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Features such as this outdoor fireplace at the LSU AgCenter Hammond Research Station are called hardscapes. They can provide both aesthetic and practical benefits. (Photo by Olivia McClure/LSU AgCenter)

Features such as this outdoor fireplace at the LSU AgCenter Hammond Research Station are called hardscapes. They can provide both aesthetic and practical benefits. (Photo by Olivia McClure/LSU AgCenter)

Hardscaping sets the stage for year-round outdoor living

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, July 11, 2025
You’ve heard of landscaping. How about hardscaping? Hardscapes are the manmade features that bring form and function to our landscapes, providing a contrast to living elements such as plants, trees and turf — otherwise known as softscapes.

St. Landry Parish marriage licenses

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, July 11, 2025
The following people obtain marriage licenses from the St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court Office. Thursday, July 3 Jude Ryan Meche and Tracy Lynn Stone, both of Eunice. James Neil Saucier and Paula Sue Miller, both of Opelousas.

Hail the heroic hot dog

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, July 11, 2025
July is National Hot Dog Month, a time to honor one of America’s most beloved, misunderstood and delicious foods. On July 4 alone, Americans consumed an estimated 150 million hot dogs, according to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council — and that was just in my backyard!

Piney woods brought mills, railroads, and towns

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, July 11, 2025
Longleaf pine, “yellow pine,” has been described as the most important timber tree in the southern United States. It certainly has been important in south Louisiana for more than a century, not only because fortunes were made from it, but because it helped create dozens of the places where we live.

St. Landry Parish civil cases

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, July 11, 2025
The following are civil cases filed in the 27th Judicial District Court. Wednesday, July 2 Frank Morris Pitre et al vs Syria Emerson et al, declaratory relief. Succession of Ernest Jones Jr. Thursday, July 3 The Bank vs Fontenots Diesel Enterprises LLC, monies due.
Stolen semi-trailer truck.

Stolen semi-trailer truck.

Crowley Police seeks tips about theft of an 18-wheeler

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, July 11, 2025
The Crowley Police Department is investigating the theft of an 18-wheeler that occurred at South Crowley Truck Stop located at 9002 South Hwy. 13 on June 20 at about 12:30 p.m.
St. Landry Parish Crime Stoppers released this video of a three suspects to a $4,500 scam a Dollar General Store in Sunset on June 21.

St. Landry Parish Crime Stoppers released this video of a three suspects to a $4,500 scam a Dollar General Store in Sunset on June 21.

Suspect IDs sought in Dollar General $4,500 card scam

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, July 11, 2025
The St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office and Crime Stoppers is asking for help in identifying three individuals who scammed $4,500 from a Dollar General. On June 23, deputies responded to a complaint from the manager of the Dollar General at 5661 La. 182 near Sunset.
The Rotary Club speaker Wednesday was Colie Plaster with Cleco. From left, are Tommy Hebert, Cleco government affairs manager; Erika Fontenot, Rotary Club president; Colie Plaster, Cleco communications representative; Willie Bergeron, Cleco governmental service representative; and Jacob Bergeron, Rotarian. Plaster was the guest of Bergeron. (Photo by Myra Miller)

The Rotary Club speaker Wednesday was Colie Plaster with Cleco. From left, are Tommy Hebert, Cleco government affairs manager; Erika Fontenot, Rotary Club president; Colie Plaster, Cleco communications representative; Willie Bergeron, Cleco governmental service representative; and Jacob Bergeron, Rotarian. Plaster was the guest of Bergeron. (Photo by Myra Miller)

Cleco speaker touts company’s impact

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, July 11, 2025
Cleco is not just an electrical power provider, Cleco provides community services and believes in giving back to the community, according to Colie Plaster, a 9-month Cleco communications representative, who spoke Wednesday at the Eunice Rotary Club meeting.

Parish sales tax collections drop

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, July 11, 2025
Total St. Landry Parish sales tax collections were down 1.9% compared to last year as 2025 reached the halfway point, according statistics released Tuesday by the St. Landry Parish School Board tax division.
St. Landry Parish President Jessie Bellard explains how $1.5 million in state funding will pay for the Eunice Community Health Center to relocate to a renovated portion of the former Moosa Hospital during a ceremony on Thursday. From left, are Timmy Lejeune, Parish Council member; Chad Andrepont, city alderman; Rep. Dustin Miller; Bellard; Chip Thibodeaux, hospital board chariman; Scott Fontenot, mayor; and Ernest Blanchard, Parish Council member. Parish Council member Jimmie Edwards is behind Blanchard at

St. Landry Parish President Jessie Bellard explains how $1.5 million in state funding will pay for the Eunice Community Health Center to relocate to a renovated portion of the former Moosa Hospital during a ceremony on Thursday. From left, are Timmy Lejeune, Parish Council member; Chad Andrepont, city alderman; Rep. Dustin Miller; Bellard; Chip Thibodeaux, hospital board chariman; Scott Fontenot, mayor; and Ernest Blanchard, Parish Council member. Parish Council member Jimmie Edwards is behind Blanchard at

Health center funding celebrated

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, July 11, 2025
St. Landry Parish President Jessie Bellard announced $1.5 million in state funding for the Eunice Community Health Center on Thursday. The ceremony held at the clinic entrance on Moosa Boulevard included city and parish elected officials and community members.