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If only Trump would channel George Costanza

My father once told me, “Sometimes, doing nothing is doing something.” It’s a little Yogi Berraesque, but it makes a lot of sense when you really think about it. This, of course, is not President Donald Trump’s philosophy of life. He’s more of a tweet-tweet-and-tweet-some-more kind of a guy.

Barry was a different storm

Barry was a strange little storm. I’ve never seen anything like it in the 50 years I’ve been watching and reporting on hurricanes. Over those years I have always been fascinated by their power and often by their whimsey.

Alzheimer’s advice: Heed it or fuhgeddaboudit?

According to NBC News, a committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine has offered a ray of hope for those who fear developing Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia.

Hurricane Barry floodwaters affecting crops in southwest La.

Hurricane Barry had a minimal effect on Louisiana croplands, but its aftermath left a narrow strip of flooding rain that will cause damage. Some soybeans were flooded, and rice was submerged in areas that received heavy rain. There were reports of lodged sugarcane and some damage to corn.

Mayor hoping library reopens in August

Eunice Mayor Scott Fontenot said he plans to reopen the Eunice Library by August. The library on 2nd Street has been closed since July 10, the morning after the Eunice Board of Aldermen approved actions to create an independent library.

Barry curfew draws fire at Parish Council

A curfew called in St. Landry Parish for Hurricane Barry drew criticism at the Parish Council meeting, but it was a non-issue in Eunice. As Tropical Storm Barry approached with a prediction to become a hurricane, Parish President ordered a curfew from noon July 13 to 6 p.m. July 14.

Man pleads for a kidney

An advertisement in the July 7 edition of The Eunice News was unusual. “A Kidney for Joseph 713-441-5451,” the advertisement read. Howard Joseph Guillory, 59, is in a tough spot.

Roy Thomas

Roy Thomas passed away on Wednesday, July 17, 2019, at the age of 74. A funeral service will be held on at 6 p.m. Monday, July 22, at Greater True Light Baptist Church in Eunice with Reverend Jermaine Tezeno officiating. Burial will follow at 9 a.m. Tuesday at Mt Olive Cemetery.

Wilda A. LeJeune

Wilda A. LeJeune died Thursday, July 18, 2019, home. She was 95. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday, July 22, at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Basile. Entombment will follow in the St. Augustine Mausoleum with Father Keenan Brown Celebrant.

Louise Leckelt

OTA — Louise Leckelt died Thursday, July 18, 2019, at Oak Lane Wellness and Rehabilitation Center in Eunice at the age of 95. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 am Saturday, July 20, 2019, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Iota. Interment will follow in the St.