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News notes

Myra Miller
Thursday, May 26, 2022
Memorial Day ceremony set Monday There will be a Memorial Day ceremony sponsored by the VFW Post 8971, American Legion 129 and the DAV at 5:30 p.m. Monday at the corner of Park and S. 2nd. The Boys Scout Troop 425 will be present for a flag raising ceremony. The pubic is invited to attend.

Finger-pointing misses mark

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
The shooter in Buffalo had a racist motive. He wanted to kill Black people. We don’t know exactly how he developed his hatred, but we know that it was the motivating factor in his rampage because it’s confirmed by his own words.

A bear of a stock market

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Should you invest in the stock market now or wait? That is the tough question the money experts are discussing. Stock prices continue to fall and NASDAQ.
Eunice High School senior Kelly Sonnier accepted a full scholarship to the University of Louisiana Lafayette and to march with the Pride of Acadiana, the UL Marching Band. Seated is Kelly Sonnier, and standing, from left, are Becky Sonnier, mother, Lamont Goodman EHS band director, and Mike Sonnier, father. (Submitted photo)

Eunice High School senior Kelly Sonnier accepted a full scholarship to the University of Louisiana Lafayette and to march with the Pride of Acadiana, the UL Marching Band. Seated is Kelly Sonnier, and standing, from left, are Becky Sonnier, mother, Lamont Goodman EHS band director, and Mike Sonnier, father. (Submitted photo)

UL Lafayette scholarship

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Eunice High School senior Kelly Sonnier accepted a full scholarship to the University of Louisiana Lafayette and to march with the Pride of Acadiana, the UL Marching Band.
K. Brent Vidrine

K. Brent Vidrine

St. Landry Parish bankers elected to Louisiana Bankers Association leadership

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
K. Brent Vidrine, president and CEO of Bank of Sunset, was installed as the 2022-2023 chairman of the Louisiana Bankers Association’s Board of Directors during LBA’s 122nd Convention, held May 18-20 in New Orleans. Vidrine succeeds Jerry Ledet, president and CEO of Synergy Bank in Houma.
Sen. Stewart Cathey

Sen. Stewart Cathey

Louisiana lawmakers approve study of university tenure policy

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
The House gave final passage Monday to a resolution to study tenure policies at universities in Louisiana. Senate Concurrent Resolution 6, sponsored by Sen. Stewart Cathey, R-Monroe, creates the Task Force on Tenure in Postsecondary Education.
Bishop dedicates

Bishop dedicates

St. Landry honored

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Lafayette Diocese Bishop Douglas Deshotel blessed the statue of St. Landry unveiled on the St. Landry Parish courthouse grounds Tuesday. Opelousas Rotary Club President Missy Grimmett sits on the granite bench that holds the statue.

School Board approves special tax district on 8-4 vote

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
The St. Landry Parish School Board approved a tax district for the Opelousas High School attendance zone on an 8-4 vote on Monday. The tax district is to narrow the school district’s focus in raising funds for school improvement after voters defeated parish-wide bond proposals this year and in 2018.
Eunice Police Radio log

Eunice Police Radio log

Eunice Police Radio log

Myra Miller
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. May 24 07:22 Caller in the 100 block of Mamie advised of a subject sitting in the ditch.