From The Eunice News files

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The following are from the December 2008 files of The Eunice News.
Central Middle School Principal Horace Pickney, 61, was retiring after 35 years in education.
LSUE was bracing for budget cuts as as $341 million shortfall for current was announced by the Revenue Estimating Conference. A $2 billion shortfall was estimated for the 2009-2010 fiscal year. Gov. Bobby Jindal was expected to order $50 million in cuts to the LSU System, a 7.82 percent reductio
Mayor Bob Morris said FEMA had approved to pay $168,000 in Hurricane Gustav costs related to cleanup in Eunice.