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Eunice Police to hold neighborhood meeting A neighborhood meeting is scheduled at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Southeast Neighborhood Center, 101 City Ave., Eunice, to discuss safety. Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot will be the speaker.

Brooke Renee Saucier

LANSE MEG-It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that the family of Brooke Renee Saucier announces her passing on Saturday, June 03, 2017 at the age of 31. At the request of the family, visitation will begin at Ardoin's Funeral Home of Mamou on Sunday, June 4, 2017 at 11:00 a.m until 10:00 p.m.

Nelwyn LaFleur Moore

EUNICE-It is with heavy hearts that the family of Nelwyn LaFleur Moore announces her passing on Thursday, June 01, 2017 in the comfort of her home surrounded by her loving family. She was 89. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Celebrated at 11:00 am on Monday, June 05, 2017 at St.

Adrian Boone

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM on June 5, 2017, at Quirk & Son Funeral Home for Adrian Boone, 85, who passed away on Thursday, June 1, 2017. Interment will be held at Prairie Ronde Baptist Church Cemetery. Pastors Joshua Johnson and Terry LaFleur will conduct the funeral services.

Storms that we remember

It’s not big news that the experts say we can expect a hurricane this storm season. You learn to be expect one every year when you live near the Gulf. The average is one in every four years, but that’s just an average.

From the files of The Eunice News

The following are from the June 1976 files of The Eunice News. A $41,5000 contract was announced for the construction and improvement of the boat launching ramp at the Eunice City Park Lake. The contract was awarded to R.P. Fontenot, of Eunice.

Landry’s point is to learn to listen

Madelaine Landry has a message she wants you to hear. Seriously, she wants you to listen. Landry, who recently retired as LSUE Foundation executive director, is owner of Listen Hear, LLC, located in the SEED Center, Lake Charles.

LSUE, UL recognition touted on CNBC website

A year ago, LSUE and the University of Louisiana Lafayette were named as one of six high-performing pairs of community colleges and universities with strong transfer student outcomes in a report from the Aspen Institute and the Community College Research Center at Teachers College, Columbia...

Fiscal year’s end worries some board members

The end of the St. Landry Parish School Board’s fiscal year this month has two board members questioning new Superintendent Patrick Jenkins’ spending.

Coushatta Tribe’s 22nd annual powwow is June 9-10

The Coushatta Tribe will hold its 22nd annual powwow in The Pavilion at Coushatta on Friday and Saturday. Admission for the general public is $5 per day; children ages 6 years and younger are admitted free of charge. Tickets are available at the gate on day of event at The Pavilion.