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Ready for history’s Valentine hall of shame?

Not everyone does Valentine’s Day well.
A significant number of people are too unromantic, lazy, cheap or unimaginative to make the best of the occasion.

What does take to pass something on the Parish Council?

The questions that arose recently at the St. Landry Parish Council seem like ones that should have been settled years ago.
But the Council may ask for a judicial ruling on how many votes it takes to pass something.

Superintendent won’t seek contract renewal

St. Landry Parish School Superintendent Patrick Jenkins announced he will not seek a renewal of his contract at Thursday’s School Board meeting.
Jenkins, who was hired in 2016, cited numerous achievements during his tenure.

Harold “Harry” Steven Simon

Harold “Harry” Steven Simon, devoted husband, warmhearted father, and doting grandfather, passed away peacefully on February 1, 2023 at the age of 74. Memorial Service details are pending at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Eunice.

Eunice Police Radio log

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs.

News notes

CDA Valentine’s Bake Sale set Feb. 11-Feb. 12
A Valentines Bake Sale is scheduled for Feb. 11-12 at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, following Masses, until all are sold.

Contrasting two protests in the Cradle of Liberty

It’s always good when people take time out of their busy schedules to protest what they believe to be an injustice.
And the Cradle of Liberty, good old Philadelphia, is the place to be for protests of all kinds, as we saw last week.