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‘Big data’ presents new opportunities, challenges in agriculture

Every summer, scientists at agriculture research stations spend hours with clipboards in hand walking down row after row of plants, going about a tedious chore known as rating plots.

Eunice High ACT scores improve

Eunice High School’s composite ACT score, a test of college readiness for high school students, rose to 18.8 in results for the 2017-2018 school year. The previous year’s Eunice High School score was 18.3. The St. Landry Parish score was 18.4, down from 18.7 the previous year.

Church ‘Ladies Day’: Needed more than ever

As I type these words, my wife is eagerly anticipating the annual Ladies Day at the country church we’ve been members of for the entirety of our marriage (and which I’ve attended since I was six days old).

It’s news to me

These are the best of times, and the worst of times, for being well informed. We have a vast landscape of news sources, yet we tend to view them through a peephole rather than a porthole.

Workers from Idaho helped start park

On a bright, warm Oct. 20, 1933, a special train pulled into the depot at St. Martinville. It carried 75 enrollees of the Civilian Conservation Corps. All of the men were from Idaho and none of them had heard of St. Martinville or its heroine, Evangeline, until very recently.

Did you know? Law mandates a report on domestic abuse calls

State law (R.S.46:2141) mandates that whenever a law enforcement officer investigates an allegation of domestic abuse, whether or not an arrest is made, the officer shall make a written report of the alleged incident, including a statement of the complainant and the disposition of the case.

Gomez retiring from parish tourism post

St. Landry Parish Tourism Director Celeste Gomez plans to retire at the end of this year from the job she had held for 21 years. Gomez, of Eunice, guided St.

Gravel is OK for Smooth Ride Home

Gravel will do just fine for some parish roads and the Smooth Ride Home Program’s 2 percent sales tax will pay, but not if it is just for a couple of loads of gravel. That was the decision from Wednesday’s St. Landry Parish Council meeting in Opelousas.

Early voting begins Tuesday in Eunice

Early voting begins Tuesday for the Nov. 6 election. Voting continues from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Oct. 30 except Sunday, Oct. 28. Early voting will be held at the Eunice Municipal Complex on the first floor. The deadline to request an absentee by mail ballot is Nov. 2 by 4:30 p.m.

Political forum: Calls for teamwork economic growth

Candidates in Eunice’s city election called for teamwork, economic development and a cleaner community at the Eunice Chamber of Commerce political forum Thursday at the Liberty Theater. Candidates were given four minutes to respond to a question from moderator Kenneth Pitre.