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Dr. Robert Turk, of Eunice, talks about St. Landry Parish School district’s mask requirement at a meeting on Monday. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Dr. Robert Turk, of Eunice, talks about St. Landry Parish School district’s mask requirement at a meeting on Monday. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

St. Landry Parish public schools may ditch masks mandate

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
After two years of COVID-19 precautions, the St. Landry Parish School Board may be poised to eliminate the requirement to wear masks in schools. A mask mandate for school buses will remain due to federal requirements.
The Keep Eunice Beautiful pre-Mardi Gras cleanup occurred on Saturday. There were 48 volunteers including 14 youngsters who collected 297 bags of trash plus some bulk items dumped on city streets, according to Donna Baltakis, Keep Eunice Beautiful director. The bulk items included a shopping cart, engine parts, large plastic pieces, metal and hundreds of cigarette butts. The photos show the group before and after the cleanup. (Photos by David Simpson of Keep Eunice Beautiful)

The Keep Eunice Beautiful pre-Mardi Gras cleanup occurred on Saturday. There were 48 volunteers including 14 youngsters who collected 297 bags of trash plus some bulk items dumped on city streets, according to Donna Baltakis, Keep Eunice Beautiful director. The bulk items included a shopping cart, engine parts, large plastic pieces, metal and hundreds of cigarette butts. The photos show the group before and after the cleanup. (Photos by David Simpson of Keep Eunice Beautiful)

Mardi Gras Festival celebration begins Friday

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
The five-day Mardi Gras Festival in Eunice begins Friday with an evening of entertainment at Walnut Avenue and 2nd Street. At 6 p.m. a jam session is planned followed by the Savoy Family Band at 7 p.m. and the Pine Leaf Boys at 9:15 p.m.
Kyle Boss, a St. Landry Parish School Board member, looks toward Superintendent Patrick Jenkins during a discussion about job descriptions at a committee meeting on Tuesday. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Kyle Boss, a St. Landry Parish School Board member, looks toward Superintendent Patrick Jenkins during a discussion about job descriptions at a committee meeting on Tuesday. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Proposed job positions rankle School Board

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Six job descriptions on a St. Landry Parish School Board committee’s agenda unleashed a torrent of criticism before they were tabled. “Why are we talking about this 32 days before a bond proposal?” asked Board member Josh Boudreaux. “I don’t know how many of you guys are on Facebook, but I am.
News notes items

News notes items

News notes

Myra Miller
Monday, February 21, 2022
Pro-Life Rosary set every Tuesday The weekly Pro-Life Rosary will begin at 11:30 a.m. inside Saint Anthony’s Catholic Church prior to noon mass. The public is invited and welcomed. 11th annual Taster’s Choice event Feb. 23 The 11th annual Taster’s Choice Event will be held from 6 until 9 p.m.
Rusty Sanner, of Milton, shows one of his accordions at the Eunice Rotary Club meeting on Wednesday. (Photo by Myra Miller)

Rusty Sanner, of Milton, shows one of his accordions at the Eunice Rotary Club meeting on Wednesday. (Photo by Myra Miller)

Love for accordion began early for Milton’s Sanner

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, February 18, 2022
Rusty Sanner, a native of Milton, is known as a Master Cajun accordion builder and musician. Sanner was the guest speaker at the Eunice Rotary Club meeting Wednesday. Sanner was amazed with the accordion at the young age of 12.
By Chris Rosa The Abbeville Meridional The crawfish season started with a bang in January with large crawfish and a decent supply of mud bugs. Now, two weeks before the busiest part (Lent Season) of crawfish season gets underway, crawfishermen have a couple of hiccups to deal with. For the last week, the size and amount of crawfish have dropped off. That hiccup comes with the territory. A new challenge the fishermen are dealing with is the lack of live bait to catch crawfish. In the cool winter months, mos

By Chris Rosa The Abbeville Meridional The crawfish season started with a bang in January with large crawfish and a decent supply of mud bugs. Now, two weeks before the busiest part (Lent Season) of crawfish season gets underway, crawfishermen have a couple of hiccups to deal with. For the last week, the size and amount of crawfish have dropped off. That hiccup comes with the territory. A new challenge the fishermen are dealing with is the lack of live bait to catch crawfish. In the cool winter months, mos

Pogie in short supply for crawfish traps

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, February 18, 2022
The crawfish season started with a bang in January with large crawfish and a decent supply of mud bugs. Now, two weeks before the busiest part (Lent Season) of crawfish season gets underway, crawfishermen have a couple of hiccups to deal with.
Tim and Barb Slagel of Apostolic Christian Church’s are in front of the house remodeling project on West Green Alley in Church Point on Feb. 15. The Slagels, of Washington, Illinois, are the ministry coordinators. (Photos by Harlan Kirgan)

Tim and Barb Slagel of Apostolic Christian Church’s are in front of the house remodeling project on West Green Alley in Church Point on Feb. 15. The Slagels, of Washington, Illinois, are the ministry coordinators. (Photos by Harlan Kirgan)

Christian group rebuilds house in Church Point

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, February 18, 2022
A residence on West Green Alley is being transformed from a rundown residence to one with a new life ahead of it.
Prior to the start of Thursday night’s redistricting meeting, members of both the Acadia Parish School Board and the Acadia Parish Police Jury discuss the proposed new lines. From left, are Bishop James Proctor, School Board District 1; Gordon Ray Morgan, Police Jury District 4; Ike Richard, School Board District 6; Doug LaCombe, School Board District 2; Pat Daigle, Police Jury District 7; and James Higginbotham, School Board District 7. (Photo by Steve Bandy/Crowley Post-Signal)

Prior to the start of Thursday night’s redistricting meeting, members of both the Acadia Parish School Board and the Acadia Parish Police Jury discuss the proposed new lines. From left, are Bishop James Proctor, School Board District 1; Gordon Ray Morgan, Police Jury District 4; Ike Richard, School Board District 6; Doug LaCombe, School Board District 2; Pat Daigle, Police Jury District 7; and James Higginbotham, School Board District 7. (Photo by Steve Bandy/Crowley Post-Signal)

Acadia Parish bodies OK remap plan

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, February 18, 2022
Two parish government bodies – the Police Jury and the School Board – took less than 20 minutes to agree on a redistricting plan Thursday night that keeps each body’s eight districts identical for another 10 years. Those districts have been identical since the early 1990s.
The decorations for Mardi Gras have been cropping up across Eunice for weeks as the city anticipates its first street party since 2019. This one is on Park Avenue at the Veterans Memorial on Wednesday morning. On Mardi Gras that area should be filled with people celebrating Mardi Gras. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

The decorations for Mardi Gras have been cropping up across Eunice for weeks as the city anticipates its first street party since 2019. This one is on Park Avenue at the Veterans Memorial on Wednesday morning. On Mardi Gras that area should be filled with people celebrating Mardi Gras. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Mardi Gras cleanup is Saturday

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
Volunteers are needed for a targeted cleanup before Eunice’s Mardi Gras. Donna Baltakis, director of Keep Eunice Beautiful, said no registration is needed. Volunteers only need to show up at the City Hall beginning at 8:30 a.m. Saturday to participate. The cleanup will last until 11 a.m.