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Posing in front of the Food Drive collection box at Walmart are, at left, Donna Baltakis, director of Keep Eunice Beautiful, sponsor of the drive; at third from left, KEB board member Fran Guillory; and, at right, Katie Richard, founder of Belly Buddies. They are pictured with Walmart associates Amanda Aymond, Rebecca Bordelon, and Courtney West. (Photo by David Simpson)

Posing in front of the Food Drive collection box at Walmart are, at left, Donna Baltakis, director of Keep Eunice Beautiful, sponsor of the drive; at third from left, KEB board member Fran Guillory; and, at right, Katie Richard, founder of Belly Buddies. They are pictured with Walmart associates Amanda Aymond, Rebecca Bordelon, and Courtney West. (Photo by David Simpson)

Citywide Food Drive underway for Good Neighbor Day

Myra Miller
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
By Rebecca Chaisson Eunice News Editor Local residents are invited to participate in a citywide food and personal care supply drive supporting the Eunice Food Bank as part of the nationwide Good Neighbor Day America 250 celebration.
Eggs in nest

Eggs in nest

Life Continues...

Myra Miller
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
By Rebecca Chaisson Managing Editor Holli LaFleur received a gift from her son this Mother’s Day, which means the world to her considering he passed away nearly five years ago. Gaige Anthony LaFleur died from a gun accident inside his home on June 21, 2021, when he was just 15 years old.
News notes items

News notes items

News notes

Myra Miller
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Free Hunters Ed Course May 15-May 16 In Eunice On May 15 and May 16 there will be a chance to obtain yur hunting license. A free meal will be provided by Masonic Harmony Lodge in Eunice, at 211 West Park Avenue. On May 15 the course is from 6 to p.m. and on May 16 the course is from 8 a.m.
Bulb & Blossom Garden Club

Bulb & Blossom Garden Club

Harvesting worm castings

Myra Miller
Friday, May 8, 2026
From Bulb and Blossom Garden Club Worm castings aren’t just fertilizer, they are slow-release nutrients wrapped in organic matter, a soil conditioner and plant immune booster.
St. Landry Parish Government Public Works employees Jeremiah Champ and Chris Carrier manned the station today to make sure operations went smoothly. (Photos by Rebecca Chaisson)

St. Landry Parish Government Public Works employees Jeremiah Champ and Chris Carrier manned the station today to make sure operations went smoothly. (Photos by Rebecca Chaisson)

Dumpster program underway

Myra Miller
Friday, May 8, 2026
A rotating St. Landry Parish dumpster was placed just outside of Eunice corporate limits Thursday and will return on the first Thursday of every month for residents to dispose of their oversized waste. St.
Lainey Fruge, 17, of Eunice High School, writes her name in cursive, while classmate Kelsie Gaspard, 18, watches. Both students said they only know how to write their names in cursive. (Photo by Rebecca Chaisson)

Lainey Fruge, 17, of Eunice High School, writes her name in cursive, while classmate Kelsie Gaspard, 18, watches. Both students said they only know how to write their names in cursive. (Photo by Rebecca Chaisson)

Cursive reinforced in new LA English language arts standards

Myra Miller
Friday, May 8, 2026
By Misty Castile - The Center Square (The Center Square) – Louisiana students will soon be taught under revised English language arts standards designed to strengthen reading and writing fundamentals, state education officials say.
Eunice Police Station

Eunice Police Station

First responders get boost in mental health support

Myra Miller
Friday, May 8, 2026
Ty Wooten didn’t realize the weight of answering his first 911 call — until more than a decade later. A woman had dialed 911 to report that her husband had shot himself in front of her and their 7-year-old son, on the family’s living room couch. It was Wooten’s first call as a dispatcher.
Four Eunice gas stations all located within one mile of each other showed regular gas prices ranging from a low of $3.94 to a high of $4.04 on Wednesday afternoon. (Photos by Rebecca Chaisson)

Four Eunice gas stations all located within one mile of each other showed regular gas prices ranging from a low of $3.94 to a high of $4.04 on Wednesday afternoon. (Photos by Rebecca Chaisson)

Local gas prices reach key $4 psychological point

Myra Miller
Friday, May 8, 2026
By Alton Wallace-The Center Square Gasoline prices are soaring in Louisiana, rising 19.3 cents a gallon over the last week to an average of $3.
Baby's birth

Baby's birth

A Mother’s Love

Myra Miller
Friday, May 8, 2026
By Rebecca Chaisson Managing Editor Her dream was to become a stay-at-home mom. This is something Mallie Smith of Eunice visualized for most of her life, so when she married her husband, Brett, on her 31st birthday, she had already mapped out plans for their family.
Dean Wilson provides basin information to the Public Works Committee. (Photo by Bobby Ardoin)

Dean Wilson provides basin information to the Public Works Committee. (Photo by Bobby Ardoin)

Council hears warnings from basin keepers

Myra Miller
Friday, May 8, 2026
By Bobby Ardoin Eunice News correspondent Representatives from the non-profit Atchafalaya Basin Keepers organization presented St. Landry Parish Council members on Wednesday with several issues they claim endanger the wetlands area frequented by naturalists and outdoorsmen.