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Lindsey Brooke Carriere

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, November 20, 2018, at 2:00 PM for Linsey Brooke Carriere, 31, and her daughter Chloe Marie Carriere age 6. Monsignor Robert Romero will officiate, burial to follow at St. Paul Cemetery.

Barry Blaine Gotreaux

Barry Blaine Gotreaux passed away on Sunday, November 16, 2018, at the age of 47. A Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday, November 21, 2018, at 1:00 PM. at Quirk and Son Funeral Home in Eunice. Burial will follow at Evangeline Memorial Cemetery in Ville Platte.

News notes

Toys for Tots drive is underway The annual Toys for Tots drive in Eunice is underway. The Eunice Fire Department, at the central station located at 100 Park Avenue, will accept application now until Nov. 30 each day from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m.

Fontenot sees major initiatives on La. 13, downtown

Eunice Mayor Scott Fontenot says improving the La. 13 and downtown are his focus for the future. Fontenot was elected to his first full four-year term in the Nov.

From The Eunice News files

From The Eunice News files From the November 2004 files of The Eunice News. Donald Martel and Buddy Street were pictured this week preparing a barbeque feast for the Eunice Men’s Tennis League members.

13 months in a row, Louisiana adds jobs again

Seasonally adjusted data released by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics shows that seasonally adjusted nonfarm employment increased by 19,400 jobs to 1,989,700 since October 2017. For the past 13 months, seasonally adjusted nonfarm jobs have posted over-the-year gains.

Johnson elected to Republican leadership post

U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Benton has been elected chairman of the Republican Study Committee (RSC) for the 116th Congress. The RSC membership voted via secret ballot during their meeting Friday. Currently composed of 150 members, the RSC is the largest caucus of conservatives in the Congress.

Shop local to grow your economy

You can’t go online or watch TV without seeing ads about Black Friday sales, but I’m more excited by what comes next. The next day, the Saturday after Thanksgiving, is Small Business Saturday.

Beating the stuffing out of Thanksgiving

Editor Note: A prior version of this column was distributed by Cagle Cartoons in 2011. This year I can’t think of Thanksgiving without thinking of Barry Manilow’s melancholy song “Tryin’ To Get The Feeling Again.

Eat local, eat well in Louisiana

Our good cooking is one of the greatest things that sets south Louisiana apart from other places. Visitors are amazed when they get their first taste of what we can do with a big black pot and a pinch of this and dash of that.