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Myra Miller
Thursday, September 23, 2021
Relief supplies accepted at Fire Dept. The Eunice Fire Department’s main fire station, located at 100 Park, will accept donations of hygiene products, cleaning supplies, non-perishable food items, and water for delivery to Hurricane Ida victims. Donations can be made from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Robert "Robbie" Dean Arnaud

Robert "Robbie" Dean Arnaud

Robert "Robbie" Dean Arnaud

Myra Miller
Thursday, September 23, 2021
Obituary for Robert "Robbie" Dean Arnaud Robert Dean “Robbie” Arnaud made his last serious gesture on September 21, 2021 at the age of 67, when he left this life to proceed on to the road of more glorious deeds and antics. A Celebration of Life will be held from 3 p.m. until 7 p.m.
St. Landry Parish sheriff Office arrests

St. Landry Parish sheriff Office arrests

St. Landry Parish Sheriff Office Arrests

Myra Miller
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. September 22 Corteland Keshira Hines, 19, 200 block of Janet Road, Eunice. Bench warrant. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Cory Joseph Broussard, 30, 600 block of Don Guilbeau Road, Arnaudville.

Aerial spraying in Acadia Parish scheduled

Myra Miller
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Acadia Parish Officials have scheduled an aerial spray operation this week for designated areas throughout the Parish. This is being scheduled to help reduce the number of mosquitoes resulting from rain and the activation of agricultural fields associated with Rice and Crawfish.
Gardeners holding produce. Covington Community Garden volunteers are preparing to rebuild what was damaged by Hurricane Ida. Pictured are Tim Ellzey, the volunteer garden manger, LSU AgCenter family and consumer sciences regional coordinator Valerie Vincent, Covington Kids Garden Club member Jaiden Gifford, Pam McKay of Gods Unchanging Hand Feeding Ministry and AgCenter agent William Afton. (Photo by Valerie Vincent/LSU AgCenter)

Gardeners holding produce. Covington Community Garden volunteers are preparing to rebuild what was damaged by Hurricane Ida. Pictured are Tim Ellzey, the volunteer garden manger, LSU AgCenter family and consumer sciences regional coordinator Valerie Vincent, Covington Kids Garden Club member Jaiden Gifford, Pam McKay of Gods Unchanging Hand Feeding Ministry and AgCenter agent William Afton. (Photo by Valerie Vincent/LSU AgCenter)

Community Garden brings community together after devastation of Hurricane Ida

Myra Miller
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
By: Valerie Vincent COVINGTON–Just weeks after Hurricane Ida passed through southeast Louisiana, neighbors were working to help one another remove storm-downed trees, clean-up and make home repairs.
Tom Purcell

Tom Purcell

Let Them eat Kix

Myra Miller
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
I never parted with a $20 bill faster. It happened at one of my favorite diners. The Western omelet and Diet Coke I often get wasn’t the $11 it had been for as long as I remember. It was $16. That expense, with my tip for the excellent waiter, consumed my entire $20 bill.
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is listed among the top 391 colleges and universities in the nation in U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 edition of “Best Colleges.” Photo credit by: University of Louisiana at Lafayette

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is listed among the top 391 colleges and universities in the nation in U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 edition of “Best Colleges.” Photo credit by: University of Louisiana at Lafayette

U.S. News & World Report grades UL Lafayette among nation’s ‘best’

Myra Miller
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is among the top 391 colleges and universities in the nation. That’s according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 edition of “Best Colleges.” The annual guidebook was released today.
Academy of Sacred Heart

Academy of Sacred Heart

Academy of the Sacred Heart celebrates 200 years

Myra Miller
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
GRAND COTEAU–On October 5 the Academy of the Sacred Heart in Grand Coteau will officially begin its year-long bicentennial celebration, marking 200 years of all-girls Catholic education in Acadiana. For the headlining event on October 5, Governor John Bel Edwards, Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel, Rev.