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Myra Miller
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Pray the Rosary throughout May Everyday throughout May a rosary will be prayed at 5:30 p.m. in the prayer garden in front of Saint Anthony of Padua rectory. All are invited and encouraged to pray with Court Eunice 208 of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas.

DIY - Grow microgreens for intense flavor and nutrition

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, May 26, 2023
Microgreens are packed with intense flavor, nutrition, and antioxidants, are easy to grow and can be harvested within weeks. Microgreen is the second stage of a plant, about 10 days after a seed has sprouted. The stem, seed leaves and first set of true leaves are all edible.
Lindsey Smythe, École Saint-Landry adminstrator, is asking the St. Landry Parish School Board to review the French immersion school’s charter from kindergarten to fifth grade to include up to eighth grade. The school is located in Sunset. (Photos by Harlan Kirgan)

Lindsey Smythe, École Saint-Landry adminstrator, is asking the St. Landry Parish School Board to review the French immersion school’s charter from kindergarten to fifth grade to include up to eighth grade. The school is located in Sunset. (Photos by Harlan Kirgan)

French immersion school seeks expansion

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, May 26, 2023
St. Landry Parish’s only French immersion school is asking the St. Landry Parish School Board to expand its charter from kindergarten to fifth grade to eighth grade.

United Way report shows state mired in poverty

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, May 26, 2023
A United Way report about Louisiana finds more than 900,000 households – 51% of all families – can’t afford life’s basic necessities, an increase of 22,980 families.

Survey: Our top worry is crime

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, May 26, 2023
Crime is the top concern for Louisiana residents for the first time in 20 years, according to an LSU survey released Tuesday.
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Myra Miller
Thursday, May 25, 2023
Memorial Day ceremony set Monday A Memorial Day ceremony sponsored by the VFW Post 8971, the American Legion Post 129 and the DAV Chapter 19 will be held at 5 p.m. Monday at the intersection of South 2nd Street and Park Avenue, Eunice. Boy Scout Troop 425 will perform a flag raising ceremony.
Milton Batiste, newly named St. Landry Parish school superintendent, goes over his contract at a special meeting on Tuesday. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Milton Batiste, newly named St. Landry Parish school superintendent, goes over his contract at a special meeting on Tuesday. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Board agrees to pay new superintendent $160K/year

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Milton Batiste will be paid $160,000 a year to serve as school superintendent for the St. Landry Parish School Board. Batiste, 43, of Opelousas, ironed out the details of his 4-year contract at a special School Board meeting Tuesday in Opelousas.

LSU Eunice Chancellor’s List for Spring 2023 semester

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Louisiana State University Eunice announced 339 students have been given Chancellor’s List recognition for the 2023 Spring Semester. To be named to the Chancellor’s List a student must have full-time status, completing 12 credit hours during the semester, and maintain at least a 3.