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Louisiana’s unemployment rate drops to 4.3%in July

Preliminary data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics shows that Louisiana’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased 0.7 percentage points from 5% in July 2018 to 4.3% in July.

From The Eunice News files

From the August 2009 files of The Eunice News. Open House at Central Middle School. Fifth graders and parents attended Central Middle School’s Open House Monday evening. Parents and their children visited teachers and asked questions during the informal meeting.

Where did 'Acadiana' come from?

Freda was my stepmother. Her full name was Freda Beatrice Scoggins. She was of German heritage. A teacher. Strong and strict. She was a disciplinarian. So much so, that my 1956 Crowley High School graduating class, who were mostly of French decent, voted her “the meanest mom” for the yearbook.

Maybe the real Fredo wasn’t so dumb after all

“Fredo has a good heart but he is weak…and stupid.” - Michael Corleone Poor Fredo. Poor, poor Fredo. First, he’s talked into double-crossing his own brother. “I know it was you, Fredo. You broke my heart. You broke my heart.” Then his brother disowns him. “Fredo, you’re nothing to me now.

Jindal: A political punch-bag

A voter would think that former Gov. Bobby Jindal is running again in the coming fall elections. Rarely does current Gov. John Bel Edwards make a speech where he does not lay all the state’s financial woes at the feet of Jindal.

Looking for the town that never was

It created a mystery and a good bit of fun when a crew from the state highway department showed up in downtown Crowley in early August 1948 to put up a sign reading “Dura 4 miles.” The arrow on the sign pointed to the east, which seemed to place the town midway between Crowley and Rayne.

Ag centers bring buyers to small farmers

Small-scale vegetable growers in St. Landry Parish recently met face-to-face with major produce buyers in the area to discuss ways to market their produce.

Deadline approaching for LSU AgCenter Leadership Program

The LSU AgCenter Agricultural Leadership Development Program aims to provide potential leaders involved with agriculture and agribusiness the tools they need to become effective advocates for agriculture.

Mississippi River diversions: Driving land gain or land loss?

River diversions have not created or maintained land, but resulted in more land loss, according to a new paper in the peer-reviewed science journal Restoration Ecology. LSU Boyd Professor R. Eugene Turner and his LSU co-authors Erick Swenson and Michael Layne, and Dr.

DeVillier asks where state will get Superdome money

The State Bond Commission has given the Mercedes-Benz Superdome’s governing body the go-ahead to sell up to $350 million in bonds to fund a stadium upgrade that is a key part of talks to keep the Saints in New Orleans for the next several decades.