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Myra Miller
Thursday, January 27, 2022
Bulb & Blossom meeting set Feb. 1 The Eunice Bulb & Blossom Garden Club will have its monthly tea membership meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1 at the First United Methodist Church hall located at 501 S. 5th Street in Eunice. New members are encouraged to attend.
Eunice Recreation Director Robert Johnson has issued a stark statement about the future of youth programs. Johnson has set a meeting for 6 p.m. Feb. 9 at the Northwest Community Center to discuss the future of recreation programs including baseball and softball season. “Without a change, the programs can not continue to move forward,” he stated in a news release. In the early 2000’s the City of Eunice became the organizer of recreation programs hosted within the City of Eunice, Johnson explained. “Prior

Eunice Recreation Director Robert Johnson has issued a stark statement about the future of youth programs. Johnson has set a meeting for 6 p.m. Feb. 9 at the Northwest Community Center to discuss the future of recreation programs including baseball and softball season. “Without a change, the programs can not continue to move forward,” he stated in a news release. In the early 2000’s the City of Eunice became the organizer of recreation programs hosted within the City of Eunice, Johnson explained. “Prior

Recreation asks for ideas from public

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Eunice Recreation Director Robert Johnson has issued a stark statement about the future of youth programs. Johnson has set a meeting for 6 p.m. Feb. 9 at the Northwest Community Center to discuss the future of recreation programs including baseball and softball season.
Tressa Miller, right, St. Landry Parish School Board finance director, holds an audit report up. At right is Casey Ardoin, CPA, of the Kolder, Slaven & Company. They were at the School Board’s Finance Committee meeting Monday in Opelousas. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Tressa Miller, right, St. Landry Parish School Board finance director, holds an audit report up. At right is Casey Ardoin, CPA, of the Kolder, Slaven & Company. They were at the School Board’s Finance Committee meeting Monday in Opelousas. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Auditor: School Board finances ‘excellent’

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
The St. Landry Parish School Board’s General Fund balance is “excellent” and the district had a “fantastic” year, auditor Casey Ardoin said in a report to the Finance Committee on Monday. The audit for the year ending June 30, 2021, found the school district operating in the black.
Tax season.

Tax season.

United Way of Acadiana offering free tax prep for qualifying families

Harlan Kirgan
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
The VITA program and United Way of Acadiana are offering IRS-certified tax preparers at several sites. If you work and have household income below $57,000 in 2021, you may be eligible for free tax preparation services and a quick refund.

Louisiana employment consistently gaining

Harlan Kirgan
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Preliminary data for December 2021 released Tuesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shows Louisiana’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm employment estimate to be 1,874,200 jobs. This is a gain of 7,100 jobs from the revised November 2021 estimate of 1,867,100.
News notes items

News notes items

News notes

Myra Miller
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Bulb & Blossom meeting set Feb 1. The Eunice Bulb & Blossom Garden Club will have its monthly tea membership meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1 at the First United Methodist Church hall located at 501 S. 5th Street in Eunice. New members are encouraged to attend.

Concealed carry class on Saturday

Harlan Kirgan
Monday, January 24, 2022
The St Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office is holding a one-day concealed carry permit training class at 7:30 a.m. Saturday at 211 W. Park Ave.,, Eunice. The course is $100 and $80 for a spouse or renewal.
Richard D’Aquin

Richard D’Aquin

Acadiana leader, newspaper publisher Richard D’Aquin dies

Harlan Kirgan
Sunday, January 23, 2022
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 3 p.m. Monday, Jan. 24, 2022, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Lafayette for Richard E. D’Aquin Sr., 94, who died peacefully at his home in Lafayette on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022. A wake will be held at the church at 1 p.m.
A Japanese magnolia blooms in a display that suggests spring is starting. However, the blooms this year are greeted with temperatures in the 20s. In 2021, the blooms were greeted with an icy storm in February. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

A Japanese magnolia blooms in a display that suggests spring is starting. However, the blooms this year are greeted with temperatures in the 20s. In 2021, the blooms were greeted with an icy storm in February. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Sign of spring?

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, January 21, 2022
A Japanese magnolia blooms in a display that suggests spring is starting. However, the blooms this year are greeted with temperatures in the 20s. In 2021, the blooms were greeted with an icy storm in February. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
From left, Vivian Olivier and Nancy Carriere made history at Wednesday’s St. Landry Parish Council meeting. Olivier, of District 8, was elected Council chairwoman and Carriere, of District 2, was elected vice chairwoman. According to Council member Wayne Ardoin it is the first time both leadership positions have been held by women. This is the second time the two-term Council members have held leadership positions. Olivier is a Sunset resident and Carriere lives in Opelousas. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

From left, Vivian Olivier and Nancy Carriere made history at Wednesday’s St. Landry Parish Council meeting. Olivier, of District 8, was elected Council chairwoman and Carriere, of District 2, was elected vice chairwoman. According to Council member Wayne Ardoin it is the first time both leadership positions have been held by women. This is the second time the two-term Council members have held leadership positions. Olivier is a Sunset resident and Carriere lives in Opelousas. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Parish Council approves budget with a complaint

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, January 21, 2022
St. Landry Parish President Jessie Bellard won approval for his 2022 budget, but not without a complaint by two Council members. The complaint involved the spending of about $2 million for ditching projects in 2021.