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Players’ Theatre general membership meeting set
The Eunice Players’ Theatre general membership meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the theater, located at 121 South 2nd. All season ticket holders are invited to attend.

Linton “Sonny” Joseph Rougeau, Jr.

Linton “Sonny” Joseph Rougeau, Jr. passed away on Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at the age of 80. A Funeral Service will be held at Quirk & Son Funeral Home Chapel at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, December 9, 2022 with Deacon Chuck Ortego officiating.

LPB to air two-part documentary about Louisiana history, culture

“Why Louisiana Ain’t Mississippi… Or Any Place Else!”
That’s the apt name of Louisiana Public Broadcasting’s new, two-part documentary running next week that producers describe as a whirlwind tour of Louisiana’s history.

Pawns in gender fluidity movement

Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting / The Soul that rises with us, our life’s Star / Hath had elsewhere its setting / And cometh from afar / Not in entire forgetfulness / And not in utter nakedness / But trailing clouds of glory do we come.<

Truth is, we like to be lied to

My dog Thurber has been lying to me.
It only figures, because it’s impossible to avoid mistruths these days.

St Landry Crime Stoppers awarded

St. Landry Crime Stoppers program has been awarded top national awards for its work in helping law enforcement and the victims of crimes, according to St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz.

Parish K-3 reading scores below state benchmark

St. Landry Parish public school kindergarten through third grade students scored below benchmark in a reading screen given during the first 30 days of the current school year.

Teacher, coach, writer John Burson dies

Teacher, coach and sportswriter John Burson died on Monday at the age of 73.
Burson spent 41 years teaching and coaching at Eunice High School. Along the way, he covered sports for The Eunice News.