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St. Landry Parish road crews assisting in clearing roads

Rebecca Chaisson
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
St. Landry Parish Public Works crews are actively assisting with road cleanup efforts in several areas across the parish. Current cleanup locations include: • Eunice: Hwy 190 and Hwy 13 • Opelousas: Vine Street, Landry Street, Union Street, and Main Street • Sunset: Hwy 182
Snow covered 1300 block of College Road in Eunice. (Photo by Myra Miller)

Snow covered 1300 block of College Road in Eunice. (Photo by Myra Miller)

Are ice and snow visiting more often?

Rebecca Chaisson
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
The past week’s extreme weather shows again that the end of January seems to be a favored time for south Louisiana to shiver under brutal temperatures and marvel at heavy snow, but the month doesn’t have exclusive chill rights.

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Evangeline Parish School Board rejects charter

Rebecca Chaisson
Monday, January 20, 2025
The Evangeline Parish School Board rejected an application for a charter school in Pine Prairie on Jan. 15 The school can now apply to the state’s Board of Elementary and Secondary Education for approval.

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Eunice News taking a snow day

Rebecca Chaisson
Monday, January 20, 2025
The Eunice News office will be closed on Tuesday due to the expected snow and depending on road conditions may close on Wednesday. If the office is closed on Wednesday delivery of the Thursday edition will be delayed.
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News notes

Myra Miller
Monday, January 20, 2025
March for Life set for Wednesday The Annual Eunice March for Life will be held at noon, Wednesday. The public is invited to walk beginning on North 2nd in front of Picou’s Drugs Store and will conclude at the parking lot at City Hall.
National Weather Service graphic forecast.

National Weather Service graphic forecast.

List of snow storm closures

Rebecca Chaisson
Sunday, January 19, 2025
Schools closing St. Landry Parish schools to close Tuesday, Wednesday Due to a forecast of winter precipitation, St. Landry Parish public schools are to close Tueday and Wednesday. The school closure includes school-related activities. St. Landry Parish Government St.

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Swingers club ban OK’d

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, January 17, 2025
Two hot button items for the Acadia Parish Police Jury — an ordinance regulating sexually oriented businesses and a resolution amending police juror salaries — were the subject of public hearings and subsequent police jury action on Tuesday, Jan. 14.
Dan Romero, chief meteorologist of News 15 KADN/KLAF, was the guest speaker Wednesday at the Eunice Rotary Club meeting. (Photo by Myra Miller)

Dan Romero, chief meteorologist of News 15 KADN/KLAF, was the guest speaker Wednesday at the Eunice Rotary Club meeting. (Photo by Myra Miller)

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Meterologist Romero tells his story at Eunice Rotary Club meeting

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, January 17, 2025
The timing was perfect for the Eunice Rotary Club to host a meteorologist given an arctic blast coming for the next week. Dan Romero, chief meteorologist for News 15 KADN/KLAF offered his long range forecast. “Tuesday, I think, we will get an icy mess, probably freezing rain,” he said.
Herman Fuselier, St. Landry Parish Tourist Commission executive director, reviews tourism statistics at the St. Landry Parish Council meeting on Wednesday in Opelousas. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Herman Fuselier, St. Landry Parish Tourist Commission executive director, reviews tourism statistics at the St. Landry Parish Council meeting on Wednesday in Opelousas. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

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Eunice is top tourist destination in the parish

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, January 17, 2025
Eunice, especially at Mardi Gras, is one of the top tourist destinations in St. Landry Parish. Herman Fuselier, St. Landry Parish Tourist Commission executive director, told the St. Landry Parish Council that on Mardi Gras day there were 11,300 people in downtown Eunice.