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The South’s complicated relationship with its past

All that’s left of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church is the steeple. The red brick is faded and the windows are boarded up. But don’t ask the locals if they’re ever going to tear this monument down.

Learn when to shut up, Mr. President

As we’ve said here before, Donald Trump has to learn to just shut up and let things go. The failure to do that is the worst Achilles heel of a president who seems to have half a dozen Achilles heels.

Cajun Prairie Habitat Preservation Society to meet

The Cajun Prairie Habitat Preservation Society Fall Meeting and Tours is planned Saturday. The schedule and directions include: 8 a.m.: Eunice Restored Prairies; meet at the corners of Martin Luther King and East Magnolia and enjoy the best restored prairie in the United States.

Experience Louisiana Festival to focus on agriculture

The Experience Louisiana Festival will return to the LSUE campus on Oct. 28-29 with a focus on Louisiana agriculture. Dwight Jodon, one of the Eunice Rotary Club festival organizers, said the agriculture theme would be presented in the festival’s village formats.

South Louisiana meets its new congressman

U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson said during a town hall meeting in Eunice that the current House is the most productive in six administrations with 281 substantive bills passed, but only nine to 10 percent of those bills have passed the Senate.

Lawmakers consider reforms

When lawmakers debate taxes and spending during the next session another budget issue should be added to the mix. And that would be departmental reforms, according to Senate Natural Resources Chairman Norby Chabert, R-Houma.

Even a partial solar eclipse thrills at LSUE

Even a partial solar eclipse creates its own brand of excitement as evidenced by the reaction to it on Monday at LSUE. Near the Acadian Center, an area was situated with a large-looking telescope, pinhole boxes, viewing glasses and some pretty curious and excited people. Dr.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Aug. 23 06:42 Loose pit bull running on South Beulah. 06:51 Loose pit bull locked inside gate. 07:34 Domestic fight in the 2000 block of West Dudley. 07:54 Son doesn’t want to go to Eunice Junior High School.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. Aug. 23 Mitchell Andrus, 56, 100 block of North 11th Street, Eunice. Theft, driver’s license suspension-revocation and no insurance. Travis Soileau, 34, 600 block of North Street, Eunice. Operating a vehicle while intoxicated and turns signals required.

News notes

Coushatta Casino entertainment set The entertainment scheduled for Coushatta Casino Resort’s Mikko Live includes: 7 p.m. Aug. 31, Joe Harmon & The Harmonics. Fall & Winter Gardening symposium A symposium on Fall and Winter Gardening will be held from 9 to 11 a.m.