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List of St. Landry Parish road work (pdf)

St. Landry Parish President Bill Fontenot handed out a list of roads that have received road material on them this year. The list does not include Smooth Ride Home roads.

News notes

Bulb Blossom meeting set Monday The Eunice Bulb and Blossom Garden Club will meet on at 6 p.m. Monday at the residence of Donna Baltakis. There will be a plant exchange and all members are asked to bring a plant. Ranger Bellard of the Prairie Acadian Center will be the guest speaker.

Never time for Daylight Saving

I’m already dreading it. On Sunday, March 11, at 2 a.m., daylight saving time, the practice of moving our clocks forward one hour in the spring and backward one hour in the fall, will commence.

Spring fever and baseball!

It’s springtime, a favorite time of year. The weather warms up without a lot of humidity. Flowers bloom at their very best. If you live in Louisiana, you witness music festivals galore, including Mardi Gras, JazzFest and a host of local harmonic gatherings of local bands all over the state.

Edwards points finger at House leader for session failure

With the collapse of the special session on Monday without any solution to the state’s budget problems, legislators in both parties are warning that all the bickering and mistrust will make it harder for them to come together on other important issues. Gov.

Some legislators feel caught in the middle

When the state faced a huge budget shortfall in 2016, Kenny Havard and Alan Seabaugh were among the Republican representatives who voted for a temporary penny increase in the state sales tax to fill the gap.

Early voting begins Saturday

Early voting for the March 24 election is scheduled to begin Saturday. Voting will again be available at the Eunice City Hall on March 10, and March 15 to 17. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Early voting also will be held at the St. Landry Parish Registrar of Voters Office March 10 and March 12 to 17.

Litter is Louisiana’s dirty war

Litter is Louisiana’s ever present dirty little war. Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser said, “It is a battle. I took a picture the other day and sent it to a parish president and said, ‘I just passed through your parish. You need to clean this up.

Parents charged after child found on U.S. 190

The parents of a girl were charged with child desertion after their 2-year-old was found in the middle of U.S. 190 on the east side of Eunice, according to a news release from St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz. A caller reported the girl at about 12:28 p.m.

Darrell LaFleur

Darrell LaFleur passed away on Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at the age of 81. A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, March 10, 2018, at 12:00 PM. at Quirk and Son Funeral Home in Eunice. Burial will follow at Liberty Cemetery in Elton. Rev, Alvin Ogea will officiate.