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To make a difference in the lives of St. Landry Parish pets, Bissell Pet Foundation is partnering with St. Landry Parish Government to subsidize the cost of sterilization procedures for community pets through the end of June.

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Bissell Pet Foundation and St. Landry Parish partner to spay and neuter pets

Rebecca Chaisson

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

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Eunice Police to get body cameras

Rebecca Chaisson

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Within two to three weeks Eunice Police will have access to body cameras, Police Chief Kyle LeBouef said at Tuesday’s Board of Aldermen meeting. Twenty cameras will be ordered and police will be required to use them, he said. A few officers use their own cameras now, he said.

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Tri-Parish workforce drops slightly

Rebecca Chaisson

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

The Tri-Parish workforce totaled 67,083 in January, down 386 or 0.6% from January 2022, according to statistics released Monday by Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The workforce includes those working and looking for a job. The statistics are not seasonally adjusted.

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LSUE’s economic impact is $72M

Rebecca Chaisson

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

LSU supported $6.1 billion in Louisiana economic output, over $2.4 billion in statewide earnings and an estimated 45,700 direct and indirect annualized jobs in fiscal year 2021-2022. This equals $690 of output per Louisianian and $13.85 for every dollar of Louisiana state funding provided to LSU.

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Bellard defends his budget in pre-meeting news release

Rebecca Chaisson

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

In advance of the St. Landry Parish Council meeting on Wednesday, Parish President Jessie Bellard sent out a news release on his budget and budget process. A balanced 2023 budget would be reintroduced at the Parish Council meeting Wednesday and posted on stlandrypg.

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Vietnam War ceremony planned

Rebecca Chaisson

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

St. Landry Parish Veterans Memorial Commemoration of the Vietnam War will be held at 10:30 a.m. March 29 at the Veterans Memorial located on La. 182 South, Opelousas. More than 58,000 Americans were killed in the war, while more than 1,600 remain missing or unrecoverable.

Woman barricaded herself in the bathroom of an apartment after stabbing a man

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Altercation between two subjects leads to a stabbing

Myra Miller

Monday, March 13, 2023

On Saturday at approximately 5:57 a.m., Eunice Police responded to a reported stabbing incident at 821 South Beulah.

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News notes

Myra Miller

Monday, March 13, 2023

Acadia Parish Sheriff to hold blood drive The Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office will host a Blood Drive from 7 to 10 a.m. Tuesday inside Vitalant Bloodmobile at 1037 Capitol Avenue in Crowley. Identification is required for donations.

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Parish Government plans concert series

Rebecca Chaisson

Friday, March 10, 2023

St. Landry Parish Government has announced the beginning of a monthly concert series called “Live & Local in St. Landry” at the Delta Grand, kicking off with Jeremy Fruge & the Zydeco Hotboyz at 7 p.m. April 1.

Jacob Bergeron, Eunice Rotary Club president, holds a poster for the World Championship Crawfish Etouffee Cook-Off scheduled 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 26 at the Northwest Community Center pavilion in Eunice. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

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World Championship Crawfish Etouffee Cook-Off

Rebecca Chaisson

Friday, March 10, 2023

The World Championship Crawfish Etouffee Cook-Off will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 26 at the Northwest Community Center pavilion in Eunice. There will be many cooking booths with their own chefs cooking their favorite crawfish etouffee and offering the public samples.