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LSUE fall commencement list of graduates

LSU Eunice awarded 157 degrees and certificates during commencement ceremonies in the LSU Eunice Health and Physical Education Building on Saturday, December 21.  Don Reber, commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, was the commencement speaker.

From The Eunice News files

From the December 2009 files of The Eunice News.

Audit finds Basile town finances improved

The mayor and Board of Aldermen of the Town of Basile heard good news from Shirley Vigé, the town’s CPA, concerning the most recent audit. The audit findings were presented during the town’s regular monthly meeting held Dec. 9.

National Guard command changes

Gov. John Bel Edwards announced the retirement of Maj. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis, who has served as the adjutant general for the Louisiana National Guard since 2011.

How did Edwards get Republican votes?

Every year at Denham Springs Junior High, Elizabeth Rea gives her students a quiz to help them formulate their own political opinions. “I take it with them, and depending on what kinds of questions are asked, my opinions change over time,” she said.

Governor creates Census committee

Gov. John Bel Edwards signed an executive order creating the Louisiana Complete Count Committee to help create the 2020 Census Awareness Campaigns throughout Louisiana.

Political rhetoric speaks volumes about impeachment

If you observe politics the way I do - as one stares at a five-car pileup on the freeway — your gaping will always be rewarded. The House voted on Wednesday to impeach President Trump, but the rhetoric in the run-up to impeachment said a lot about the process.

Are you tired of updating your apps?

Do you share my frustration at being required to update smartphone apps at the most inopportune of times? With aggravating regularity, my quick lunchtime stops at fast-food chains have become anything but efficient.

Remembering Christmas past

Given the fact that we will celebrate almost anything, it shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone that Louisiana was the first state to recognize Christmas as a legal holiday.

LSUE nursing pins

Twenty-two LSU Eunice students received their nursing pins at the traditional Nursing Pinning Ceremony held before their commencement on Dec. 18.