Hundreds of feeding birds took flight over a crawfish pond east of Eunice on Thursday after being disturbed by a passing truck. The birds appeared to be American White Ibis. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
Sis, at left, played by Stacy Prejean, hits the winning number as Babe, at right, played by Ricci Arnaud celebrates with her. The two characters are from “The Queen of Bingo” set to open Thursday at Eunice Players’ Theatre. Directors Becky Broussard and Jody L. Powell are excited to kick off Season 52 with the two-act comedy about two sisters who love to play Bingo and hash out their problems while they gab about fellow Bingo players and new romances.
St. Landry Parish District Attorney Chad Pitre voices support for the Acadiana Crime Lab at Wednesday’s Parish Council meeting. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
Partnering with Food Farmacy program at the Eunice Community Garden are representatives from Second Harvest. Personnel visited recently at the garden. In front, from left, are Brittany Bowie, impact operations manager; Valerie Thompson, impact coordinator; Kristen Wesley, community nutrition manager; and Lindsay Hendrix, chief impact officer. In back, are Paul Scelfo, regional director; Randy Miller, administrator at Eunice Community Garden; and Paul Ganucheau, volunteer. (Submitted photo)
Opelousas attorney Robert Voitier Jr. opposed the removal of a Confederate monument on the St. Landry Parish courthouse grounds during a Parish Council meeting Wednesday in Opelousas. Seated at right is former Parish District Attorney Charles Cravins who argued for the monument’s removal. Standing in the rear is Don Leger, of Opelousas, who also supported removal of the monument. The Parish Council voted to remove to monument. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
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