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Herman Fuselier, St. Landry Parish Tourist Commission executive director, reviews tourism statistics at the St. Landry Parish Council meeting on Wednesday in Opelousas. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Herman Fuselier, St. Landry Parish Tourist Commission executive director, reviews tourism statistics at the St. Landry Parish Council meeting on Wednesday in Opelousas. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Eunice is top tourist destination in the parish

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, January 17, 2025
Eunice, especially at Mardi Gras, is one of the top tourist destinations in St. Landry Parish. Herman Fuselier, St. Landry Parish Tourist Commission executive director, told the St. Landry Parish Council that on Mardi Gras day there were 11,300 people in downtown Eunice.

Eunice Police voted 2% pay raise

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, January 17, 2025
All 38 Eunice Police Department employees are receiving a 2% pay raise following Tuesday’s city council meeting. Eunice Mayor Scott Fontenot explained, “The chief and I have been discussing some things to recruit and retain officers in the police department.

Public can access the LDOE’s new online home at doe.louisiana.gov

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, January 17, 2025
The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) announced the launch of its new online home at doe.louisiana.gov. The LDOE’s new website features a new look, new audience pages dedicated to some of the site’s most frequent visitors, and new ways for users to find the resources they need.
The flowers of many camellia japonica cultivars feature stripes, which are caused by genetic variations. (Photos by Olivia McClure/LSU AgCenter)

The flowers of many camellia japonica cultivars feature stripes, which are caused by genetic variations. (Photos by Olivia McClure/LSU AgCenter)

Long lived and easy to care for, camellia japonicas offer rare winter color in shade

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, January 17, 2025
From the LSU AgCenter Trying to find plants that bloom profusely in the shade during the dreary wintertime can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack. Your options are few and far between: Most flowers need lots of sunlight, and many plants simply do not bloom in the colder months.
Richard Louis Deville

Richard Louis Deville

Information sought about Eunice escapee

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, January 17, 2025
The St. Landry Parish Correctional Center comes to Crime Stoppers and requests help in locating an escaped inmate. On June 12, 2024, while on litter abatement detail, Richard Louis Deville escaped custody in the area of Laurel Street near Eunice Poultry. Deville is a black male, 5’11’’, 140 lbs.
Felton Gregory Leday

Felton Gregory Leday

Arrest made in 30-year-old sex crimes in Lawtell area

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, January 17, 2025
A 74-yar-old man is charged with a sex crimes that occurred 30 years ago in the Lawtell area, St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz reported. Felton Gregory Leday, of the 9700 block of U.S. 190, Opelousas, is charged with one count of first-degree rape and three counts of sexual battery.

St. Landry Parish marriage licenses

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, January 17, 2025
The following people obtained marriage licenses from the St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court Office. Thursday, Jan. 9 Will Joseph Ryder, of Eunice, and Courtney Marie Teal, of Jennings. Alexander James Landry and Autumn Agnelica White, both of Arnaudville. Friday, Jan.

St. Landry Parish civil cases

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, January 17, 2025
The following are civil cases filed in the 27th Judicial District Court. Wednesday, Jan. 8 Nancy Ann Bellow Gobert vs Brenda Bellow Guillory, et al, partition of property. Meghan E. Wimberly vs Jacky Felps, damages. Washington State Bank vs Willie R. Desormeaux Jr., et al, executory process.

Unknown civil rights hero paved the way for MLK

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, January 17, 2025
I can’t believe Denzel Washington hasn’t played one particular early civil rights hero in a movie yet. I also can’t believe how few people know about this unknown hero’s incredible accomplishments — achievements that paved the way for Martin Luther King Jr.