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Auditor examines LSUE procedures

An audit of procedures at LSU Eunice by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor made several recommendations for improvement.

Cankton waste site returns as an issue

Possible contamination at a site near Cankton is back under investigation. The St. Landry Parish Council passed a resolution at its Sept.

Bergeron: Hurricane Laura is costliest storm ever for Cleco

Hurricane Laura will be the costliest storm to ever hit the Cleco power system, said Willie Bergeron, Cleco service representative, at the Eunice Rotary Club meeting on Wednesday. “We don’t have the dollar numbers yet,” he said. But he added that for Cleco the hurricane that made landfall on Aug.

Supreme Court controversy is a bipartisan effort

“You don’t like a particular policy or a particular president? Then argue for your position. Go out there and win an election.” Sounds like something President Donald Trump would say — unhelpful, divisive, perhaps even incendiary. Typical Trump, really. But Trump didn’t say it.

Are college entrance exams a dying breed?

My son Gideon has now finished both his ACT and SAT college entrance exams (scoring at an impressive percentile somewhere between “It’s …it’s…go ask my wife” and “Never you MIND what his father’s score was”), but I wonder if the tests will still be relevant when HIS hypothetical kids reach college...

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. Brent Andrew Nickle, 55, 700 block of West Vine, Eunice. Violation of protective orders, simple criminal damage to property. September 24 Vincent Paul Gallow, 28, 300 block of South Martin Luther King Drive, Eunice. Theft. Dylan J.

Eunice Police radio dispatch logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. 22:50 Caller from the area of Goodwill advised of a subject on a bike looking through dumpsters.

‘Chipmunk’ bandit robs a pharmacy at gunpoint

Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office investigators continue to search for the person who robbed The Medicine Chest Pharmacy at gunpoint in a chipmunk outfit. The robbery occurred just after 12 p.m. Sept. 19 at the Medicine Chest located at 409 E. Lincoln Road.

Fall discounts offered at state parks for overnight stays

Louisiana State Parks are offering multiple discounts on overnight stays to encourage outdoor travel in the cooler months. Many campers say the mild Louisiana winter is their favorite time of year to hike the trails or fish when bass are biting, but the mosquitos are not.

DOTD bids awarded for St. Landry projects

BATON ROUGE – St. Landry Parish projects are among 13 the state: Department of Transportation and Development awarded bids to on Sept. 23. DOTD Secretary Shawn D. Wilson, Ph.D., said, “A notable project is the rehabilitation of U.S.