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Bicyclist and vehicle crash. Cyclist treated and released from a Lafayette hospital.

Bicyclist and vehicle crash. Cyclist treated and released from a Lafayette hospital.

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Eunice Police respond to a vehicle-versus-bicyclist crash

Myra Miller
Monday, June 23, 2025
A male bicyclist identified as John Sylvan Himel was struck by a vehicle Saturday on US Hwy. 190 west. Himel was transported to a Lafayette hospital for evaluation and treatment and as of Sunday Himel was discharged.
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News notes

Myra Miller
Monday, June 23, 2025
Library is looking for volunteers Volunteers are needed to help build a Friends of the Library organization. Tony Baltakis, president of the Eunice Library Board of Control, said the Friends organization will be the fundraising group for the library. An organizational meeting is scheduled at 5:30 p.

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Eunice News phones are working again

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, June 20, 2025
The phones for The Eunice News are back in service. The Eunice News phone number is 337-457-3061. The phone system went down on June 12 due to a malfunctioning.

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City’s wastewater plant cost soars

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, June 20, 2025
Eunice Mayor Scott Fontenot got shocking news about its proposed wastewater treatment plant improvements. “We put it out for bid. It came back, and anticipating the project was going to be about $16.9 million. We had $17 (million). meaning funds available to start the project.
The Eunice wastewater plant in 2022. (File photo)

The Eunice wastewater plant in 2022. (File photo)

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City’s wastewater plant cost soars

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, June 20, 2025
Eunice Mayor Scott Fontenot got shocking news about its proposed wastewater treatment plant improvements. “We put it out for bid. It came back, and anticipating the project was going to be about $16.9 million. We had $17 (million). meaning funds available to start the project.

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Parish Council selects Eunice News as its official journal

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, June 20, 2025
The St. Landry Parish Council selected The Eunice News as its official journal for the fiscal year starting July 1. The approval came without comment from the Council members. The Council received bids from The Eunice News and The Daily World for the official journal status.

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Courthouse roofing suit settled

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, June 20, 2025
The St. Landry Parish Council approved a $150,000 settlement of the suit over a Courthouse roofing job that went bad.
Eunice High’s FFA Chapter racked up during the annual FFA State Convention held in Monroe. Tori Cormier, left, Kendall Fontenot, Cameron Fontenot, and Lane Thibodeaux received the Bronze Emblem and Superior Status in the National FFA Chapter Award.

Eunice High’s FFA Chapter racked up during the annual FFA State Convention held in Monroe. Tori Cormier, left, Kendall Fontenot, Cameron Fontenot, and Lane Thibodeaux received the Bronze Emblem and Superior Status in the National FFA Chapter Award.

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From the June 2015 Eunice News files

Myra Miller
Friday, June 20, 2025
Eunice High’s FFA Chapter racked up during the annual FFA State Convention held in Monroe. Tori Cormier, left, Kendall Fontenot, Cameron Fontenot, and Lane Thibodeaux received the Bronze Emblem and Superior Status in the National FFA Chapter Award.
A bee collects pollen from rudbeckia flowers. (Photos by Olivia McClure/LSU AgCenter)

A bee collects pollen from rudbeckia flowers. (Photos by Olivia McClure/LSU AgCenter)

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Exploring way to support pollinators

Myra Miller
Friday, June 20, 2025
From the LSU AgCenter If you’ve paid any attention to the news in recent years, you probably know there’s a lot of concern about the decline in pollinator populations. Loss of habitat, overuse of pesticides and other factors have all presented threats to pollinators.
George Harris Sr.

George Harris Sr.

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First arrest announced in parish anti-litter effort

Myra Miller
Friday, June 20, 2025
The first arrest in the “Stow It, Don’t Throw It” was made by St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz in a June 18 news release. George Harris Sr., 61, of the 1400 block of Veazie Road, Palmetto, is charged with gross littering, a misdemeanor. Guidroz stated that on May 16 the St.