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Joseph "Joey" Van Ortego

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Joseph "Joey" Van Ortego, 8, on Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at 10:00 AM at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in Chataignier, LA, with burial to follow in Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery.

Rotary seeks nominations for Administrative Professional

The Eunice Rotary Club is seeking nominations for the 2019 Eunice Administrative Professional of the Year. The winner will receive a free trip to Branson, Missouri; courtesy of KEUN Radio, $500 spending money from the Rotary Club, a plaque and a flower arrangement. The event will be held May 1.

From The Eunice News files

Pulling together. “Soft hands” is a baseball term referring to a fielder’s ability to pluck hard-hits balls off the turf. Eunice High baseball players warming up together before Monday’s game against LaGrange appear to be testing those fingertips.

My small vision of the 1918 flu

I got my flu shot early in the fall. I got the flu last week. Medical folks say that the shot will make your case milder even if you get the flu bug. There may be something to that; I had only one day of the “just take me out in the woods and shoot me” intensity.

Survey ahows misperceptions about the state’s income, sales, gasoline tax rates

(April 4) – Researchers in the Public Policy Research Lab at LSU’s Manship School of Mass Communication found many Louisianans incorrectly believe the state income tax rate has increased in recent years (even though it has not).

Eunice High students recognized

Eunice High School students Cody LaLonde and Deacon Richard were recognized at the St. Landry Parish School Board meeting for winner fourth place at the State Social Studies Fair. The project was in sociology.

Should activists put a stop to child brides?

Trivia buffs know that singer Jerry Lee Lewis’s career was nearly destroyed when the public learned that his third wife was his 13-year-old cousin. Our ears prick up when there’s a scandalous news report of a high school teacher eloping with a freshman he has been grooming.

Transparency helps put the lid on drug prices

This week, the United States Senate is looking into the complicated world of high drug prices on April 9th.

Scott man arrested in Mire killing

A 54-year-old Scott man has been arrested on charges of aggravated burglary and first-degree murder, according to Acadia Parish Sheriff K.P. Gibson in news release. Deputies responded to an address in the 200 block of Estella Lane north of Mire.

7 arrests in Acadiana for child exploitation

Attorney General Landry today announced the arrests of seven people, including a registered sex offender, for internet crimes against children.