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The City of Eunice held its first ever Eunice Main Street Sip and Stroll event from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday.

By Tony Marks
Ville Platte Gazette
KINDER — With a tomahawk cutting a ceremonial red ribbon and the cutting of a cake, the new Rez Sportsbook opened at Coushatta Casino Resort on Dec. 1.

Lately, I’ve started seeing all the usual Christmas decorations, books, gift suggestions, articles, foods and complaints about all the usual Christmas decorations, books, gift suggestions, articles, and foods.

The other day, Otis, the used car dealer, pulled out a wad of bills and handed my son two crisp C-notes. That’s all Danny’s ’98 Pontiac Grand-Am was worth anymore, but the rite of passage it had provided was invaluable.

Yvette L. Fontenot, 54, of Carencro, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert R.

School Performance Scores
St. Landry Parish
Cankton Elementary 57.8; 2019 — C, 69.5.
Central Middle, 59.9; 2019 — C, 70.
East Elementary, 85.3; 2019 — B, 88.
Eunice Elementary, 57.5; 2019 — B, 76.7.

A 5-mill, 10-year property tax for street maintenance is for renewal in an election scheduled Dec. 11.

Eunice High School retained its A status in the latest release of school performance scores.

The Christmas season comes to life this week with the Eunice Community Concert Band & Choir performance.

St. Landry Parish sales tax collections totaled $78,608,214 in November, up 9.8% or $7,020,609 over the same 11 months in 2020, according to the monthly report released by St. Landry Parish School Board sales tax division.