I bought my first lottery ticket recently.
It was a $20 scratch-off that paid me a $40 prize.
Winning produced a nice little thrill, so I bought another $20 ticket right away. And lost.
I put out $40 to win $40 that day.
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette conferred 311 degrees during its Summer 2022 Commencement on Friday at the Cajundome, marking the end of an exceptional academic year.
Jacob Bergeron, president of Eunice Rotary Club, presents a plaque of appreciation to past president of Rotary Club Coby Clavier. (Photo by Myra Miller)
With crammed shelters in Louisiana forced to turn away busloads of Hurricane Katrina evacuees in 2005, then-Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco enlisted the Cajundome.
Flooding rains occurred at about 5 p.m. Tuesday in Eunice. U.S. 190 is shown flooded by the Amy Shopping Center, which is a normal placing for flooding when heavy rains occur.
A hearing will be held at 6 p.m today at the Eunice City Hall to hear comments on a proposed St. Landry Parish animal control ordinance.
The hearing is scheduled in the second floor Council Chamber.
St. Landry Parish sales tax growth slowed in July compared to previous months, according to statistics released by the St. Landry Parish School Board tax division.
As the school year begins today for students, the St. Landry Parish School Board voted to end corporal punishment.
The vote to end paddling and spanking students was made on a voice at the Aug. 4 School Board meeting.
The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.
August 10
Grant Wayne Prudhomme, 22, 1800 block of Highway 104, Opelousas. Simple assault, criminal trespassing. Arrested by Port Barre Police.
The following are arrests by Eunice Police.
August 8
Lonnie Watley, 28, 200 block of Belleau, Church Point. Second degree battery.