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Food drive at Walmart parking lot Nursing Specialties Home Health and Hospice, in conjunction with the Eunice food bank, will hold a food drive from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 18 at the Walmart parking lot.

Charles "Charlie" Anthony Riviere

EUNICE~It is with the heaviest hearts that the family of Charles "Charlie" Anthony Riviere announces his passing on Saturday, March 11, 2017 at the Carpenter House in Lafayette at the age of 69.

From The Eunice News files

The following are items from the March 1991 files of The Eunice News. Dot Stagg was heading the Eunice Service League project to raise money for playground equipment at the Northwest Community Center. Janet Seale Marcantel was ordering the equipment.

City to adjust millage

Eunice aldermen will be asked to vote on a public hearing about a “roll forward” of the 2017 property tax millage rates. That tax question is one of several items placed on the agenda for the 6:30 p.m. Tuesday meeting of the Board of Aldermen at the Eunice Municipal Complex, 300 S. 2nd St.

Litter targeted in Eunice

The forces against litter assembled Friday at the Eunice Municipal Complex in the third annual Leaders Against Litter event on Friday.

School Board takes step toward a tax vote

The St. Landry Parish School Board gave Superintendent Patrick Jenkins the green light to proceed with a plan to raise full-time employee salaries and fund capital improvements.

One man’s loss leads to 3 arrests

One man’s loss of a bag of crystal meth in Walmart Thursday led to his arrest and two others, according to Eunice Police Detective Robert Brickley. Three people in Walmart were being observed when one of them dropped a bag on the floor at about 2 p.m. Thursday, Brickley said.

Making the case for Bayou Bridge Pipeline expansion

The past few years haven’t been good on the public relations front for oil and gas pipeline projects. With the expected expansion of a major pipeline through Louisiana, a propane industry spokesman says now is a critical time for pipeline proponents to win the battle of ideas.

Early voting Saturday, Monday to March 25

Early voting for the March 25 Municipal Primary Election will continue Monday through Friday, at registrar of voters offices. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Registrar offices include: In Acadia Parish, 568 NW Court Circle, Crowley. Contact the registrar’s office at 337-788-8841. In St.

Forum for appellate court candidates is Tuesday at LSUE

LSU Eunice’s Student Government Association will host a forum for the candidates in the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals Judge’s race at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the auditorium of the Health Technology Building on the LSU Eunice campus.