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Eunice High named its homecoming court Wednesday afternoon. Senior maids include, seated, from left, Mia Bellow, Akashaa Hall, Sophie Vidrine, Haril Turner and Caroline Vienne. In back, from left, are Amaya Hudson, Allison Freeman, Raegan Fontenot, Madison Freeman and Jeslyn Edwards. Eunice High Bobcats will play on Sept. 24 against the Northwest Radars for their homecoming game. (Photo by Myra Miller)

Eunice High named its homecoming court Wednesday afternoon. Senior maids include, seated, from left, Mia Bellow, Akashaa Hall, Sophie Vidrine, Haril Turner and Caroline Vienne. In back, from left, are Amaya Hudson, Allison Freeman, Raegan Fontenot, Madison Freeman and Jeslyn Edwards. Eunice High Bobcats will play on Sept. 24 against the Northwest Radars for their homecoming game. (Photo by Myra Miller)

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Eunice High School homecoming court

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, August 27, 2021
Eunice High named its homecoming court Wednesday afternoon. Senior maids include, seated, from left, Mia Bellow, Akashaa Hall, Sophie Vidrine, Haril Turner and Caroline Vienne. In back, from left, are Amaya Hudson, Allison Freeman, Raegan Fontenot, Madison Freeman and Jeslyn Edwards.

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COVID shuts down Port Barre schools

Staff Report
Friday, August 27, 2021
The COVID test positivity rate for St. Landry Parish was 11.7% for the week of Aug. 12 to 18, down from 12.5% for Aug. 5 to 11. But a COVID-19 outbreak at Port Barre High and Middle schools closed them Thursday as students return to virtual learning until Sept. 7. St.

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Jobless, workforce numbers improve in July report

Staff Report
Friday, August 27, 2021
Tri-Parish unemployment rates were down and the workforce was up in July compared to a year ago, according to statistics released Friday by the Louisiana Workforce Commission. The workforce for St. Landry, Acadia and Evangeline parishes totaled 67,990 in July, up 2,940 or 4.5% from July 2020.

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Louisiana deputies and the Oklahoma outlaw

Jim Bradshaw
Friday, August 27, 2021
When officer Plais Horn saw a man climb off a freight train in Opelousas in March 1917, he thought his sharp eye and good memory had helped catch a notorious bank robber.
Randy Fontenot of Lanse Meg fills gas cans to run a home generator in preparation for Hurricane Ida expected on Sunday. (Photos by Myra Miller)

Randy Fontenot of Lanse Meg fills gas cans to run a home generator in preparation for Hurricane Ida expected on Sunday. (Photos by Myra Miller)

Louisiana braces for Hurricane Ida

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, August 27, 2021
The National Weather Service forecast on Friday morning put Hurricane Ida’s landfall between Intracoastal City and Grand Isle on Sunday. But it was too soon to know for certain. Earlier Friday morning the landfall was predicted between Morgan City and New Orleans as a Category 3 hurricane.

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Cleco encourages customers to prepare for Tropical Depression 9

Harlan Kirgan
Thursday, August 26, 2021
Cleco is monitoring Tropical Depression Nine which is predicted to enter the northern or western Gulf of Mexico as a tropical storm or hurricane late this weekend or early next week. “Cleco is closely monitoring this storm,” said Clint Robichaux, manager of distribution operations support.

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Sandbags available at Yambilee in Opelousas

Harlan Kirgan
Thursday, August 26, 2021
The St. Landry Parish Government is issuing sand bags for parish residents starting at 1 p.m. St. Landry Parish Government crews have begun filling sandbags to prepare for flooding of Tropical Depression 9. After 1 p.m. sandbags can be picked up at the Yambilee Building located at 1939 W. Landry St.

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Storm likely to make landfall on Louisiana coast

Harlan Kirgan
Thursday, August 26, 2021
The National Weather Service reports Tropical Depression 9 has formed in the west central Caribbean. It is expected to become a major hurricane (category 3 or stronger) before landfall on the Louisiana coast, sometime late Sunday or Monday.