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Hubert Joseph Blanchard

Hubert Joseph Blanchard passed away on Saturday, June 9, 2018, at the age of 79. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, June 12, 2018, at 10:00 AM at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Eunice. Fr. Clinton Sensat will officiate. Burial will follow at St. Paul Cemetery in Eunice.

Louis Guillory

Louis Guillory passed away on Sunday, June 10, 2018, at the age of the 80. No Memorial Services have been scheduled at this time. He is survived by two daughters, Susan Andrus of Eunice and Jenny Klumpp and husband Mitch of Tepetate; one sister, Florence Brown of Basile; five grandchildren.

News notes

Satellite Club set BBQ sale June 23 The Satellite Club Inc. annual Young Man with Character will have a barbecue fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 23 at Southeast Neighborhood Center, 101 City St., Eunice.

UL Lafayette’s nursing simulation program goes global

A program at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette that uses high-tech simulators to replicate bedside interactions between nurses and patients now bears an international seal of approval.

The road that I-10 killed

The elevated span of Swamp Expressway that carries I-10 across the Atchafalaya Basin is a remarkable thing, but there were plans afoot to build an even more remarkable roadway across the huge wetland well before I-10 was even on the drawing boards.

From The Eunice News files

The following are from the June 2007 files of The Eunice News. Staff Sgt. John Middlebrooks of Eunice was one of two Louisiana National Guard soldiers deployed to Afghanistan. A news release announced that Middlebrooks and Sgt. 1st Class Kermit Manuel of Jennings has re-enlisted.

Departing education leader decries funding shortfall

Joseph Rallo, the state’s departing higher education leader, said Thursday that parents and students should “feel outraged” that lawmakers failed for a second time to raise enough revenue to fully fund TOPS and avoid significant cuts at universities.

Check your trees; summer storms, hurricanes coming

Violent thunderstorms can occur around the state during summer, and in south Louisiana high winds from hurricanes are a real concern. Now is an excellent time to take a look at trees in your landscape.

10,000-inmate release tied to state revenue

The head of the state Corrections Department said his agency would have to release 10,000 inmates starting July 1 if the Legislature does not raise more revenue by then.

Weather changes affecting rice crop

Weeks of dry weather transitioned to widespread rainfall, and now rice farmers will have to be wary of the potential for disease in their crop, an LSU AgCenter plant pathologist advised at the Vermilion Parish rice field day on June 5. “This has changed everything,” said Don Groth.