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Hunters for the Hungry scheduled The Refinery Mission’s annual Hunters for the Hungry food drive will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Local sportsmen and their families are encouraged to “clean out your freezers” and donate frozen processed game and fish from the 2018 season.

LSU AgCenter plans crawfish workshops

The LSU AgCenter will host five crawfish meetings in south Louisiana to help producers get ready for the upcoming season. “Pond management, including water and vegetation management, are among the topics that will be addressed,” said Mark Shirley, LSU AgCenter crawfish specialist.

LSU recognized as a top tier national university

In U.S. News & World Report’s 2020 edition of Best Colleges, LSU is ranked in the top tier for “Best National Universities” for the 12th-straight year, and the undergraduate petroleum engineering program ranks 3rd overall.

Sept. 11 heroism celebrated

On Sept. 11, Ardoin’s Funeral Homes in Eunice, Iota and Basile provide free barbecue plate lunches to all first-responders. Ardoin’s in Eunice had their staff and volunteer cooks on site that prepared barbecue pork steaks and all the trimmings, actually 225 plate lunches.

Acadian Medical, United Way mark milestone for Imagination Library

Ten years ago, Acadian Medical Center, partnered with St. Landry-Evangeline United Way to distribute Dolly Parton Imagination Library enrollment forms in the hospital’s maternity ward and waiting areas.

Grammy-award-winning band to be presented free at birthday event

All the music during the city’s 125th birthday celebration Saturday will be outside and free. Eunice Mayor Scoott Fontenot said the National Park Service is paying for the presentation of the Grammy-award winning band, Pine Leaf Boys, at 6 p.m. Saturday.

Statue celebrates Eunice

A statue, “Our Lady of Eunice” is being presented today at the Feast of the Holy Name of Mary at 6 p.m. at St. Thomas More Catholic Church, according to the Rev. Clinton Sensat, pastor.

Board strips chief of hiring, firing authority

Eunice aldermen revoked Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot’s sole power to hire and fire police department employees. The unanimous voice vote at Tuesday’s city meeting, attended by a capacity crowd, reverses the Board of Aldermen giving the chief appointive authority in July 2016.

Wreck on La.13 near power plant

A four-vehicle wreck occurred at about 7:45 a.m. Tuesday on La. 13 South, nearb the Cleco plant. First responders on the scene included Acadian Ambulance, Acadia Sheriff, Eunice City Marshals, and Eunice Fire Department.

Brenda Johnson McGee

Brenda Johnson McGee passed away on Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at the age of 65. No Services have been planned at this time. Brenda is survived by one son, Cody McGee; one brother, Charles Johnson and wife Pam; one sister, Nita LeJeune and husband Kermit; five grandchildren.