories in height, 51 feet high. He said

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Noah’s Ark experience

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, July 7, 2023
Don Mayeux, a Eunice Rotarian, spoke about his recent trip to Noah’s Ark Encounter, a life-size Noah’s Ark, the Creation Museum and the Amish Country. The trip to Williamstown, Kentucky, and Ohio was made by Mayeux and his wife, Barbara, and friends, Dr. Greg Savoy and his wife Lula.

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Ambulance ordinance up for adoption

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, July 7, 2023
An ordinance regulating ambulance service in Eunice is up for adoption at Tuesday’s Eunice Board of Aldermen meeting. The ordinance tracks one being considered by the St. Landry Parish Council. The ordinance limits service to three providers — Acadian Ambulance, St.
The monument to Confederate soldiers on the St. Landry Parish Courthouse grounds shown in March 2022. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

The monument to Confederate soldiers on the St. Landry Parish Courthouse grounds shown in March 2022. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

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Courthouse Confederate monument staying put for now

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, July 7, 2023
A monument honoring Confederate soldiers is staying put at least for now. The St. Landry Parish Council’s Public Works Committee voted 2-3 to proceed with moving the monument on the northeast corner of the courthouse square.
Gary McGoffin, right, an attorney representing the St. Landry Parish Council, hands out copies of a judgment to Parish Council members at a meeting Wednesday in Opelousas. Seated, from left, are Council members Wayne Ardoin, Jimmie Edwards and Jerry Red. The judgment is about a investigation by the Council into parish government employee terminations. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Gary McGoffin, right, an attorney representing the St. Landry Parish Council, hands out copies of a judgment to Parish Council members at a meeting Wednesday in Opelousas. Seated, from left, are Council members Wayne Ardoin, Jimmie Edwards and Jerry Red. The judgment is about a investigation by the Council into parish government employee terminations. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

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Council told it can proceed with human resources investigation

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, July 7, 2023
The St. Landry Parish Council was told by an attorney it hired that an investigation into how Parish President Jessie Bellard fired employees may proceed.
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Myra Miller
Thursday, July 6, 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. Saturday, Shawn Saucier Trio will entertain the public.

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Legislators approve Tri-Parish projects

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
From the LSUE’s athletic complex to the Liberty Theatre, Tri-Parish projects are among the capital outlay items approved by lawmakers. The projects may seem small compared to the state’s $45 billion budget, but they will make an impact on the area.
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Myra Miller
Monday, July 3, 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.
Landry’s Feed Store, an institution in Rayne for over 70 years, was destroyed by fire Thursday morning. Units from Rayne, Branch, Mire, Scott and Crowley responded to the blaze. Dan Landry, who owns the business with his brother Kenneth, was recently honored by Purina as a dealer of the animal nutrition product for 70 years. The building had stood in the 600 block of East Texas Avenue for the past 60 years after it was moved from its original location at 801 S. Polk St. “People have been asking me for years

Landry’s Feed Store, an institution in Rayne for over 70 years, was destroyed by fire Thursday morning. Units from Rayne, Branch, Mire, Scott and Crowley responded to the blaze. Dan Landry, who owns the business with his brother Kenneth, was recently honored by Purina as a dealer of the animal nutrition product for 70 years. The building had stood in the 600 block of East Texas Avenue for the past 60 years after it was moved from its original location at 801 S. Polk St. “People have been asking me for years

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Rayne landmark destroyed

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, June 30, 2023
Landry’s Feed Store, an institution in Rayne for over 70 years, was destroyed by fire Thursday morning. Units from Rayne, Branch, Mire, Scott and Crowley responded to the blaze.
Berline Boone waves to the crowd during the 2014 La. Swine Festival Parade.

Berline Boone waves to the crowd during the 2014 La. Swine Festival Parade.

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Basile’s longest serving mayor dies

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, June 30, 2023
Berline Boone’s life came to an end on June 20 after an illness that had her on hospice care at her home. Her death gives us time to recall her unselfish lifetime of service to the Basile community and her notable marks on the town’s history.