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School Board winds up 3 budget sessions

The St. Landry Parish School Board finished its third public session on its 2021-2022 budget on Thursday with little comment during the presentation by Tressa Miller, finance director. The budget is a break-even one, Miller said to the approval of School Board members.

A summer perch in a mulberry tree

As you may have surmised one of my favorite things to do is to poke around in old newspapers, looking for little items that reflect the character of a place or of the times, or that just catch my fancy.

Liberty Theatre maybe gets a new source of funding

Gov. John Bel Edwards has signed legislation adding the Liberty Theatre as a recipient of a portion of a 2% sales tax on room rentals in the parish. But the Senate Bill 80 by Sen. Heather Cloud may be problematic in its execution.

Supreme Court clears cloud over criminal cases

Eunice attorney Jacque Pucheu said a U.S. Supreme Court ruling cleared a flood of criminal cases in Louisiana from felons convicted in non-unanimous verdicts. Speaking to the Eunice Rotary Club on Wednesday.

Parts of Sherburne WMA Shooting Range to be closed for construction beginning Monday

Portions of the Sherburne Shooting Range Complex, located on the Sherburne Wildlife Management Area (WMA), will be closed beginning Monday for renovation and infrastructure improvement, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) announced.

News notes

Concealed carry class Saturday The St Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office is hosting a one- day non-profit concealed carry class at 7:30 a.m. Saturday is 211 W. Park Eunice. The course is $100 dollars and $80 for a spouse or renewal.

Ground broken for new Opelousas wastewater plant

Growth along the I-49 corridor in Opelousas is prompting the construction of a new wastewater treatment facility. A groundbreaking ceremony was held June 16 at the plant’s site next to the Bayou Callahan bridge on the I-49 South Service Road, near the entrance to Clos du Bois subdivision.

On campus: Students honored at colleges, universities

Johnson on Centenary College Dean’s List SHREVEPORT — Teri Johnson, of Eunice is among 206 Centenary students named to the Dean’s List for Spring 2021. The honor list names all students who have achieved a grade point average of 3.

Virtual hands on

Tools aren’t new for vocational schools, but the centers at Eunice and Washington have devices on hand that allow users to learn through virtual reality. The technology was on display at the St. Landry Parish School Board’s Academic Committee meeting Tuesday.

Solar farm may come to St. Landry Parish

A solar farm may be coming to St. Landry Parish. Parish President Jessie Bellard reported to the Parish Council that leases are already in place for 1,300 acres in the the Washington, Grand Prairie, Plaisance area.