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Eunice Area Men’s Retreat planned The Eunice Area Men’s Retreat is scheduled from Feb. 2 to Feb. 5 at Our Lady of Oaks Retreat House in Grand Coteau. Form room reservations, call Don Mayeux at 337-457-9610 or 337-457-7624. Gift certificates for Eunice Players’ Need a Christmas gift idea?

Sheriff: Eunice man arrested in road rage incident

A Eunice man has been arrested as the result of a road rage incident on La. 13 in northern Acadia Parish, according to Acadia Parish Sheriff KP Gibson.   Deputies were dispatched to the area of north La. 13 regarding a vehicle being chased by another vehicle.

LSUE fall Chancellor’s List announced

LSU Eunice has named 260 students to the Fall Semester 2016 Chancellor's List in recognition of their academic achievement. The list comprises full-time students who maintained at least a 3.5 grade-point average on a 4.0 scale during the semester.

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Blood donors can help good causes Blood donors from Dec. 18 to 31 can choose the March of Dimes or the American Cancer Society and United Blood Services will send a $3 donation to them.

From The Eunice News files

From The Eunice News files of December 1976. Dr. R. E. Landreneau sent a letter published in The Eunice News protesting the lack of rice in school lunch menus. “Rice prices have a hit a new low while the cost of production and equipment have hit new highs in the past two years,” he wrote.

Sailing the world with strangers

The lucky accident of where I lived gave me at an early age the idea that well past the front door of my home there was a much larger world populated with people and ways and ideas not exactly like the ones I was commonly associated with.

Chataignier fire truck request rejected

At Tuesday night’s Evangeline Parish Fire District No. 2 board meeting, the board denied a request to purchase a new fire truck for the Chataignier Fire Department.

Crime surveillance cameras coming to Ville Platte

Mayor Jennifer Vidrine told the Ville Platte City Council that additional crime cameras will soon be up around Ville Platte, helping to keep the city safe.

109 degrees awarded at LSUE fall commencement

LSU Eunice awarded 109 degrees during commencement ceremonies in the LSU Eunice Health and Physical Education Building. Fall commencement includes graduates from the summer and fall semesters. Pete Burney, retired vice president for Hallmark Cards, was the commencement speaker at the ceremony.

LSUE grad Burney explains 4 fundamentals

LSUE commencement speaker Pete Burney offered what he called “a few nuggets” for the graduates-to-be at Friday’s ceremony in which 109 degrees were awarded.