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From the October 2008 files of The Eunice News

From the October 2008 files of The Eunice News

Trick-or-treating set Oct. 31 in St. Landry

St. Landry Parish Government will allow trick-or-treating in the parish on Oct. 31, between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. Because of COVID-19, parish officials are offering safety guidance based on information from the Center for Disease Control to reduce the spread of the virus.

Dealing with damaged trees after a storm

Louisiana has had its fair share of storms this year. Many people are dealing with damaged trees after hurricanes Laura and Delta. According to LSU AgCenter specialists, Hurricane Laura alone took out 757,538 acres of timber. In a state where forestry and timber ranks No.

Eunice trick-or-treat set Thursday

Eunice Mayor Scott Fontenot trick-or-treat hours be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday. The Halloween celebration on 2nd Street will be postponed until next year because of social distancing requirements, he said. Other area cities have cancelled their “big” events for Halloween this year, he said. St.

Keeping a cultural landmark

The effort by a nonprofit group to revive the Liberty Theater in Eunice is significant not only because it will preserve a historic building and the programs that have been staged there, but also because it recognizes the value of south Louisiana’s culture in one of the first places to catch on to...

Food given at drive-thru

The Eunice Food Bank and Second Harvest Foods sponsored a Mobile Unit Food Pantry Drive-Thru at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Northwest Community Center pavilion. Many boxes of food items were seen stacked under the pavilion, and volunteers were ready to hand out boxes.

Trosclair among women honorees

Irma Trosclair, Lafayette Parish School System superintendent of schools and former Eunice principal, is among 10 women named by the United Way of Acadiana’s Women United. Trosclair and the others will be presented the 2020 Women Who Mean Business Awards by Home Bank.

Eunice man faces charges after Crime Stopper tips

A Eunice man faces an array of charges after St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s deputies acted on numerous tips submitted to Crime Stoppers. Magraff Favors, 33, of the 4500 block of U.S.

Socialism, crony capitalism and religion

It is important to study history so that we can learn from the mistakes of earlier generations, as history has a habit of repeating itself.

Do you have unanswered questions about halloween?

I was trying to clear the cobwebs from my mind, and all I could find was random thoughts about Halloween (a.k.a. Hallowe’en, a.k.a. Allhalloween, a.k.a. All Hallow’s Eve, a.k.a. All Saints’ Eve, a.k.a. the Holiday That Is Bankrupting the Federal Witness Protection Program).