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Rotary Club seeks nominees for top citizen award

The Eunice Rotary Club is accepting nominations for the 2020 Citizen of the Year Award.

Eunice downtown Mardi Gras canceled

The downtown Eunice Mardi Gras celebration is officially canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision was announced at Tuesday’s Board of Aldermen meeting. Mardi Gras is on Feb. 16. Mayor Scott Fontenot said, “I think it would be a public health issue to invite the world to Eunice...” Gov.

Board faces question about repair or replace jail doors

The Eunice Board of Aldermen faced a question about whether to repair or replace electronic doors at the city jail during their meeting Tuesday. Police Chief Randy Fontenot had presented a proposal from a company to repair the 40-year-old electronic doors. The company estimated the cost at $113,000.

COVID-19 vaccination site list adds Eunice pharmacy

The initial list of sites for the first round of COVID-19 public vaccinations skipped Eunice, but a second round added the pharmarcy at Super 1. More than 100 pharmacies were added across the state on Monday.

Capitol riots weren’t about race

Why should we be surprised that at a time when everything is supposed to be about race, from the skin color of certain newspaper editors forced to resign to whether we should capitalize the “B” in “Black,” the most disturbing and consequential attack on our civic body in decades ends up being all...

Laying blame for the Capitol riots where it belongs

You might have seen the photo by now. Of all the disturbing images of Wednesday’s insurrection, this one lingers. The photo, shot by Michael Robinson Chavez of the Washington Post, shows seven or so Trump supporters scaling the wall on the Senate side of the U.S. Capitol.

United Way to oversee FEMA food, shelter funds

St. Landry-Evangeline United Way will oversee distribution of $34,736 in federal funds made available through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

Church Point Police Chief: Crime is on the rise

The Church Point Police Department is seeking information on a shooting that occurred on Minix Alley on the evening of Dec. 26.

Eunice man arrested in drive-by shooting

A Eunice man was arrested as a principal to attempted first-degree murder. Demante Gallow, 18, 1300 block of Dudley Street, was booked into the St. Landry Parish Jail on Tuesday. He was arrested for a drive-by shooting that occurred on East Maple and Lewis streets on Jan.

Pitre is new district attorney

Newly elected district attorney Chad Pitre recited his oath of office delivered by Supreme Court Justice Jimmy Genovese in a packed second-floor courtroom on Monday. His voice breaking when referring to the family and friends present, Pitre said, “I’m so lucky and so blessed to have you in my life.