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Principal from Eunice wins parish award

Eunice educator Karen Olivier was honored as St. Landry Parish High School Principal of the Year during ceremonies at the School Board’s meeting Thursday in Opelousas. Olivier has been principal of the Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts in Opelousas since 2012.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. April 7 Juvenile, 14, Eunice. Discharging an air rifle. Juvenile, 14, Eunice. Discharging an air rifle. Nicole Guillory, 38, 600 block of West Vine Street, Eunice. Theft by shoplifting. Melissa Bertrand, 49, 300 block of South Aymond Street, Eunice.

News notes

Pre-kindergarten registration dates set All Eunice public schools will be have pre-kindergarten signup now through May 18 from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. Children must be 4 years old by Sept. 30 in order to qualify for the pre-K program.

From The Eunice News files

The following are from the April 1997 files of The Eunice News. Dr. Scott Parks, a 1979 graduate of Eunice High School, spoke to the Eunice Kiwanis Club about playing bagpipes. Parks received his medical doctorate from the LSU School of Medicine in 1987.

Fighting over the superhighways

President Dwight Eisenhower is generally credited with beginning the Interstate Highway system that now crisscrosses the nation. But it came from a plan that he inherited, and one that miffed a lot of local folks when it skipped over south Louisiana.

Study cites economic benefits expected by completing I-49

Community Foundation of Acadiana has released an economic impact analysis it commissioned that assesses the benefits of completing the I-49 Lafayette Connector and the extension of I-49 South from Lafayette to New Orleans. CFA contracted with Regional Economic Models, Inc.

Power plant contractor sues LEPA for $18M

A contractor that built a power plant in Morgan City is suing the Louisiana Energy and Power Authority in federal court for nearly $18 million in damages, alleging that the authority breached its contract.

Arrest made in crash that killed Chataignier native

Police arrested 24-year-old Joseph D. Richey, who has been accused of causing a fatal crash that claimed the life of 28-year-old Chataignier native Brad Wedlock.

Gov. Jimmie Davis brought us ‘Sunshine’

It could be the most recognized American song worldwide. Go to a small Asian community where little or no English is spoken. Start humming, “You Are My Sunshine.” More likely than not, the locals will join in singing the song in English.

Medicaid expansion touted as stimulus, saving lives

Louisiana sits below the national average for state spending increases on Medicaid, a House Fiscal Division’s told Wednesday’s House Appropriations subcommittee on Health and Human Services, which also heard the Medicaid dollars needed for the next fiscal year it will be the most expensive in...