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Animal Shelter intake closed.

Animal Shelter intake closed.

St. Landry Animal Control closes intake for restructuring

Harlan Kirgan
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
St. Landry Animal Control is announcing that its intake facilities will be closed to the public temporarily for restructuring purposes. During this time, the shelter will only be accepting emergency calls from the public.

Acadia Parish School Board approves 4-day school week

Harlan Kirgan
Monday, January 30, 2023
Following months of discussion, audience communications, and even a survey held throughout the parish, members of the Acadia Parish School Board finally voted on the anticipated four-day work/school week Thursday afternoon during a special meeting.
News notes items

News notes items

News notes

Myra Miller
Monday, January 30, 2023
ELTL announces spring registration The Eunice Ladies Tennis League (ELTL) spring registration is underway until Tuesday. The league plays every Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the Eunice Fairgrounds for 12 weeks.
Theodore Foster, PhD and assistant professor of history and African American Studies at Benedictine University in Chicago, will give Black Cowboy Talks in the days leading up to the February 13 performance of Cross That River, a concert musical that tells the story of a runaway slave who became a Black Cowboy.

Theodore Foster, PhD and assistant professor of history and African American Studies at Benedictine University in Chicago, will give Black Cowboy Talks in the days leading up to the February 13 performance of Cross That River, a concert musical that tells the story of a runaway slave who became a Black Cowboy.

Black Cowboy talks scheduled in St. Landry, Lafayette parishes

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, January 27, 2023
Black Cowboys played a major role in the settlement of the American West and are a significant part of today’s south Louisiana culture.
Marc and Ann Savoy at the 2017 Experience Louisiana Festival in Eunice. (Photos by Harlan Kirgan)

Marc and Ann Savoy at the 2017 Experience Louisiana Festival in Eunice. (Photos by Harlan Kirgan)

Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band among featured heritage performers

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, January 27, 2023
The Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band is among bands selected by the National Council for the Traditional Arts (NCTA) as National Heritage Fellows to perform at three National Park Service locations within the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve. The performance will occur from March 7 to 11.

Parish Council sets special meeting on budget

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, January 27, 2023
The St. Landry Parish Council has scheduled a special meeting on Tuesday to consider adopting the 2023 operating budget. A public hearing is planned at 5:30 p.m. on amending the 2022 budget and at 5:45 p.m. on the operating budget.
June Inhern, director of Early Learning and Head Start, at Wednesday’s St. Landry Parish School Board Academic Committee meeting. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

June Inhern, director of Early Learning and Head Start, at Wednesday’s St. Landry Parish School Board Academic Committee meeting. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Early learning sites in parish rated ‘High Proficient’ overall

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, January 27, 2023
St. Landry Parish’s Early Childhood Community Network’s 42 sites have an overall rating of “High Proficient,” according to a report by June Inhern, director of Early Learning and Head Start. Inhern said the sites are rated on 1 to 7 and the parish’s overall rating for 2021-2022 was 5.
School Board member Mary Ellen Donatto, left, asks a question about a math curriculum to be introduced next school year. At right is Angela Cassimere, director of Curriculum, Assessment & Accountability. The presentation on the math program was made a meeting of the School Board’s Academic Committee on Wednesday. Donatto is chairman of the committee. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

School Board member Mary Ellen Donatto, left, asks a question about a math curriculum to be introduced next school year. At right is Angela Cassimere, director of Curriculum, Assessment & Accountability. The presentation on the math program was made a meeting of the School Board’s Academic Committee on Wednesday. Donatto is chairman of the committee. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

St. Landry Parish public schools to receive new math curriculum

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, January 27, 2023
Starting next school year St. Landry Parish K-8 students will begin a new mathematics curriculum. And, if that makes parents nervous, the curriculum, iReady Classroom Mathematics, includes help for parents such as “family letter” allowing parents to find out about the week’s lesson.