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Are you too old for Santa Claus?

Rebecca Chaisson

Friday, December 17, 2021

Children all over the United States are currently wringing their iPhone-calloused hands over the possibility that Santa Claus might not make it this year because he’s trapped in a delayed shipping container somewhere off the coast of California. The situation is a little different at my house.

How is your self-image this Christmas?

Rebecca Chaisson

Friday, December 17, 2021

I distinctly remember what I ate for supper on Christmas Eve 50 years ago. Not the entrée perhaps, but certainly the vegetable. My mother served stewed potatoes (“potato slopters,” as she dubbed them).

A silent night to remember

Rebecca Chaisson

Friday, December 17, 2021

The Abbeville Progress reported the sorry news on Dec.19, 1914. Pope Benedict I had worked for a Christmas truce to at least interrupt the fighting during World War I, but unsuccessfully.

Bright yellow flower clusters on long stems make the flowers of ligularia an excellent cut flower plant. (Photos by Heather Kirk-Ballard/LSU AgCenter)

Tractor seat plant brings color to fall, winter landscapes

Rebecca Chaisson

Friday, December 17, 2021

If you are looking to add a splash of bright color to shaded areas in the fall and early winter, ligularia is an excellent choice. Many people commonly refer to it as tractor seat plant, as the shape of the leaf resembles one.

State jobless rate hits 5.1%

Rebecca Chaisson

Friday, December 17, 2021

Preliminary data for November released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shows the state continues to recover from both COVID-19 and Hurricane Ida. The November seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 5.1% shows a decline both over the month and over the year. The rate dropped 0.

Christmas ham winners announced

Rebecca Chaisson

Friday, December 17, 2021

The Eunice News Christmas Ham Giveaway winners have been drawn. The vouchers for the hams are to be picked up at The Eunice News, 465 Aymond St.. The office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday. The office will be closed Dec. 24.

The first publication of the EHS Chronicles was published in November. A second edition is expected in January. A new club formed at Eunice High and students formed a newspaper. (Photo by Myra Miller)

Eunice High gets its own newspaper

Rebecca Chaisson

Friday, December 17, 2021

What turned out to be a Eunice High School junior student inquiring about a possibile new club is now a reality, and students named their newspaper, “The Eunice Chronicles.” The club sponsors are Therese Gianfala and Katie Fontenot.

Gina LaGrange

LaGrange earns parish principal recognition

Rebecca Chaisson

Friday, December 17, 2021

Gina LaGrange, principal at East Elementary, is St. Landry Parish District Elementry Principal of the Year. LaGrange, a 27-year educator, learned of the news a couple of weeks ago and said she is honored. LaGrange added, “I love my children here at East.

Eunice Police radio dispatch logs

Rebecca Chaisson

Friday, December 17, 2021

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. December 16 00:10 Disturbance reported in the 1500 block of West Magnolia. 03:58 Suspicious subjects on bikes in the area of Childs. 07:00 Lobby complaint about theft.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's arrests

Rebecca Chaisson

Friday, December 17, 2021

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. December 17 Turi Lavergne, 33, 1700 block of Progress Street, Opelousas. Domestic abuse battery. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Aristien Deray Tyler, 43, 200 block of Martin Luther King Drive, Port Barre.