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Church Point hospital hires new CEO

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
In less than three months, Acadia St. Landry Hospital has gone from having no CEO, to accepting the resignation of a board-appointed interim CEO, to appointing a second new interim CEO (and a new CNO) and, finally, announcing that a new CEO has been hired.
A pickup truck provides a great vantage point for these two people watching the Eunice Fourth of July fireworks display at the Eunice Recreation Complex on Monday. (Photo by Dwight Jodon)

A pickup truck provides a great vantage point for these two people watching the Eunice Fourth of July fireworks display at the Eunice Recreation Complex on Monday. (Photo by Dwight Jodon)

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Fourth of July in Eunice

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
A pickup truck provides a great vantage point for these two people watching the Eunice Fourth of July fireworks display at the Eunice Recreation Complex on Monday. (Photo by Dwight Jodon)
U.S. Rep Mike Johnson at a town hall in Eunice in 2019. (File photo)

U.S. Rep Mike Johnson at a town hall in Eunice in 2019. (File photo)

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Rep. Mike Johnson holding town halls

Rebecca Chaisson
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Benton, will hold town hall meetings on Wednesday and Thursday to provide updates from Washington and take questions from constituents. Each town hall event is open to the public. Allen Parish town hall: 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Kinder City Hall, 333 N. 8th St., Kinder.
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Myra Miller
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
Box Fan Drive through July 8 Many Eunice businesses, as well as local area ones, are sponsoring a Box Fan Drive beginning today through July 8. Drop off locations include Eunice Manor, First Baptist Church in Eunice, and The Road Home Therapy Center in Church Point.
Group plants according to water needs — called hydrozones. (Photos by Heather Kirk-Ballard/LSU AgCenter)

Group plants according to water needs — called hydrozones. (Photos by Heather Kirk-Ballard/LSU AgCenter)

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How to help your  plants survive a drought

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Saturday, July 2, 2022
After last year’s record rainfall, it’s hard to believe that this year we are barely getting any rain at all. Watering my poor, wilted plants this morning, I recalled that I did not have to pull out my garden hose last year. Looking back at historical weather data, this is not abnormal.
This scene from “Charlotte’s Web” shows some of the barnyard animals at the Zuckerman farm and Lurvy, the farm hand, played by Everett Reppond.  Goose and Gander are played by Elle Soileau and Issack Henderson; Lamb is played by Bailey Fruge. (Submitted photo) 

This scene from “Charlotte’s Web” shows some of the barnyard animals at the Zuckerman farm and Lurvy, the farm hand, played by Everett Reppond.  Goose and Gander are played by Elle Soileau and Issack Henderson; Lamb is played by Bailey Fruge. (Submitted photo) 

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Play opens Thursday at Eunice Players’ Theater

Rebecca Chaisson
Saturday, July 2, 2022
After weeks of rehearsal, the cast and crew of “Charlotte’s Web” at Eunice Players’ Theatre are ready for their opening night performance at 7 p.m. Thursday.

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Twain and the Fourth of July

Rebecca Chaisson
Saturday, July 2, 2022
For some reason, when I begin to think about the Fourth of July, Mark Twain pops up in my head. He and Independence Day are for some reason as inseparably linked in my mind as are July 4th and hot dogs, ice cream, and mom’s apple pie. I think it’s because Twain was truly an American.

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Parish Fourth of July celebration ends today

Rebecca Chaisson
Saturday, July 2, 2022
The St. Landry BBQ Festival opens for its final day today at 10 a.m. at the Yambilee grounds, 1939 W. Landry St., Opelousas. Activities are to include carnival rides, petting zoo, local bands and food. The BBQ cooks began at 8 a.m. aiming for judging at about 11:30 a.m.

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No parking on Sittig during display tonight

Rebecca Chaisson
Saturday, July 2, 2022
The City of Eunice will hold its fireworks display at the Eunice Recreation Complex located at 461 Sittig St. Gates will open to the public at 6 p.m. and the fireworks will begin at 9 p.m., which is about 30 minutes after sunset.