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Threats raise school safety concerns

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, December 16, 2022
After a series of bomb threats at parish high schools, a St. Landry Parish School Board committee voted to forward the issue to its Executive Committee meeting. “Somebody innocent is going to be killed down the road ...
Eunice High School Principal Mitch Fontenot was named St. Landry Parish District High School Principal of the Year. (Submitted photo)

Eunice High School Principal Mitch Fontenot was named St. Landry Parish District High School Principal of the Year. (Submitted photo)

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Fontenot earns district honor

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, December 16, 2022
Mitch Fontenot, principal at Eunice High School, is named the 2022-2023 District High School Principal of the Year. Fontenot, no stranger to receiving recognition, was named a state semi-finalist for Louisiana Principal of the Year in 2021.
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Myra Miller
Thursday, December 15, 2022
City holiday hours announced Mayor Scott Fontenot has granted full-time, non-civil servant employees of the City of Eunice, Dec. 23 off for the Christmas holiday. The regular scheduled Christmas holiday is Dec. 26 so for Christmas the City of Eunice departments and offices will be closed Dec.
About 450 people attended the Christmas Triad session organized by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office and held at the Yambilee Building in Opelousas on Dec. 7. (Submitted photo)

About 450 people attended the Christmas Triad session organized by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office and held at the Yambilee Building in Opelousas on Dec. 7. (Submitted photo)

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Christmas Triad party held

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
The St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office held its annual Triad Christmas party for senior citizens at the Yambilee in Opelousas on Dec. 7. “We also honored our veterans who were in attendance and those who lost their lives in the bombing of Pearl Harbor,” Guidroz stated in a news release.
A file photo from the 2021 Eunice Christmas parade. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

A file photo from the 2021 Eunice Christmas parade. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

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Christmas parade is today

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
The Eunice Chamber of Commerce will present its annual Christmas Parade of Lights beginning at 6 p.m. today. The parade will begin on North 2nd Street, will continue on 2nd, and Park Avenue, and will end near S. 9th Street.
Eunice city officials gather after Tuesday Board of Aldermen meeting. From left, are Chad Andrepont, alderman; Scott Fontenot, mayor; Kyle LeBouef, incoming police chief; Ernest Blanchard, alderman; Marion “Nootsie” Sattler, alderman at-large; Stan Feucht, city attorney; and Randy Fontenot, police chief. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Eunice city officials gather after Tuesday Board of Aldermen meeting. From left, are Chad Andrepont, alderman; Scott Fontenot, mayor; Kyle LeBouef, incoming police chief; Ernest Blanchard, alderman; Marion “Nootsie” Sattler, alderman at-large; Stan Feucht, city attorney; and Randy Fontenot, police chief. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

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Au revoir, Adios, Goodbye

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
By Harlan Kirgan Editor Outgoing Police Chief Randy Fontenot stressed police officers need better pay in his final session at a regular Board of Aldermen meeting. “I have no applications to review. We don’t have anybody applying for these positions at this point,” he said.
A detail from the Confederate monument on the St. Landry Parish Courthouse grounds. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

A detail from the Confederate monument on the St. Landry Parish Courthouse grounds. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

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Confederate monument stands fast

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
By Harlan Kirgan Editor Despite the St. Landry Parish Council voting 9-3 in April to move a monument to Confederate soldiers off the Courthouse grounds, the 102-year-old structure remains in place.

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Schools closing due to weather

Rebecca Chaisson
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
The St Landry Parish public schools will close Wednesday due to anticipated severe weather. Also closing is the LSUE campus. LSUE and the parish campuses are to reopen on Thursday. LSUE is holdings fall commencement ceremony at 10 a.m Friday.

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Sandbags available in St. Landry Parish

Rebecca Chaisson
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
St. Landry Parish Government will issue sandbags Tuesdayfor any parish resident who might need them. Due to possible severe weather and chance of flooding Tuesday and into Wednesday, the parish government is making the bags available at the Yambilee Building at 1939 W. Landry (U.S.
Germaine Simpson

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Simpson wins reelection to Board seat

Rebecca Chaisson
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
Germaine Simpson won reelection to the Ward 2 Board of Aldermen set in a runoff election on Saturday. Simpson won her fourth term with 54% of the 388 votes cast. Challenger Jacqueline “JuJu” Vallare won 180 votes. Turnout, according statistics at the secretary of state’s website, geauxvote.