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CDA Court 208 leads Rosary in May The Catholic Daughters of Americas Court 208 will lead a Rosary everyday at 5:30 p.m. in May in front of the Blessed Mother statute. On Sundays in May the time will be 5:15 p.m. The public is invited.

Eunice Police Radio log

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Thursday, April 25 8:51 a.m. Caller reported a suspicious subject in the 100 block of Rodney. 12:14 p.m. Subject reported a theft. 1:35 p.m.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

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. Friday, April 26 Crystal Gale Zachary, 41, 1400 block of Cherokee Drive, Opelousas.

Ruby Nell Gaspard Guillory

EUNICE-Ruby Nell Gaspard Guillory, born on Saturday, October 12, 1929, bid farewell to the world on Thursday, April 25, 2024, leaving behind a 94-year legacy of love and kindness that will forever be cherished. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 10 a.m.

Adrianna Sky LeJeune

EUNICE-It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that the family of Adrianna Sky LeJeune announces her passing on Thursday, April 25, 2024, at the age of 25. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at a later time with burial will follow in the St. Paul Cemetery.

Dark shades for a thrilling gothic garden

Gardening has seen many trends in the past 200 years. Many reflect societal shifts, technological advances and ever-evolving aesthetic changes. The early 19th century highlighted the Victorian age, when many landscape designs used bedding plants placed in complex patterns.

Advice for 2024 promgoers

Editor’s note: A version of this column was published in 2017. Social media is driving up the cost of proms, as promgoers are under intense pressure to post glamourous prom photos on their feeds, reports the Wall Street Journal. Some girls are spending $2,000 or more on their custom prom dresses.

Does your town need renaming?

The venerable comic strip “Gasoline Alley” is wrapping up a storyline in which the dastardly assistant mayor schemed to change the town’s name from Gasoline Alley to the ostensibly more modern Electric Acres (without even offering a compromise such as Hybrid Hollow).

Who were the Hoo-Hoos, anyhoo?

In a recent column about early baseball rivalries, I noted that the Orange Hoo-Hoos were one of the teams in the short-lived Gulf Coast League in the early 1900s. That prompted a reader to ask, “Why would a team have such a silly name?” It turns out that it isn’t quite a silly as it appears.

St. Landry Parish marriage licenses

The following people obtained marriage licenses from the St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court Office, Opelousas. April 17 Clifton Jack of Mamou and Melanie Antoinette Malveaux of Mamou.