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Economic developer Bill Rodier speaks at the State of the Parish meeting in Opelousas on Feb. 7. Seated at left is Van Reed, of Eunice, a St. Landry Parish Government administrator. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Economic developer Bill Rodier speaks at the State of the Parish meeting in Opelousas on Feb. 7. Seated at left is Van Reed, of Eunice, a St. Landry Parish Government administrator. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Take photos now says economic developer

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
St. Landry Parish economic developer Bill Rodier says to start taking photos now along Interstate 49 south of Opelousas because change is coming quick. That was one of Rodier’s message when called upon to speak at the Feb. 7 State of the Parish meeting at the Delta Grand Theatre in Opelousas.
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Myra Miller
Monday, February 27, 2023
St. Mathilda Church Lent dinners Fridays St. Mathilda Church will have Fried Fish and fish courtbouillon dinners fundraiser on every Friday during Lent. Pick up is from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Bishop Ceasar Center. A donation of $12 will be accepted.

Acadia Parish project is among those bid by DOTD

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, February 24, 2023
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announced Thursday that 21 projects around the state received bids recently. Seventeen contractors presented apparent low bids totaling $87.9 million.
St. Mathilda Catholic Church held its Ash Wednesday fish dinners fundraiser Wednesday with pick up at the Bishop Ceaser Center. Volunteers from the community as well as from the church helped cook, prepare, and serve ticket holders. The lunch dinners with a donation of $12 included one fried catfish, catfish courtbouillon and rice, sweet green peas and a slice of cake. St. Mathilda Church will continue every Friday during the Lent season to offer the public fish dinners with a donation of $12 a dinner. Pick

St. Mathilda Catholic Church held its Ash Wednesday fish dinners fundraiser Wednesday with pick up at the Bishop Ceaser Center. Volunteers from the community as well as from the church helped cook, prepare, and serve ticket holders. The lunch dinners with a donation of $12 included one fried catfish, catfish courtbouillon and rice, sweet green peas and a slice of cake. St. Mathilda Church will continue every Friday during the Lent season to offer the public fish dinners with a donation of $12 a dinner. Pick

Ash Wednesday, Lent season tradition

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, February 24, 2023
St. Mathilda Catholic Church held its Ash Wednesday fish dinners fundraiser Wednesday with pick up at the Bishop Ceaser Center. Volunteers from the community as well as from the church helped cook, prepare, and serve ticket holders.
Dwanetta Scott

Dwanetta Scott

School Board may ban hoodies

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, February 24, 2023
The St. Landry Parish School Board may ban hoodies from its campuses and events including athletic events. The ban is proposed as an addition to the school system’s dress code introduced at a Committee of the Whole Meeting on Thursday. Dwanetta Scott.
Eunice High School Principal Mitch Fontenot is in the front hall of the school in this photo from 2018. Fontenot plans to retire from Eunice High in June. He said he will continue his career as principal at St. Edmund High School. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Eunice High School Principal Mitch Fontenot is in the front hall of the school in this photo from 2018. Fontenot plans to retire from Eunice High in June. He said he will continue his career as principal at St. Edmund High School. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Eunice High’s longtime principal Fontenot to retire; will lead St. Edmund

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, February 24, 2023
Mitch Fontenot is retiring after 14 years as principal of Eunice High School and 33 years as a public school educator here. Fontenot responded to a request for information that highlights the success of his tenure at Eunice High School.
Hunter Aucoin holds a chicken aloft after catching it during the Eunice Mardi Gras Run. Aucoin was at the field at Parish Road 6-325 and North Bobcat Drive. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Hunter Aucoin holds a chicken aloft after catching it during the Eunice Mardi Gras Run. Aucoin was at the field at Parish Road 6-325 and North Bobcat Drive. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

5-day Mardi Gras party draws crowds to Eunice

Harlan Kirgan
Thursday, February 23, 2023
Alicia Mire is the city and parish tourism official and on Tuesday by the music stage talked about the five-day Eunice Mardi Gras celebration. “I didn’t know half the crowd that was here and our street was packed. That means that was tourists — people from all over,” she said.
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Myra Miller
Thursday, February 23, 2023
St. Mathilda Church Lent dinners Fridays St. Mathilda Church will have Fried Fish and fish courtbouillon dinners fundraiser on every Friday during Lent. Pick up is from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Bishop Ceasar Center. A donation of $12 will be accepted.