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Sheriff observes 10th year in office

A celebration was held Tuesday at the St. Landry Parish Sheriff Office in Opelousas to mark Sheriff Bobby J. Guidroz’s 10 years as sheriff. Guidroz took the oath of office on Nov. 20, according to a news release from Maj. Eddie Thibodeaux, public information officer. Howard J. Zerangue, Sr.

Eunice Police get 534,000 dinars

Eunice Police are in the possession of 534,000 Iraqi dinars after a man turned them into Basile State Bank. There are 105 5,000 dinar notes and nine 1,000 dinar notes, he said. Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot said the bills are not damaged.

Voting for Dec. 10 election begins Saturday

Early voting for the Dec. 10 election  begins Saturday and continues Monday to Dec. 3. Early voting in St. Landry and Acadia parishes is available at: In Acadia Parish, vote from 8 am. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Registrar of Voters Office, 568 NW Court Circle, Crowley.

La. firm was key player for Trump

The Mandeville-based Innovative Advertising, led by partner Jay Connaughton, oversaw 45 percent of the total media buys for President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign this year.

Chef Huguet to demonstrate crab cake preparation

Executive Chef Jason Huguet of the Steamboat Warehouse in Washington will demonstrate how to prepare his signature crab cakes using Louisiana blue point crab meat at the Prairie Acadian Cultural Center of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve at 4 p.m. Saturday.

Liberty Theater renaissance

The Cajun, Creole and swamp pop music cranked up 29 years ago at the Liberty Theater, but in recent years the attendance has been anemic. A normal night’s crowd is about 50 people. Even the building fell on hard times. Earlier this year the city spent about $68,000 to stop leaks and mold.

Louisiana adds 7,300 jobs in October

Louisiana added 7,300 nonfarm jobs in October while the state’s unemployment rate declined from 6.4 percent to 6.3 percent, according to seasonally-adjusted data released Friday by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.

News notes

DeVillier posts holiday office hours State Rep. Phillip DeVillier will close his district office from Monday to Friday and Dec. 26 to Jan. 3. The office’s normal hours are 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Contact the office at 337-457-0194.

From The Eunice News files

From the November 1998 files of The Eunice News. Fifth-grade 4-H officers at Central Middle School were Jacob McManus, president; Lance Person, vice president; Aarianna Hudson, secretary; Drake Stelly, treasurer; and Tiffany Heinen, reporter.

INNOV8 Acadiana announces a $1.4M Business Accelerator Program

Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Don Pierson along with representatives from INNOV8 Acadiana, a Community Foundation of Acadiana company, announced Friday that a new Business Accelerator, Accelerate Acadiana, will be established to the eight-parish Acadiana region.