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Farmers Market at Community Gardens Until further notice, the Eunice Farmers’ Market will be meeting at the Community Garden (behind the DMV). Weather permitting, the Farmers Market will meet each Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. For more information, call Sanford Wood at 337-457-0607.

Death penalty is about protecting the innocent

Fifty years ago this summer, Charles Manson went on a killing spree that shocked the nation and was the ghoulish “gold standard” for heinous crimes. While some killers have been more prolific (like the Rev.

Battle over Medicaid fraud reaching fever pitch

A battle over Medicaid Fraud has brewing in Louisiana for over two years now between the Legislative Auditor/ Attorney General vs. the Edwards Administration (i.e. the Department of Revenue and Department of Health) and Senate Democrats.

UL Lafayette dedicates Student Union space for ‘Coach’ Blanco

Raymond Blanco couldn’t wait. The retired University of Louisiana at Lafayette administrator and coach lifted the black velveteen cloth to preview the plaque beneath.

LSU AgCenter announces spring rice meetings

The LSU AgCenter has scheduled a series of meetings for AgCenter experts to inform rice farmers about the latest research findings.

‘Near-normal’ 2019 hurricane season predicted

Federal meteorologists are predicting an average 2019 hurricane season, which begins June 1 and runs through November.

Mayor says next city budget stable

Roof projects at the city’s municipal building, central fire station and the Department of Motor Vehicle building are planned in the budget to go into effect in July, Mayor Scott Fontenot said. “I don’t think there is going to be any major drastic cuts,” he said.

Memorial Day observed in Eunice

A Memorial Day service was held at 5 p.m. Monday at the corner of Park Avenue and 2nd Street in Eunice. The event was sponsored by the Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of the Foreign Wars, Doucet-Aucoin Post 8971 and the American Legion Post 129 Turner-Mornhinveg Moore.

Panel sets marriage age at 16

A House committee advanced a bill on Tuesday that would set 16 as the minimum age for marriage in Louisiana. A Senate committee also supported stricter regulations for adoption background checks and lower adoption fees in some circumstances.

Tri-Parish jobless rates lower than a year ago

Tri-Parish unemployment rates in April were lower than a year ago, but the workforce count is also below that of a year ago, according to not seasonally adjusted numbers from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The state’s jobless rate of 3.