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James Wilson Higginbotham

Funeral services for James W. Higginbotham, age 67, will be held on Monday, February 27, 2017, at 12:00 PM at Quirk & Son Funeral Home with burial to follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Pastor Ron Lacombe will officiate. James passed away on Saturday, February 25, 2017.

85% of La. population is in recovery mode

Here’s a sobering statistic: 85 percent of Louisiana’s population — in 56 out of 64 parishes — is in recovery of some sort from natural disasters since March. That was part of the data poured out Thursday to the Senate Select Committee on Women and Children.

Eunice native Thibodeaux earns doctorate

A native of Eunice and a 1971 graduate of Eunice High School, Dr. Delores Thibodeaux received her doctor of education degree in educational leadership in December 2016 from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

L’Anse aux Pailles native has run Mardi Gras for almost 70 years

For L’Anse aux Pailles native Donald Johnson, his favorite Courir de Mardi Gras was his first. Johnson said, “I was 11 years old. Mardi Gras was new to me. I didn’t know anything about that. I was just riding a horse.” He continued, “We were in L’Anse aux Pailles, at the home of Clavin Manuel.

Children’s run, boucherie, more live music today in Eunice

The Mardi Gras celebration continues in Eunice today with a children’s run, boucherie and more live music on 2nd Street. The events kicked off Wednesday night with the seventh annual Taster’s Choice fundraiser for the Eunice Community Health Center.

Retail growth possible near Walmart

Eunice Mayor Scott Fontenot provided few details, but said additional retail development around the Walmart Supercenter is possible. Fontenot said he met with a developer from the Lafayette area who is interested in establishing retail sites around Walmart.

The possibility of penance

I have contended for years that folks who fast during Lent in south Louisiana should be forced to give up seafood, not meat.

How Louisiana’s budget deficit was resolved in the special session

After numerous revisions, political pressure and arm twisting, the 2017 Special Session of the Louisiana Legislature agreed to a formula Wednesday to counter a $304.2 million revenue shortfall.

Taster’s Choice is a hit again

What better way than eating different foods to set off a Mardi Gras season than a taster’s event? And that is what the large crowd did at the 7th annual Taster’s Choice (Le Courir De Mardi Gras Pour Le Clinic) event held at the Acadian Center at LSUE Wednesday evening.

Next fiscal forecast is a $440M deficit

Less than day after the Louisiana Legislature closed the $304 million mid-year budget deficit, the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget Thursday heard Gov. John Bel Edwards’ plan to address the $440 million shortfall for the next fiscal year, 2017-18.