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Church Point hospital board members ousted

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
After more than an hour of discussion that included investigative findings, threats of litigation and pleas for mercy, the Acadia Parish Police Jury replaced four members of the Acadia St. Landry Hospital Board of Commissioners “for cause” here Tuesday night.
Cleanup volunteers gather for a photo after they were done in May 2021. A pre-Mardi Gras cleanup is planned on Feb. 19 and another week of cleanups is planned in April. (File photo)

Cleanup volunteers gather for a photo after they were done in May 2021. A pre-Mardi Gras cleanup is planned on Feb. 19 and another week of cleanups is planned in April. (File photo)

Volunteers sought for community cleanups

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
Donna Baltakis, director of Keep Eunice Beautiful, touted the success of previous litter cleanups and asked for help with a pre-Mardi Gras cleanup and an April Love the Boot event. “We have visitors coming, so please join us on Saturday, Feb.
From left, demographer Mike Hefner, Alderwoman Connie Thibodeaux, Margaret Frey and Celeste Gomez look over the ward lines approved at Tuesday’s city meeting. The full map is on Page 12. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

From left, demographer Mike Hefner, Alderwoman Connie Thibodeaux, Margaret Frey and Celeste Gomez look over the ward lines approved at Tuesday’s city meeting. The full map is on Page 12. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Little change in Eunice election districts in remap

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
There is little change in the four wards that serve as election districts for the Board of Aldermen in Eunice in a plan adopted Tuesday. Demographer Mike Hefner, of Geographic Planning & Demographic Services, said the districts approved in 2010 held up “quite well.
Dr. Kian Ehsan

Dr. Kian Ehsan

Doctor warns silent killer hypertension

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
The number 1 silent killer is hypertension, according to Dr. Kian Ehsan, an interventional cardiologist at Acadian Medical Center.

Sales tax collections off to strong start in Jan.

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
St. Landry Parish sales tax collections started the year off on a strong note with the January collections totaling $8,525,245, up 8% over the January 2021 total. The parish’s January collections were up $1,475,297 or 21% over the December total. The trend continues from the yearly total.

Schemers competed to water prairies

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, February 4, 2022
Remnants of the Schell canal, “a great irrigating canal” that would pump water from Bayou Courtableau and send it into south Louisiana rice fields can still be seen near Washington in St. Landry Parish. It was the dream of J.
John McLemore, center, was honored on his retirement from Eunice High School and 33 years of service at Thursday’s St. Landry Parish School Board meeting in Opelousas. From left, are Superintendent Patrick Jenkins, McLemore, and Eunice High Principal Mitch Fontenot. (Photos by Harlan Kirgan)

John McLemore, center, was honored on his retirement from Eunice High School and 33 years of service at Thursday’s St. Landry Parish School Board meeting in Opelousas. From left, are Superintendent Patrick Jenkins, McLemore, and Eunice High Principal Mitch Fontenot. (Photos by Harlan Kirgan)

School Board settles on 4 new K-4 schools in tax proposal

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, February 4, 2022
The St. Landry Parish School Board in an 8-4 voted for a school plan that will build four kindergarten to fourth grade schools if a tax proposal passes on March 26. The sticking point to a unanimous consent was on whether to build two K-4 schools in the Beau Chene High School zone.
News notes items

News notes items

News notes

Myra Miller
Thursday, February 3, 2022
CDA monthly meeting set Feb. 7 Court Eunice 208 of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas will hold its monthly meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 7 at the Jeanmard Hall, on North 3rd Street.
UL Lafayette will break ground Thursday on the Louisiana Solar Energy Lab, a 4,500-square-foot hub for research, technology development, instruction, training, outreach and workforce development. The lab will be next to UL Lafayette’s 6-acre solar field at University Research Park on Eraste Landry Road. (Submitted rendering)

UL Lafayette will break ground Thursday on the Louisiana Solar Energy Lab, a 4,500-square-foot hub for research, technology development, instruction, training, outreach and workforce development. The lab will be next to UL Lafayette’s 6-acre solar field at University Research Park on Eraste Landry Road. (Submitted rendering)

Power station: UL Lafayette to break ground on Louisiana Solar Energy Lab

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette owns and operates one of the largest outdoor solar testing facilities in the southeastern United States.