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12 months in a row, Louisiana adds jobs over the year

February data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics shows that seasonally adjusted nonfarm employment increased by 5,900 jobs from February 2018 to 1,980,100. This is the 12th consecutive month that seasonally adjusted nonfarm employment has added jobs over the year.

Acadia Parish police jurors eye watershed money

The Acadia Parish Police Jury is considering how to take advantage of $1.2 billion in federal funding for watershed planning, flood protection and such provided through the Louisiana Watershed Initiative.

All of Louisiana will be at some flood risk in spring, experts predict in new outlook

All of Louisiana will be at some level of flood risk this spring, federal meteorologists indicated Thursday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its seasonal outlook this week, and nearly two-thirds of the continental U.S.

Enjoy the fruits of your veggie patch

You probably haven’t given it a second thought as you’ve been planting, or at least planning, that row of tomatoes in your vegetable garden. But can you properly call it a vegetable patch once those plants are in?

From The Eunice News files

From The Eunice News files From the March 2009 files of The Eunice News. Students of the Month at Eunice Elementary. Eunice Elementary recognized its Students of the Month for February.

Woman found shot to death in Zachary is originally from Eunice

Art Schultz attended a funeral for an old friend Thursday evening and then stopped at McDonald’s to pick up a fish sandwich for his wife before returning to their Zachary home, never suspecting the horrific scene he would discover upon entering his own living room.

Baseball’s haves and have nots

As a social experiment I once asked random people on the street what they would do if they won $10 million. One earnest woman said she would buy a new computer. A young man indicated he would pay off his student loan.

Thoughts that should keep you awake at night

Author Harlan Ellison once dropped me a postcard remarking that my mind “works like a demented cuckoo clock.” In tribute to Ellison (who passed away last June) and in response to a relentless deadline, I have cannibalized some random thoughts I was saving for a book project.

State Fire Marshal warns of unexpected spring fire hazard

Spring is officially in the air, which usually means an increase in cleaning and improvement projects. But that means chemicals are also in the air, and sometimes, those chemicals, including oil-based paints, stains and varnishes, can become an unexpected fire hazard. State Fire Marshal Chief H.

Eunice Players’ Theatre turns back the clock

As the Eunice Players’ Theatre embarks on its 50th season, its historian, Jody Powell, has dug into the history.