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Daddy & Daughter Dance

By Rebecca Chaisson Managing Editor Dads & Kids of Acadiana brought another family-centered event to the Tri-Parish area with their Daddy & Daughter Dance in Ville Platte over the weekend.

Glamour Shot Girls

By Rebecca Chaisson Managing Editor For Virginia Coreil and Angela Greaud, starting a dance group wasn't about creating polished performances or chasing perfection. It was about giving women a reason to laugh, connect and do something fun for themselves.

Parish TRO Request Denied By Court

By Bobby Ardoin Eunice News Correspondent A state district court judge has refused to issue a temporary restraining order request filed in June by the parish government, which alleged that water pumped by a Melville-area farming operation has been responsible for damaging parish roadways and...

Eunice News candidate announcement policy is given

The Eunice News will publish announcements for candidates in the November 3, 2026, primary election at no charge when accompanied by a $250 payment for advertising.

Registrar of Voters reports important election info

The St. Landry Parish Registrar of Voters announces the congressional redistricting process has been completed pursuant to R.S. 18:1276, resulting in changes to the congressional districts that represent voters in St. Landry Parish. Effective immediately, St.

Local candidate qualifying starts August 5

By Bobby Ardoin Eunice News Correspondent The numerous St. Landry Parish political office races scheduled for the November 3 election officially begin Aug. 5 with three days of qualifying under the direction of the Clerk of Court. There’s a full slate of local and parish positions available for St.

Cajun Navy 2016 deploys to Kerr County, Texas, to assist with flood response

 BATON ROUGE, La. — Cajun Navy 2016 has deployed a team of trained volunteers to Kerr County, Texas, to assist local officials with swift water rescue and recovery operations following catastrophic flooding in the Center Point area.

Fire department looking for part-time employees and volunteers

By Rebecca Chaisson Managing Editor Eunice Fire Chief Chaise Brown took to the podium this week to address the Mayor and its Board of Aldermen, informing the city officials of manpower issues that his department is currently facing.

Fire box training

St Landry Fire District no. 6 and the Eunice Fire Department recently trained with Chief Tim Crockett FETA-Louisiana Fire and Emergency Training Academy on Max Fire Box.

Boats of all sorts broke our isolation

Even today some scholarly articles claim, mistakenly, that south Louisiana communities, i.e. anything west of the Atchafalaya and particularly Acadian communities, were isolated backwaters with little connection to the outside world until the railroad brought civilization to them in the late 1800s.