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LSUE nursing receives several Nightingale award nominations

Rebecca Chaisson
Monday, April 22, 2024
The LSU Eunice Nursing Department has been nominated for several awards at the upcoming Nightingale Awards, the Louisiana Nurses Foundation recently announced. The awards will be presented at the 2024 Nightingale Gala on Aug. 31 at L’auberge Casino Hotel in Baton Rouge.
Crime scene photos from the St Landry Crime Stoppers and the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Crime scene photos from the St Landry Crime Stoppers and the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Information sought about killing near Eunice

Rebecca Chaisson
Monday, April 22, 2024
St Landry Crime Stoppers and the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office on Friday released a televised request for help in solving a murder in the Eunice area. The release included the following. On April 8, officers with the St.

Louisiana’s nonfarm employment continues to increase over the year

Rebecca Chaisson
Monday, April 22, 2024
Data released Friday by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics shows nonfarm employment continues to add jobs over the year. The state’s seasonally adjusted total nonfarm employment for March 2024 is 1,957,900 jobs, an increase of 500 jobs from the March 2023 figure of 1,957,400 jobs.
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Myra Miller
Monday, April 22, 2024
Iry Lejeune honor set at Le Vieux Presbytère Le Vieux Presbytère Museum, located at 205 Rue Iry Lejeune in Church Point, is scheduling a ceremony at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at which the Louisiana House of Representatives will honor the late Cajun musician Iry Lejeune, a native of Church Point.
Pamela Marie Fontenot

Pamela Marie Fontenot

Pamela Fontenot

Myra Miller
Monday, April 22, 2024
With heavy hearts, we announce the sudden passing of Pamela Marie Fontenot on Saturday, April 13, 2024. A Mass will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Basile. Inurnment will follow in the St. Augustine Cemetery with Father Keenan Brown, Celebrant.
Drucella Young Guillory

Drucella Young Guillory

Drucella Young Guillory

Myra Miller
Monday, April 22, 2024
Drucella Young Guillory passed away on Friday, April 19, 2024 at the age of 69. No Services have been planned at this time.
Louisiana Spirits investigators climb to the third floor of the St. Landry Parish Courthouse on April 14 as they looked for spirits. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Louisiana Spirits investigators climb to the third floor of the St. Landry Parish Courthouse on April 14 as they looked for spirits. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Searching for spirits in the courthouse

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, April 19, 2024
Got ghosts? Who are you going to call? In Louisiana, it is Louisiana Spirits to help with your strange noises, unexplained happenings and the plain weird things that might be spirits. The St. Landry Parish Courthouse is the site of suspected spirit issues.
Michelle Brown browns the meat for the “CFMA Stew” during a cooking demonstration Thursday at LSUE. The pork stew was prepared for a networking session of the St. Landry Parish Tourism Commission. (Photos by Harlan Kirgan)

Michelle Brown browns the meat for the “CFMA Stew” during a cooking demonstration Thursday at LSUE. The pork stew was prepared for a networking session of the St. Landry Parish Tourism Commission. (Photos by Harlan Kirgan)

Tourism over pork stew

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, April 19, 2024
Tourism mixed with pork stew provided a blend of conversation on Thursday at the St. Landry Parish Tourism Commission’s monthly networking meeting held at LSUE.