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A bee collects pollen from rudbeckia flowers. (Photos by Olivia McClure/LSU AgCenter)

Exploring way to support pollinators

Myra Miller

Friday, June 20, 2025

From the LSU AgCenter If you’ve paid any attention to the news in recent years, you probably know there’s a lot of concern about the decline in pollinator populations. Loss of habitat, overuse of pesticides and other factors have all presented threats to pollinators.

George Harris Sr.

First arrest announced in parish anti-litter effort

Myra Miller

Friday, June 20, 2025

The first arrest in the “Stow It, Don’t Throw It” was made by St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz in a June 18 news release. George Harris Sr., 61, of the 1400 block of Veazie Road, Palmetto, is charged with gross littering, a misdemeanor. Guidroz stated that on May 16 the St.

The Eunice Players Theater will stage “Grease” in July at its South 2nd Street theater. Seated, from left, are Amelia Bourgeois as Marty, Leo Spell as Sonny, Josephine Ohlenforst as Frenchie, and Phillip Cormier as Doody. Standing, from left, are Rose Young as Jan, Joe Aucoin as Roger, Laylah Glland as Patty Simcox, Daxton Broussard as Danny Zuko, Gabe Ortego, Eunice Players Theater president, Liana Reed as Sandy Dombrowski, Amelie Fontenot - Ensemble, Deshae Davis as Betty Rizzo and Hewson Bourgeois as Ken

Eunice Players Theater staging ‘Grease’

Myra Miller

Friday, June 20, 2025

The Eunice Players Theater is celebrating the resurgence of one of its greatest performances by bringing back “Grease” to the theater on South 2dnd Street in Eunice.

Tom Purcell

Let’s return to comfort food

Myra Miller

Friday, June 20, 2025

My favorite summer comfort food is the fried chicken and potato salad dinner my mother made throughout my childhood — one I’ve spent three years trying to reinvent. It turns out I’m not alone.

Danny Tyree

Suffering from a kitten shortage?

Myra Miller

Friday, June 20, 2025

“Rescue me/ Ah, take me in your arms…” — as performed by Fontella Bass. As luck would have it, exactly two months after seven-year-old Moggie cat had to be euthanized (incurable tick-borne cytauxzoonosis), the Tyree family discovered three flea-ridden, emaciated kittens outside the church building.

Jim Bradshaw

Barking dogs, roaring lions brought onlookers

Myra Miller

Friday, June 20, 2025

When Ambaugh’s Great Menagerie and Circus visited south Louisiana in 1878, newspaper ads promised that “you will see many strange animals never before on exhibition, and in the Circus many daring acts by the Best Performers ever congregated … in the history of American Amusements.

Anyone witnessing littering to submit an anonymous tip through St. Landry Crime Stoppers, or call the LDWF Anti-Litter Hotline: 855-LA-LITTER

First arrest made in parish anti-litter effort

Harlan Kirgan

Thursday, June 19, 2025

Opelousas man convicted of animal cruelty

Harlan Kirgan

Thursday, June 19, 2025

Gordon Miller, 66, of Opelousas, was found guilty of 14 counts of animal cruelty following a trial on June 17. According to a news release from St. Landry Parish District Attorney Chad Pitre, In February 2024, St.

Eunice Police Arrests

Eunice Police Arrests report

Myra Miller

Thursday, June 19, 2025

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Wednesday, June 18 Jacolby Nunez, 37, 1300 block of Rose, Eunice. Theft. Michael Brown, 35, 7700 block of Walter Dr., Baton Rouge. Probation warrant.

Eunice Police Radio log

Myra Miller

Thursday, June 19, 2025

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. The Police Department changed the format from chronological to one based on officers who responded to calls. Wednesday, June 18 There were three traffic stops between 1:51 a.m. until 9:50 p.m. Officer C.