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Novellar L. Granger

EUNICE–Novellar L. Granger, 94, passed away Friday, October 15, 2021, at Lafourche Home for the Aged in Thibodaux, La. Novellar was a groomer for over thirty years and loved her customers. She was a good person who gave more than she had.

Spice up your home, garden with fall favorites

The novelist Samuel Butler once said, “Autumn is the mellower season, and what we lose in flowers, we more than gain in fruit.” Fortunately for the Gulf South, this isn’t exactly true, as many flowers are still in bloom.

Joe Biden’s ‘Angry America’

It’s not until you leave the United States that you realize how angry Americans are. Earlier this month my wife the travel agent and I took a cruise in the Mediterranean from Athens to Barcelona by way of stops on the Greek island of Santorini and in Sicily.

Have you hugged a bureaucrat lately?

As a longtime fan of Monty Python’s “Ministry of Silly Walks” sketch, I feel compelled to say a few words on behalf of much-maligned bureaucrats everywhere.

Are mastodon bones still hiding here?

Mastodons, those prehistoric animals that looked like fuzzy elephants, may have been among the earliest animals to graze the Cajun prairies, and there may have been more of them than we think.

Maple Avenue project is underway

Work on La. 91 — Maple Avenue — is now in its second week after starting Oct. 6. The project on the main thoroughfare in Eunice has been years in the making, but even after contractor Prairie Construction of Opelousas was selected in February the start was stymied by weather.

Aldermen convene for rare special meeting

The Eunice Boad of Aldermen met Friday for rare special meeting to pass a resolution clearing up lines of authority concerning civil service employees. Mayor Scott Fontenot called the meeting and every Board member was present to approve the resolution.

Mayor testifies in congressional hearing on Liberty Theatre

Eunice Mayor Scott Fontenot participated in his first congressional hearing on Thursday. “I didn’t know what to expect. That is the first time I testified for a subcommittee of Congress,” he said. “It was really a cool experience,” he said of the session conducted virtually. U.S. Rep.

Christmas Parade planned

Nickie Toups, a Rotarian and president of Eunice Chamber of Commerce, gave an update and details on the upcoming “Eunice Parade of Lights” at the Eunice Rotary Club Wednesday. The Eunice Chamber and Eunice Rotary will sponsor a Christmas Parade named “Eunice Parade of Lights!” to be held at 6 p.m.

Pedestrian killed in St. Landry Parish

Shortly before 11 p.m. Thursday, Louisiana State Police Troop I was notified of a fatal crash involving a pedestrian on La. 10 east of U.S. 71 in St. Landry Parish. The crash claimed the life of 59-year-old Darrell Ray Thomas of Morrow.