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Forgetting our Olympic woes

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, August 2, 2024
Bowling didn’t make the cut again. Neither will baseball and softball, ballroom dancing, pole dancing and a host of other sports be featured in the 2024 Summer Olympics games in Paris. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is picky about the sports it chooses.

Be patient, be courteous, speak distinctly

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, August 2, 2024
Back in the days when telephone service was in its infancy, a lot of folks were just as confused about how to use the new-fangled things as lots of us are about apps, mis-apps, and other such things these days.

Where were you when Nixon resigned?

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, August 2, 2024
“Sock it to meee?” That awkward query by presidential candidate Richard Milhous Nixon (on the Sept. 16, 1968 episode of “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In”) was probably haunting my mind on Aug. 8, 1974.

St. Landry Parish civil cases

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, August 2, 2024
The following are civil cases filed in the 27th Judicial District Court. Wednesday, July 31 Ronald G. Faul vs Timothy Walter’s, protective order. Mariellen Simon vs Arch Insurance Company et al, damages. Sara Elizabeth Bergeron vs Jason Tyler Bergeron, divorce. Succession of Craig John Isak.

St. Landry Parish marriage licenses

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, August 2, 2024
The following people obtained marriage licenses from the St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court Office. Friday, July 26 Carl Jiles Matte II and Ashley Renee LeBouef, both of Eunice. July 31 Timothy Kyle Clark and Courtney Gaspard, both of Eunice.
Gerard Morgan, executive director of men, of The Way Training Center, speaks at the Eunice Rotary Club meeting. (Photo by Myra Miller)

Gerard Morgan, executive director of men, of The Way Training Center, speaks at the Eunice Rotary Club meeting. (Photo by Myra Miller)

Center helps the addicted recover

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, August 2, 2024
The Way Training Center, restoring lives and empowering people, was the topic Wednesday at the Eunice Rotary Club meeting. Guest speaker was Gerard Morgan, executive director of men, of The Way Training Center.
St. Landry Parish School Board members, from left, Tiffany Nolan and Timmakah Hardy at Thursday’s Board meeting in Opelousas. Nolan was commenting on a proposed school study by demographer Mike Hefner. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

St. Landry Parish School Board members, from left, Tiffany Nolan and Timmakah Hardy at Thursday’s Board meeting in Opelousas. Nolan was commenting on a proposed school study by demographer Mike Hefner. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

St. Landry schools nearly full staffed

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, August 2, 2024
As opening day of school nears, most St. Landry Parish public school jobs are filled, according to a report given the School Board Thursday by Superintendent Milton Batiste.

LEAP scores mostly lower

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, August 2, 2024
A majority of St. Landry Parish public schools posted lower scores on the LEAP test in 2024 compared to 2023.
Eunice Police Arrests

Eunice Police Arrests

Eunice Police Arrests report

Myra Miller
Friday, August 2, 2024
The following are arrests by Eunice Police. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Thursday, Aug. 1 Ricky Thibodeaux, 60, 700 block of Juanita, Eunice. Contempt of court.
Eunice Police Radio log

Eunice Police Radio log

Eunice Police Radio log

Myra Miller
Friday, August 2, 2024
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Thursday, Aug. 1 7:39 a.m. Down with a trailer in the area of LA 13 and Peach. Subject had a blow out on the trailer. 7:48 a.m.