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Sales tax tax revenues bolster School Board budget projections

The St. Landry Parish School Board is projected to end its budget year on June 30 with a $2.9 million general fund surplus. When the budget was prepared a year ago it projected a loss of $2.5 million in the general fund, but that was more cautious accounting than reality.

Parish, state honor legendary musician Clifton Chenier

Clifton Chenier, known as the King of Zydeco, is being honored by the St. Landry Parish Council and teh state House of Representatives with resolutions declaring each June 25 through 2025 as Clifton Chenier Day.

St. Landry, Acadia parishes allocated hazard mitigation money

St. Landry Parish is to receive $1,572,046 in FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funding for Hurricanes Laura and Delta damage. The grant is among $136 million announced by Gov.

On campus: Students honored at colleges, universities

LSUE Chancellor’s List LSU at Eunice named 339 students to the Spring Semester 2021 Chancellor’s List in recognition of their academic achievement. The list, which comprises full-time students who maintained at least a 3.5 grade-point average on a 4.

News notes

Farmers’ Market open Saturdays The Eunice Farmers’ Market is open on Wednesday and Saturday mornings from 9 a.m. to noon. The market is located at 2101 West Ash behind the Department of Motor Vehicles.. Senior coupons are welcome.

Bayou Teche Paddle Trail is unique

What started as project to cleanup up a historic bayou has turned into the unique Bayou Teche Paddle Trail that stretches from Port Barre to Berwick.

Keeping an eye on the bald eagles

Eunice Rotary Club members recently learned from Steve Shively, ranger at Kisatchie National Park, about a live video stream of bald eagle nest. Shively, a wildlife biologist, spoke about bald eagles and the effort to put a camera on them at Lake Kincaid. The videos are accessible through www.fs.

News notes

Farmers’ Market open Saturdays The Eunice Farmers’ Market is open on Wednesday and Saturday mornings from 9 a.m. to noon. The market is located at 2101 West Ash behind the Department of Motor Vehicles.. Senior coupons are welcome.

A simple rule for Flag Day

As the nation honors the Stars and Stripes by observing Flag Day each June 14 it is following the fondest wish of a soldier from south Louisiana who had a special place in his heart for Old Glory. Col. James A.

City’s summer camp returns

The Eunice Recreation Summer Camps held its first summer camp with hunting, boating, fishing and archery activities at the Northwest Community Center Monday through Friday of this week. There were 50 registered participants, 10-15 years of age, at the camp.