The starting pay for Eunice Police increases from $12.75 an hour to $16 an hour in the 2023-2024 city budget up for approval at Tuesday’s Board of Aldermen meeting.
The Prairie Acadian Cultural Center in Eunice, closed since 2019, is projected to reopen in May 2024, according to Angela Rathle, supervisory National Park Service ranger.
Rathle spoke Wednesday at the Eunice Rotary Club meeting.
The St. Landry Parish School Board effective July 1 will no longer administer the Head Start program in the parish.
A news release from the Office of Head Start and the School Board was released Thursday afternoon.
Mt. Olive Cemetery in need of lawn care
Help is needed from the family, friends and concerned citizens those laid to rest at Mt. Olive Cemetery.
SLEMCO will hold its 86th annual membership meeting at the Lafayette Cajundome this Saturday with doors opening at 6 a.m.
St. Landry Parish Government is gearing up for the 2023 St. Landry BBQ Fest Friday through Sunday at at the Yambilee Grounds and Ag Arena.
The St. Landry Parish Summer Feeding Program runs through July 20.
18-year-old accordion ace Brayden Janice leads the Zydeco Capital Jam from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. June 10 at the St. Landry Parish Visitor Center, I-49 exit 23, in Opelousas. The monthly jam has free admission and is open to all musicians and fans.
And they are off to the finish line at Happy Days Vacation Bible School at St. Anthony’s Church. The Jeanmard Center was the place to be for children kindergarten through fifth-grade ages.
Pre-GED free testing scheduled Wednesday
There will be a free Pre-GED testing from 9 a.m. until noon Wednesday, June 14 at the Southeast Community Center.
You have to bring an ID. Any questions, call Susan Gaspard at 337-580-1106.