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Sheriff urges end to duplicated services

St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz in a January 2020 file photo. Guidroz was in Eunice on Wednesday speaking to the Rotary Club. Sheriff urges end to duplicated services By Harlan Kirgan Editor St.

News notes

CDA leads Rosary daily in October Every day during the month of October, Court Eunice 208 Catholic Daughters of the Americas will be leading a rosary at 5:30 p.m. in the rosary garden at St. Anthony’s Church. The public is invited. St. Francis BBQ dinner sale Nov. 7 St.

Thanksgiving, Christmas events center on 2nd Street

The successful Fall Into Downtown cheer is to be continued with holiday events centered on 2nd Street in the coming weeks. Noel on the Prairie is coming up on Nov. 13 and 14. An added attraction during the weekend shopping event is a jam session on Nov. 13 in the Jean Lafitte courtyard.

Edwards lifts mask mandate

Gov. John Bel Edwards announced he will lift Louisiana’s statewide mask mandate in all settings except for K-12 schools, after sustained improvement across the state in terms of new cases, test positivity and hospitalizations.

Veterans Day special edition scheduled

The Eunice News will honor area veterans in a special edition. Veterans Day is observed on Nov. 11. This is the third year for the tribute to veterans. Veterans may update or add information to previously submitted material. Veterans who missed submitted information in are invited to do so.

School Board finances closed with healthy balance

The books closed on the St. Landry Parish School Board’s 2020-2021 fiscal year and the report was better than previously reported with a $5.4 million general fund balance. The balance sheet had been showing a $2.3 million general fund balance at the end of July.

News notes

CDA leads Rosary daily in October Every day during the month of October, Court Eunice 208 Catholic Daughters of the Americas will be leading a rosary at 5:30 p.m. in the rosary garden at St. Anthony’s Church. The public is invited. St. Francis BBQ dinner sale Nov. 7 St.

Acadia Parish assessor releases map app

Hundreds of people traffic the Acadia Parish Assessor’s Office website each week in search of parcel maps and property ownership information.

Hard part was getting on the bike

The Old Spanish Trail that crossed south Louisiana owed its existence in part to a bicycle craze that swept America in the late 1890s, and south Louisiana was just as crazy as the rest of the nation. The fad put a spotlight on Jennings for a short while.

Starting today, phone calls require area code

Starting Sunday, all phone calls will require an area code to connect, even if you’re just calling across the street, according to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).