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Shell, one of the biggest oil companies in the world, gave $27.5 million to LSU in 2022 to fund the university’s Institute for Innovation in Energy. LSU President William F. Tate IV, second from left, poses with LSU mascot Mike the Tiger. A new paper calls for additional research into the influence of the fossil fuel industry on academia. (LSU photo)

Shell, one of the biggest oil companies in the world, gave $27.5 million to LSU in 2022 to fund the university’s Institute for Innovation in Energy. LSU President William F. Tate IV, second from left, poses with LSU mascot Mike the Tiger. A new paper calls for additional research into the influence of the fossil fuel industry on academia. (LSU photo)

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Colleges with fossil fuel funding can become ‘vehicle of climate obstruction,’ study finds

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Tuesday, September 10, 2024
For decades, oil and gas companies have donated tens to hundreds of millions of dollars to colleges and universities, sat on governing boards, sponsored scholarships and built pro-fossil fuel programming and curriculum — resulting in real or apparent conflicts of interest for universities and their...

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Simple steps for homeowners to secure property

Rebecca Chaisson
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
With Tropical Storm Francine projected to make landfall as a hurricane in Louisiana, LaHouse Research and Education Center director Carol Friedland is urging homeowners to take proactive measures to safeguard their families and homes from the impending severe weather.
Ricky Melancon of Eunice fills his 35-gallon gasoline container Monday morning for his home generator at Guillory Oil. Melancon has a gasoline generator as well as a propane generator. (Photo by Myra Miller)

Ricky Melancon of Eunice fills his 35-gallon gasoline container Monday morning for his home generator at Guillory Oil. Melancon has a gasoline generator as well as a propane generator. (Photo by Myra Miller)

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Francine forcing closures

Rebecca Chaisson
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
As Tropical Storm Francine churned in the Gulf of Mexico the list of closures grew in the area on Monday St. Landry Parish public schools were shutting down with early dismissal on Tuesday. The schools were to be closed Wednesday, which when Francine is expected to make landfall as a hurricane.
The Cajun Prairie Habitat Preservation Society held its Fall tour of the site in Eunice on Saturday morning. About 40 people attended and saw a prairie in full bloom. At right, Matthew Boutte and Margaret Frey stop on the walk around the 10-acre site. The society was officially founded on May 22, 1989, by prairie enthusiasts including biologists Charles Allen and Malcolm Vidrine, who taught at LSUE. Below is the Gulf Fritillary butterfly, the state butterfly. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

The Cajun Prairie Habitat Preservation Society held its Fall tour of the site in Eunice on Saturday morning. About 40 people attended and saw a prairie in full bloom. At right, Matthew Boutte and Margaret Frey stop on the walk around the 10-acre site. The society was officially founded on May 22, 1989, by prairie enthusiasts including biologists Charles Allen and Malcolm Vidrine, who taught at LSUE. Below is the Gulf Fritillary butterfly, the state butterfly. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

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Cajun Prairie tour

Rebecca Chaisson
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
The Cajun Prairie Habitat Preservation Society held its Fall tour of the site in Eunice on Saturday morning. About 40 people attended and saw a prairie in full bloom. At right, Matthew Boutte and Margaret Frey stop on the walk around the 10-acre site.
St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests report

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests report

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St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

Myra Miller
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Tuesday, Sept. 10 Beoncka Dentley, 31, 500 block of West Park Ave, Eunice.
Earlene Bordelon

Earlene Bordelon

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Earlene Bordelon

Myra Miller
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
EUNICE–It is with profound sadness that the family of Earlene Bordelon shares the news of her passing on Monday, September 9, 2024. Surrounded by her loved ones in her home in Eunice, Earlene departed this world peacefully at the age of 89.
Eunice Police Radio log

Eunice Police Radio log

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Eunice Police Radio log

Myra Miller
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Monday, Sept. 9 7:31 a.m. Repo at the 200 block of Veterans Blvd., was reported missing this morning. Evangeline Parish Sheriff Office called in. 7:56 a.m. Disturbance in the 100 block of East Ardoin. 11:33 a.m.
Sue Kim Price

Sue Kim Price

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Sue Kim Price

Myra Miller
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
EUNICE–Sue Kim Price, born on Wednesday, April 19, 1978, peacefully departed this world on Thursday, September 5, 2024, in Jackson, Louisiana. A Celebration of Life is pending and will be held at Ardoin’s Funeral Home Chapel in Eunice. Burial will follow in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery.

LSUE to close campus Wednesday, Thursday

Rebecca Chaisson
Monday, September 9, 2024
LSU Eunice will close its campus on Wednesday and Thursday due to the expected path of Tropical Storm Francine. The LSUE administration will continue to monitor the storms’ track and severity for any additional updates.