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Members of the 2021 Homecoming Court at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette are, from left, Cheramie Wagoner, Katherine Bryant, Ayree Jaylynn Johnson, Sydney Babin, Brianna Franklin, T.J. Wisham, Trevian Ambroise, Joseph Irish Caldwell, Reed Broussard, and Anjolaoluwa Oni. The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns will face the Texas State Bobcats at 4 p.m. Oct. 30 at Cajun Field. (Photo courtesy of University of Louisiana at Lafayette)

Members of the 2021 Homecoming Court at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette are, from left, Cheramie Wagoner, Katherine Bryant, Ayree Jaylynn Johnson, Sydney Babin, Brianna Franklin, T.J. Wisham, Trevian Ambroise, Joseph Irish Caldwell, Reed Broussard, and Anjolaoluwa Oni. The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns will face the Texas State Bobcats at 4 p.m. Oct. 30 at Cajun Field. (Photo courtesy of University of Louisiana at Lafayette)

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UL Lafayette names homecoming royalty

Rebecca Chaisson
Monday, October 18, 2021
Members of the 2021 Homecoming Court at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette are, from left, Cheramie Wagoner, Katherine Bryant, Ayree Jaylynn Johnson, Sydney Babin, Brianna Franklin, T.J. Wisham, Trevian Ambroise, Joseph Irish Caldwell, Reed Broussard, and Anjolaoluwa Oni.
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Myra Miller
Monday, October 18, 2021
CDA leads Rosary daily in October Every day during the month of October, Court Eunice 208 Catholic Daughters of the Americas will be leading a rosary at 5:30 p.m. in the rosary garden at St. Anthony’s Church. The public is invited.
Novellar L. Granger

Novellar L. Granger

Novellar L. Granger

Myra Miller
Monday, October 18, 2021
EUNICE–Novellar L. Granger, 94, passed away Friday, October 15, 2021, at Lafourche Home for the Aged in Thibodaux, La. Novellar was a groomer for over thirty years and loved her customers. She was a good person who gave more than she had.
Gourds can be used to make decorative ornaments, utensils and even birdhouses. (Photo by Kiki Fontenot/LSU AgCenter)

Gourds can be used to make decorative ornaments, utensils and even birdhouses. (Photo by Kiki Fontenot/LSU AgCenter)

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Spice up your home, garden with fall favorites

Rebecca Chaisson
Saturday, October 16, 2021
The novelist Samuel Butler once said, “Autumn is the mellower season, and what we lose in flowers, we more than gain in fruit.” Fortunately for the Gulf South, this isn’t exactly true, as many flowers are still in bloom.

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Joe Biden’s ‘Angry America’

Rebecca Chaisson
Saturday, October 16, 2021
It’s not until you leave the United States that you realize how angry Americans are. Earlier this month my wife the travel agent and I took a cruise in the Mediterranean from Athens to Barcelona by way of stops on the Greek island of Santorini and in Sicily.

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Have you hugged a bureaucrat lately?

Rebecca Chaisson
Saturday, October 16, 2021
As a longtime fan of Monty Python’s “Ministry of Silly Walks” sketch, I feel compelled to say a few words on behalf of much-maligned bureaucrats everywhere.

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Are mastodon bones still hiding here?

Rebecca Chaisson
Saturday, October 16, 2021
Mastodons, those prehistoric animals that looked like fuzzy elephants, may have been among the earliest animals to graze the Cajun prairies, and there may have been more of them than we think.
Crews work on Maple Avenue near Champagne’s on Friday morning. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Crews work on Maple Avenue near Champagne’s on Friday morning. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

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Maple Avenue project is underway

Rebecca Chaisson
Saturday, October 16, 2021
Work on La. 91 — Maple Avenue — is now in its second week after starting Oct. 6. The project on the main thoroughfare in Eunice has been years in the making, but even after contractor Prairie Construction of Opelousas was selected in February the start was stymied by weather.

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Aldermen convene for rare special meeting

Rebecca Chaisson
Saturday, October 16, 2021
The Eunice Boad of Aldermen met Friday for rare special meeting to pass a resolution clearing up lines of authority concerning civil service employees. Mayor Scott Fontenot called the meeting and every Board member was present to approve the resolution.

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Mayor testifies in congressional hearing on Liberty Theatre

Rebecca Chaisson
Saturday, October 16, 2021
Eunice Mayor Scott Fontenot participated in his first congressional hearing on Thursday. “I didn’t know what to expect. That is the first time I testified for a subcommittee of Congress,” he said. “It was really a cool experience,” he said of the session conducted virtually. U.S. Rep.