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School superintendent candidates interviewed

Two of the five candidates for St. Landry Parish school superintendent were interviewed Thursday. At left is Curt Green, director of human resources for the St John the Baptist Public Schools.

News notes

City-wide Cleanup slated April 22
The week of April 15 to 22 is Love the Boot Week in the state.

City to launch wastewater plant design work

Two utility upgrades were announced at the recent Board of Aldermen’s meeting.
Karl Aucoin, city engineer, said the city is “undertaking a pretty large project” to reconstruct the existing wastewater plant.

Board to interview superintendent candidates

The St. Landry Parish School Board will interview five candidates for its superintendent job today and Friday.
The five candidates are Milton Batiste III, Curt Green, Paul Nelson, Michael Robinson Jr. and Shirley Thibodeaux.

Eunice High grad is nominee for federal judge

Eunice High school graduate Darrel Papillion is a nominee for U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Papillion is a 1986 graduate of Eunice High School. He also attended LSUE.

News notes

St. Landry Sheriff Concealed Permit Class set Saturday
The St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office will have a one day concealed carry permit training class on Saturday beginning at 7:30 a.m. at 211 West Park in Eunice.

Easy do it yourself newspaper seedling pots

Making your own seedling pots is easy and allows you to recycle your old newspapers and make the pots at no cost to you. Seeds don’t need soil to sprout because they receive all needed nutrients from the seed.