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St. Landry Parish School Board member Mary Ellen Donatto looks over a budget document at a meeting Monday in Opelousas. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

St. Landry Parish School Board member Mary Ellen Donatto looks over a budget document at a meeting Monday in Opelousas. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

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School Board deliberates over deficit, pay raise

Rebecca Chaisson
Thursday, June 23, 2022
The St. Landry Parish School Board deliberated over a proposed $1 million budget deficit and a $500 pay raise for teachers at the second of three meetings on its 2022-2023 budget. Superintendent Patrick Jenkins said, “Yes, we can submit a budget to you that would be a break even budget.
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Myra Miller
Thursday, June 23, 2022
Pickleball Saturday, every Monday, Wednesday Free Pickleball will be offered from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. Saturday at the LSUE gym from 9 to 11 a.m. All equipment is provided free. No experience necessary. Pickleball will also be played from 1 to 3 p.m. on Monday, June 27 and Wednesday, June 29.
Everette Jackson

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Body of former LSUE baskeball player found

Rebecca Chaisson
Monday, June 20, 2022
The body of former LSUE basketball player Everette Jackson was found about 2 miles downstream from where he was last seen tubing on the Payette River. The Gem County Sheriff’s Office announced Sunday in a press release that a volunteer located Jackson’s body.
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Myra Miller
Monday, June 20, 2022
Pickleball every Monday, Wednesday You are invited to play Pickleball every Monday and Wednesday during the month of June from 1 to 3 p.m. inside the gym at LSUE. Newcomers are welcomed. Anyone 10 years old and older can play.

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Wishing for Pop Rouge on a hot day

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, June 17, 2022
People who were kids about the same time I was will testify (though memories fail about other things) that they remember clearly that Joe D’s Pop Rouge was the best red soda pop ever produced, anywhere.
Area non-profits are a little more equipped with the necessary tools to operate their programs thanks to the generosity of Schlumberger’s Sustainability Program and St. Landry-Evangeline United Way.

Area non-profits are a little more equipped with the necessary tools to operate their programs thanks to the generosity of Schlumberger’s Sustainability Program and St. Landry-Evangeline United Way.

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Laptops distributed to non-profits

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, June 17, 2022
Area non-profits are a little more equipped with the necessary tools to operate their programs thanks to the generosity of Schlumberger’s Sustainability Program and St. Landry-Evangeline United Way. Twenty laptops donated by Schlumberger and refurbished by TechnoCycle was received by St.
The monument to Confederate soldiers on the St. Landry Parish courthouse grounds may be moved within a month. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

The monument to Confederate soldiers on the St. Landry Parish courthouse grounds may be moved within a month. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

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Site found for monument

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, June 17, 2022
A site off Gradnigo Island Road northwest of Opelousas has been found for the Confederate monument now on the St. Landry Parish Courthouse grounds, said Parish President Jessie Bellard. The Sons of the Confederacy determined the site and he expects the monument to be moved in the next month.
Rehearsing for “Charlotte’s Web,” from left, are Shelby Niles, Sadie Maricle, Elizabeth Duhon and Lillian Veillon. (Submitted photo)

Rehearsing for “Charlotte’s Web,” from left, are Shelby Niles, Sadie Maricle, Elizabeth Duhon and Lillian Veillon. (Submitted photo)

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Tickets on sale for ‘Charlotte’s Web’

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, June 17, 2022
The actors in “Charlotte’s Web” at Eunice Players’ Theatre continue with their rehearsals while the stage is being built and decorated, and costumes and props are being gathered in preparation for opening night.