News

Attendance stalls Parish Council hiring

Editor The meeting to begin the process of hiring a chief administrative officer for St. Landry Parish Government stalled when only five Council members called into the teleconference. “This is discouraging,” Parish Council Chairman Coby Clavier said as the 5:30 p.m.

The Paul Revere of the wetlands

An “alarmist” is one of the nicer things his opponents called Dr. Sherwood M. (Woody) Gagliano back in the 1970s, when he began to sound the alarm that coastal Louisiana was washing away and that something needed to be done about it.

Three O’Clock Project

The Three O’Clock Project meal distribution workers were on hand in front of New Zion Baptist Church from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday. Boxes of meals included seven days of lunches and seven days of breakfast.

Eunice News article brings back memories for a Bobcat

Dear Editor, Your article in The Eunice News, “Memories of Bobcat Field big wins,” brings back memories of myself attending most of these games that were played and from one of my storerooms I came out with three large tote boxes of memories collected through the years.

Crawfish farmers needs help recovering from COVID-19 pandemic

To the Congressmen and Senators of Louisiana, I write to you today to bring awareness to an issue that I feel has been largely overlooked. While the COVID-19 pandemic has brought many different challenges to our health and economy, it has been devastating to the crawfish industry here in Louisiana.

Truth is relative with ‘Mostly Peaceful’ protests

Are the riots in major cities around the country really happening? It’s a question that should only require a simple “yes” or “no” answer, but in an age when relativism prevails and even gender is a state a mind, there are no simple questions. There are, however, a lot of dumb answers.

Are vertical farms on the up and up?

When I was a carefree lad watching “Lost in Space,” the Robinson family’s high-tech hydroponic garden sounded neat. Now I worry that the science fiction program sowed seeds that are taking us too far away from our roots of harvest festivals and “planting by the signs.

Sheriff: Man used photo to force juvenile into sex

A 19-year-old man is accused of threatening to publish a nude photo of juvenile female to force her into a sexual relationship. St.

Leads sought in shooting

St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Detective Graig Leblanc and Crime Stoppers needs help in solving a shooting in the Arnaudville/Grand Coteau area. At 11:30 p.m. June 10, deputies responded to La. 93 in the Arnaudville/Grand Coteau area in reference to a shooting.

Pursuit leads to stolen vehicle, charges against Lafayette man

A 35-year-old Lafyette man was captured after a pursuit through Chataignier and into St. Landry Parish ending on La. 103 at McGuffy Road where the vehicle wrecked into the ditch.