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Eunice Area Men’s Retreat set Feb. 2 The Eunice Area Men’s Retreat will be held at Our Lady of Oaks Retreat House in Grand Coteau from Thursday night, Feb. 2, until Sunday at noon, Feb. 5. For room reservations call Don Mayeux at 337-457-9610 or 337-457-7624 as soon as possible.

UL Lafayette Tri-Parish graduates listed

UL Lafayette conferred 1,214 degrees during Fall 2022 Commencement ceremonies. The following is a list of Tri-Parish gradautes. Acadia Parish Baccalaureate Degree Arts: Ryker Paul Boone and Lauren Elizabeth Stefanski.

Eunice’s Dr. Cambron offers tips on dealing with stress, anxiety

Dr. Hawk Cambron, M.D., a family medicine specialist with the Louisiana Family Practice in Eunice, was the guest speaker at the Eunice Rotary Club meeting Wednesday. Cambron asked the group of Rotarians, “Who deals with anxiety and stress?” Many factors can bring on anxiety, stress and depression.

Shootings are on top of Eunice’s story list

A seemingly endless number of shootings is the top story for Eunice in 2022. The Eunice News pages were studied for top stories during the year, but instead of the substantial progress such as the paving of La.

Council rejects giving parish president OK for drainage projects

St. Landry Parish President Jesse Bellard lost in his request for authority to sign for a capital outlay project. A special meeting Wednesday turned into a testy exchange between Bellard and Council member Harold Taylor.

News notes

Court Eunice 208 CDA meeting set Court Eunice 208 of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas will have a meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 2 at the Jeanmard Hall on North 3rd. Members are reminded to bring any non-perishable item to contribute to our ongoing support of the Eunice Food Bank.

Workforce up, jobless rate down in November

The Tri-Parish workforce was up nearly 2% in November compared to a November 2021 and jobless rates are down from a year ago, according to the Louisiana Workforce Commission. The Tri-Parish workforce totaled 68,506 in November, up 1,321 from the November 2021 count.

New Year brings new police chief

Incoming Police Chief Kyle LeBouef says one of his biggest challenges is staffing and that’s because Eunice is behind other police departments in its pay. LeBouef says he has talked to Mayor Scott Fontenot and city council members about the pay issue and there is agreement.

Deadline nears to claim turkey voucher

Winners in The Eunice News turkey giveaway have until Thursday to claim their voucher at Eunice News office. Vouchers at to be taken to Champagne’s to claim the turkey.

News notes

Court Eunice 208 CDA meeting set Court Eunice 208 of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas will have a meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 2 at the Jeanmard Hall on North 3rd. Members are reminded to bring any non-perishable item to contribute to our ongoing support of the Eunice Food Bank.