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St. Landry Parish marriage licenses

Harlan Kirgan
Thursday, April 17, 2025
The following people obtained marriage licenses from the St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court Office. Thursday, April 10 Zachary Francis Stielper, of Lafayette, and Austin Michel Sullivan, of Covington. Cory David Jones and Katie Kim Pitre, both of Washington. John Adam Billiot Jr.

St. Landry Parish civil cases

Harlan Kirgan
Thursday, April 17, 2025
The following are civil cases filed in the 27th Judicial Court District, Opelousas. Wednesday, April 9 Kristie Rue vs Al Hayes, protective order. Republic Finance LLC vs Brian J. Roger, petition to make judgment executory. Midland Credit Management Inc vs Clarence Vedell, open account.
Celeste Gomez is the 2024 Citizen of the Year, presented by the Eunice Rotary Club. Rotarians accept nominations every year for its Citizen of the Year. From left are Van Reed, Rotarian and chairman of Citizen of the Year; Fran Guillory, Lynn Pavich, Gomez; Donna Baltakis, Jean Johnson and Ellis Daigle, president of the Rotary Club. (Photo by Myra Miller)

Celeste Gomez is the 2024 Citizen of the Year, presented by the Eunice Rotary Club. Rotarians accept nominations every year for its Citizen of the Year. From left are Van Reed, Rotarian and chairman of Citizen of the Year; Fran Guillory, Lynn Pavich, Gomez; Donna Baltakis, Jean Johnson and Ellis Daigle, president of the Rotary Club. (Photo by Myra Miller)

Celeste Gomez earns Rotary honor

Harlan Kirgan
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Celeste Gomez is the 2024 Eunice Rotary Club’s Citizen of the Year. Gomez was recognized and honored at the Rotary Club meeting Wednesday. Van Reed, chairman of the Rotary’s Citizen of the Year, said Gomez thought she was going to talk to the Rotarians about the Garden Club.

Trump’s plan includes fighting a currency war

Harlan Kirgan
Thursday, April 17, 2025
President Trump is taking a lot of heat over his Plan of Reorganization which uses Tariff’s. That heat is coming from parties that have different priorities, such as Wall Street, the Deep State, and the media.

Big part of being Catholic is speaking out over injustices

Harlan Kirgan
Thursday, April 17, 2025
My alma mater was wrong. Villanova should have barred a young man from walking at graduation after filming a young woman being sexually assaulted. Instead, he basically skated. No arrest, no charges, no penalties.

Campaign contributions and judges

Harlan Kirgan
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Is Louisiana a judicial hellhole where decisions by state judges are influenced by campaign contributions? Apparently, the Louisiana legislature and business lobbying groups think so.

Mamou Police pay, staffing scrutinized

Harlan Kirgan
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Katrina Hackney, owner of The Coulee Tavern, addressed the April 9 meeting of the Mamou Town Council regarding the personnel budget for the Mamou Police Department and town security. She noted there is definitely a lack of officers and pay is a big issue.

DeVillier also cites insurance costs

Harlan Kirgan
Thursday, April 17, 2025
As the Legislature opens its session on Monday, Speaker of the House Phillip DeVillier issued the following statement. “As I’ve traveled the state visiting members in their districts, the overwhelming priority of constituents shared is the high cost of insurance.

Legislative Auditor finds procedural problems at LSUE

Harlan Kirgan
Thursday, April 17, 2025
A Louisiana Legislative Auditor procedural audit of Louisiana State University at Eunice cited problem areas in a report released on April 9. The audit of business operations spanned July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2024.

Bulb & Blossom Garden Club wins top state awards

Harlan Kirgan
Thursday, April 17, 2025
The Bulb & Blossom Garden Club of Eunice, representing District VII, won top awards at the Louisiana Garden Club Federation Conference held in Alexandria on April 9-10. Jean Johnson, who has written a twice-monthly column published in The Eunice News, won first place for public relations.