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Chenieres have romantic history

Rebecca Chaisson

Saturday, November 13, 2021

The word cheniere is unique to the Cajun coast, as are the little islands it describes. The word comes from the Acadian word chene, meaning “oak,” and describes groves of live oak trees bent by Gulf winds along a series of ridges rising from south Louisiana wetlands.

Eunice Police radio logs

Rebecca Chaisson

Saturday, November 13, 2021

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. November 10 03:31 Suspicious vehicle reported behind The Arc. 03:33 Subject behind the dumpster. 10:21 Ungovernable juvenile in the 200 block of Mamie. 12:16 Lobby complaint about theft.

Eunice Police arrests

Rebecca Chaisson

Saturday, November 13, 2021

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. November 10 Mark C. Miller, 39, 400 block of Suzie Drive, Eunice. Probation violation and bench warrant.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s arrests

Rebecca Chaisson

Saturday, November 13, 2021

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. November 10-12 Cedrick Dwayne Antoine, 32, 700 block of Hall Street, Opelousas. Domestic abuse battery with child endangerment and strangulation, bench warrant. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.

A wreck on Interstate 10 on Thursday killed one man and injured two others. (Photo from The Crowley Post Signal)

Fatal wreck on Interstate 10

Rebecca Chaisson

Saturday, November 13, 2021

Authorities have identified the victim of the fatal crash that occurred Thursday morning on the exit 80 overpass in Crowley. Leon Lamarcus Horhn, 32, of Houston, Texas, died when the 18-wheeler he was driving overturned, according to police.

Pollinators love cosmos. They attract bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and many other types of pollinators. (Photos by Heather Kirk-Ballard/LSU AgCenter)

A cosmopolitan flower that thrives on neglect

Rebecca Chaisson

Saturday, November 13, 2021

Are you looking for a gorgeous flower that thrives on pure neglect? Try cosmos. They are one of the most beautiful and easiest flowers to grow. While you’ll have to wait until the spring to plant seeds, look around this fall, and you may notice these flowers blooming profusely in local gardens.

Cassidy touts infrastructure legislation

Rebecca Chaisson

Saturday, November 13, 2021

U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), praised the historic bipartisan $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act in a bipartisan stand-alone vote in the House of Representatives. “This is a major victory for Louisiana and our nation.

State Rep. Phillip DeVillier, right, speaks at the Eunice VFW Veterans Day celebration on Thursday. Also shown, from left, are David Crader, American Legion Post commander, Donald Estilette, VFW Post chaplain; and Donnie Fontenot, VFW Post commander. More photos on Page 16. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Veterans celebrated

Rebecca Chaisson

Saturday, November 13, 2021

Veterans Day is nearly always a mix of celebrating the living veterans and those who died in service to the nation. At the Eunice VFW Post 8971 the ceremony is usually outside and then moved inside for a gumbo. Thursday’s celebration was held entirely inside the Post home as rain threatened.

Dr. John Hamlin

Hamlin explains LSUE Ag program

Rebecca Chaisson

Saturday, November 13, 2021

Dr. John Hamlin, vice chancellor for academic affairs at LSUE, was the guest speaker at the Eunice Rotary meeting Wednesday. Hamlin discussed the future agriculture program that will be offered at LSUE for rural students who are in hopes of earning and pursuing an associates degree in Agriculture.

Mary Ann Guillory, director at Eunice Food Bank, is a busy bee trying to stock the food shelves at the food bank. Guillory is preparing for the upcoming annual Eunice Food Bank Drive on Dec. 7. (Photo by Myra Miller)

Eunice Food Bank plans food drive

Rebecca Chaisson

Saturday, November 13, 2021

Mary Ann Guillory, director of the Eunice Food Bank, has been steadily stocking the food shelves preparing for the annual Food Bank Food Drive from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 7. Guillory will accept all donations at this time and during the food drive.