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Jeff Willis, LSU Eunice Athletic Director and Head Baseball Coach is the 2025 Eunice Rotary Club Citizen of the Year. From left are Alan Orgain, LSUE Assistant baseball coach; Lindsey Willis, Willis, LSUE Vice Chancellor of Athletics and Head baseball coach; Scott Fontenot, Mayor; Nancee Sorenson, LSUE Chancellor; April Fontenot, LSUE Athletics Office manager; Van Reed, Rotary secretary and Director of Emergency Preparedness & PIO. (Photo by Dwight Jodon)

Jeff Willis, LSU Eunice Athletic Director and Head Baseball Coach is the 2025 Eunice Rotary Club Citizen of the Year. From left are Alan Orgain, LSUE Assistant baseball coach; Lindsey Willis, Willis, LSUE Vice Chancellor of Athletics and Head baseball coach; Scott Fontenot, Mayor; Nancee Sorenson, LSUE Chancellor; April Fontenot, LSUE Athletics Office manager; Van Reed, Rotary secretary and Director of Emergency Preparedness & PIO. (Photo by Dwight Jodon)

Rotary names Citizen of Year

Myra Miller
Friday, May 1, 2026
The Eunice Rotary Club announces Jeff Willis, LSU Eunice Athletic Director and Head Baseball Coach, as the 2025 Eunice Rotary Club Citizen of the Year. Selected from nominations submitted by members of our community, Coach Willis’ impact reaches far beyond the field.
Danielle Romero (Photo by Bobby Ardoin)

Danielle Romero (Photo by Bobby Ardoin)

Home Health offers student assistance

Myra Miller
Friday, May 1, 2026
BOBBY ARDOIN Eunice News Correspondent The St. Landry Parish School Board is being asked to approve a no-cost proposal from a Eunice home health care business which claims it can provide extended on-campus medical and nursing assistance to students that attend parish schools.
Jason and Katie Young

Jason and Katie Young

Youngs save lives together

Myra Miller
Friday, May 1, 2026
By Rebecca Chaisson Managing Editor Jason and Katie Young of Mowata are real life superheroes. This power couple have saved a countless number of lives together and continue to add to their already impressive total.
News notes items

News notes items

News notes

Myra Miller
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Eunice City-wide food drive May 9-May 16 Keep Eunice Beautiful is partnering with Keep America Beautiful for Good Neighbor Day America, a nationwide event “America 250.

Juvenile charged for attempted murder

Myra Miller
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
On Sunday, Eunice police arrested a 16-year- old male juvenile who was wanted for two counts of Attempted 2nd Degree Murder, Aggravated Criminal Damage to Property, Illegal use of Weapons, three counts of Illegal Possession of a Handgun by a Juvenile, and Illegal Possession of a Stolen Firearm.
Karl Benoit

Karl Benoit

Local arrested at an Acadia Parish residence

Myra Miller
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
By Rebecca Chaisson Managing Editor A Eunice man was arrested Monday after illegally entering a northern Acadia Parish residence that was occupied by an adult female and two children.

Stonepeak and Bernhard Capital Partners to Acquire Cleco

Myra Miller
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
PINEVILLE–Stonepeak and Bernhard Capital Partners (“Bernhard”) announced Monday an agreement to acquire Cleco from a consortium comprised of Macquarie Asset Management, British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (“BCI”) and Manulife Investment Management (“the Consortium”).
St. Edmund annual Spring Fair will be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday. St. Edmund is celebrating its 60th anniversary of the school fair. This year’s theme is Derby Days & Diamond Years. One of the famous fair rides, The Ferris Wheel. (Photo by Rebecca Chaisson)

St. Edmund annual Spring Fair will be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday. St. Edmund is celebrating its 60th anniversary of the school fair. This year’s theme is Derby Days & Diamond Years. One of the famous fair rides, The Ferris Wheel. (Photo by Rebecca Chaisson)

St. Edmund hosts 60th Spring Fair

Myra Miller
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Submitted by Jamie Manuel, Director of Development at St. Edmund Preserving history for the use of future generations is vital to the continued success of a school. No one believes this more than the alumni, faculty, students, and parents of St. Edmund Catholic School in Eunice.
Belly Buddies Color Fun Run

Belly Buddies Color Fun Run

Paint the town with Color Run

Myra Miller
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
By Rebecca Chaisson Managing Editor Ten years ago, local Glendale Elementary School teacher Katie Richard listened to some of her students’ concerns about not having enough food to eat over the weekend.