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From left, St. Landry Parish School Board President Joyce Haynes and Vice President Mary Ellen Donatto gather ballots during the voting for superintendent finalists on Wednesday. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

From left, St. Landry Parish School Board President Joyce Haynes and Vice President Mary Ellen Donatto gather ballots during the voting for superintendent finalists on Wednesday. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

School finalists elected

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, April 28, 2023
The St. Landry Parish School voted Wednesday to keep Milton Batiste III and Curt Green as their finalists for the superintendent job. The Board also set up a time line for next steps in the selection process. Through May 3 a community survey will be on the Board’s website.
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Myra Miller
Thursday, April 27, 2023
National Day of Prayer set May 4 National Day of Prayer will be observed at 12 noon Thursday, May 4 at the city hall parking lot and pavilion area. The public is invited to attend. For more information, call 337-457-7541.

St. Landry Parish school superintendent finalists selected

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
The St. Landry Parish School voted Wednesday to keep Milton Batiste III and Curt Green as their finalists for the superintendent job. The Board also set up a timeline for next steps in the selection process. Through May 3 a community survey will be on the Board’s website.
Acadia Parish Assessor James J. “Jimbo” Petitjean, right, was named the “2023 Assessor of the Year” at the90th annual Assessor’s Conference held recently in Bossier City. Presenting the award was Louisiana Assessor’s Association Immediate Past President Lance Futch. (Submitted photo)

Acadia Parish Assessor James J. “Jimbo” Petitjean, right, was named the “2023 Assessor of the Year” at the90th annual Assessor’s Conference held recently in Bossier City. Presenting the award was Louisiana Assessor’s Association Immediate Past President Lance Futch. (Submitted photo)

Acadia Parish’s Petitjean named assessor of the year

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
BOSSIER CITY — The Louisiana Assessor’s Association recently named Acadia Parish Assessor James J. “Jimbo” Petitjean as the “2023 Assessor of the Year” at their 90th annual Assessor’s Conference held recently in Bossier City.
Robert Gautreaux

Robert Gautreaux

School Board asked if cheer coaches should be paid

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
The St. Landry Parish School Board asked administrators to examine how much cheer coaches are paid in neighboring parishes. A fact established at the Board’s Finance Committee meeting on Monday is cheer coaches are not paid in St. Landry Parish public schools.
Pam Gautreaux

Pam Gautreaux

Parish budget talks sputter to stalemate

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
By Harlan Kirgan Editor The St. Landry Parish Council and Parish President Jessie Bellard ended a budget discussion Wednesday with little progress. One point of contention is Bellard’s hiring of two investigators who are paid $62,000 each and charged with enforcing civil and criminal parish laws.

Council’s probe into president’s firings blocked

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
A district judge pushed the pause button on St. Landry Parish Council’s investigation into Parish President Jessie Bellard’s firing of employees since August 2020. Some 21 parish employees have been fired, Bellard said.
Volunteers fanned out across Eunice on Saturday for the Love the Boot cleanup organized by Keep Eunice Beautiful. Some of the volunteers are shown at the Eunice Municipal Complex with filled trash bags. Donna Baltakis, Keep Eunice Beautiful director, said the Eunice High Spirit Group and National Honor Society spent 3 hours and 48 students picked up 52 30-gallon bags last week. New Hope Fellowship spent 10 hours painting, planting and cleaning up elementary schools with 24 people. On Saturday, 62 people fil

Volunteers fanned out across Eunice on Saturday for the Love the Boot cleanup organized by Keep Eunice Beautiful. Some of the volunteers are shown at the Eunice Municipal Complex with filled trash bags. Donna Baltakis, Keep Eunice Beautiful director, said the Eunice High Spirit Group and National Honor Society spent 3 hours and 48 students picked up 52 30-gallon bags last week. New Hope Fellowship spent 10 hours painting, planting and cleaning up elementary schools with 24 people. On Saturday, 62 people fil

Eunice cleanup

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Volunteers fanned out across Eunice on Saturday for the Love the Boot cleanup organized by Keep Eunice Beautiful. Some of the volunteers are shown at the Eunice Municipal Complex with filled trash bags.
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Myra Miller
Monday, April 24, 2023
Pray the Rosary throughout May Everyday throughout the month of 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.
Victoria Callahan, left, sales representative for Parish Rice, was guest speaker for the recent meeting, explaining the health benefits of the Eunice-based product. Welcoming her to the meeting is Nancy Loewer, program chair. (Photo by Steve Bandy/Crowley Post-Signal)

Victoria Callahan, left, sales representative for Parish Rice, was guest speaker for the recent meeting, explaining the health benefits of the Eunice-based product. Welcoming her to the meeting is Nancy Loewer, program chair. (Photo by Steve Bandy/Crowley Post-Signal)

Crowley Lions learn health benefits of Eunice rice brand

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, April 21, 2023
“This is a game-changer for diabetics. It’ll put rice back in their diets,” Victoria Callahan, sales representative for Eunice-based Parish Rice, told members of the Crowley Lions Club earlier this week. Callahan said the low glycemic index for Parish Rice makes it ideal for diabetics.