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Choir members rehearse at First Baptist Church in preparation for the Eunice Community Concert Band and Choir Christmas Concerts scheduled at 7 p.m. Dec. 9 and 10 at the church. (Photo by Dwight Jodon)

Choir members rehearse at First Baptist Church in preparation for the Eunice Community Concert Band and Choir Christmas Concerts scheduled at 7 p.m. Dec. 9 and 10 at the church. (Photo by Dwight Jodon)

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Christmas season starts with a toy drive today

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, November 24, 2021
The Christmas season in Eunice starts this week with the first Christmas Festival at VFW Post 8971 on U.S. 190 with a toy drive for Toys for Tots. A drop off will be there so Boy Scout 425 and VFW veterans can collect unwrapped toys for the Marine Corps Toys for Tots drive.
Dr. Kelly L. Robinson, right, is an assistant professor of biology at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. She led a study that’s offering a broader picture of plankton life in the Gulf of Mexico. (Photo by Doug Dugas / University of Louisiana at Lafayette)

Dr. Kelly L. Robinson, right, is an assistant professor of biology at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. She led a study that’s offering a broader picture of plankton life in the Gulf of Mexico. (Photo by Doug Dugas / University of Louisiana at Lafayette)

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UL Lafayette scientist’s research studies Gulf plankton life

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, November 24, 2021
A groundbreaking study in a leading scientific journal is offering a broader picture of plankton life in the Gulf of Mexico. Dr. Kelly L. Robinson, an assistant professor of biology at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and Dr.
From left, are Johnny Carriere Jr., Refinery Mission executive director, Amanda Quebedeaux, Refinery Mission Board president, Joe Zanco (president and CEO, St. Landry Homestead Federal Savings Bank president and CEO, and Steven Matkovich Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas senior affordable housing analyst. (Submitted photo)

From left, are Johnny Carriere Jr., Refinery Mission executive director, Amanda Quebedeaux, Refinery Mission Board president, Joe Zanco (president and CEO, St. Landry Homestead Federal Savings Bank president and CEO, and Steven Matkovich Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas senior affordable housing analyst. (Submitted photo)

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Refinery Mission breaks ground on transitional housing complex

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, November 24, 2021
OPELOUSAS — The Refinery Mission and its staff joined representatives from St. Landry Homestead Federal Savings Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas on Nov. 19 to break ground on a new transitional housing facility that will serve adult men.
Judge Pro Tempore J. Larry Vidrine

Judge Pro Tempore J. Larry Vidrine

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Court rules Jack the lost Lab returned to his owner

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, November 24, 2021
“Jack,” a lost Labrador retriever, by order of the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal, is to be returned to his owner, Gidion Thomas “Tres” Roark III.
UL Lafayette scientists research renewable energy at the institute’s Photovoltaic Applied Research and Testing Laboratory, thanks to a solar farm on campus that holds 4,200 panels capable of producing 1.1 megawatts. The solar farm’s output powers much of the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns athletic complex. (Photo by Doug Dugas / University of Louisiana at Lafayette)

UL Lafayette scientists research renewable energy at the institute’s Photovoltaic Applied Research and Testing Laboratory, thanks to a solar farm on campus that holds 4,200 panels capable of producing 1.1 megawatts. The solar farm’s output powers much of the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns athletic complex. (Photo by Doug Dugas / University of Louisiana at Lafayette)

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Solar farm ordinance approved in St. Landry Parish

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, November 24, 2021
The St. Landry Parish Council approved an ordinance establishing a permitting process for solar farms in the parish. Parish President Jessie Bellard said NextEra Energy Resources has expressed an interest in establishing a solar farm in southeast St. Landry Parish.

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VFW to collect for Toys for Tots

Rebecca Chaisson
Monday, November 22, 2021
The VFW ‘s toy drive to support Toys for Tots at the VFW Post on U.S. 190 is scheduled from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday. A drop off will be there so Boy Scout 425 and VFW veterans can collect unwrapped toys for the Marine Corps Toys for Tots drive.
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Myra Miller
Monday, November 22, 2021
Eunice Parade of Lights set Dec. 16 The Eunice Parade of Lights (Eunice Christmas Parade) is scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 16. The route will begin at North 2nd St. near The Flower House and will conclude at Eunice Jr. High School. Every float, trailer will be decked with Christmas lights.
Maj. Gen. Ronald J. Richard sits atop his grandfather’s tractor that was restored by Tom Klumpp, right, owner of Klumpp Equipment on the Basile Eunice Highway. Klumpp was one of the hosts for a Marine Corps Birthday Ball held Nov. 10 to celebrate the 246th birthday of the United States Marine Corps. (Ville Platte Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Maj. Gen. Ronald J. Richard sits atop his grandfather’s tractor that was restored by Tom Klumpp, right, owner of Klumpp Equipment on the Basile Eunice Highway. Klumpp was one of the hosts for a Marine Corps Birthday Ball held Nov. 10 to celebrate the 246th birthday of the United States Marine Corps. (Ville Platte Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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Basile native honored at Marine Corps Ball

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, November 19, 2021
From the Halls of Montezuma, to the shores of Tripoli, we fight our country’s battles in the air on land and sea; first to fight for right and freedom and to keep our honor clean; we are proud to claim the title of United States Marine.
A grader works on Park Avenue at its intersection with Jake Street on Thursday. The work is part of the city’s bi-annual street improvement program. Mayor Scott Fontenot said the Park Avenue work is extensive, but there have been no setbacks to the plan. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

A grader works on Park Avenue at its intersection with Jake Street on Thursday. The work is part of the city’s bi-annual street improvement program. Mayor Scott Fontenot said the Park Avenue work is extensive, but there have been no setbacks to the plan. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

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City work on Park Avenue

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, November 19, 2021
A grader works on Park Avenue at its intersection with Jake Street on Thursday. The work is part of the city’s bi-annual street improvement program. Mayor Scott Fontenot said the Park Avenue work is extensive, but there have been no setbacks to the plan. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)