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Myra Miller
Monday, August 21, 2023
Miss Eunice, Teen Miss Eunice set Aug. 26 The Eunice Pageant Organization, along with the city of Eunice, will present a Miss Eunice Pageant at 7 p.m. Aug. 26 at the Northwest Community Center. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Tickets can be purchased from any contestant or at the door for $10.

State's jobless rate drops to 3.4%

Rebecca Chaisson
Saturday, August 19, 2023
Data released today by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that Louisiana has once again set all-time records for both the unemployment rate and the number of unemployed. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for July 2023 is 3.4 percent, the lowest rate in series history.

Ville Platte man dies in Evangeline Parish wreck

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, August 18, 2023
Jarred S. Matte, 38, of Ville Platte, died in a wreck on Wednesday, according to a news release from the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office. A call of a wreck on Tiger Lane was received at 5:27 p.m. Aug. 16.

LPB to air documentary on Cajundome’s Katrina chapter

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, August 18, 2023
In the hours following the landfall of Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005, flooding drove tens of thousands of evacuees away from their homes. Exhausted and desperate, over 18,000 evacuees left with little more than the clothes on their backs and headed to Lafayette toward the Cajundome Arena.

Parish Council OKs ordinance creating planning commission

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, August 18, 2023
A parish planning commission is to be created after the St. Landry Parish Council approved an ordinance for it at Wednesday’s meeting. The ordinance passed unanimously without comment from Council members or at a public hearing.
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette has surpassed $200 million in research and development spending for the first time in its history. Dr. Joseph Savoie, UL Lafayette president, announced the milestone Wednesday during the State of the University address. The annual presentation to faculty and staff members marks the start of the fall semester and the new academic year. Classes at UL Lafayette begin Monday.

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette has surpassed $200 million in research and development spending for the first time in its history. Dr. Joseph Savoie, UL Lafayette president, announced the milestone Wednesday during the State of the University address. The annual presentation to faculty and staff members marks the start of the fall semester and the new academic year. Classes at UL Lafayette begin Monday.

UL Lafayette R&D spending tops $200 million mark for first time

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, August 18, 2023
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette has surpassed $200 million in research and development spending for the first time in its history. Dr. Joseph Savoie, UL Lafayette president, announced the milestone Wednesday during the State of the University address.

Bellard’s opponent disqualified

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, August 18, 2023
St. Landry Parish President Jessie Bellard is winning re-election after his opponent, Richard Lewis, was disqualified Friday morning in a hearing in the 27th Judicial Court District.
By Heather Kirk-Ballard LSU AgCenter horticulturist When the going gets tough, the tough get going indoors, especially during heat waves. If you are like me, the heat is really taking a toll on my gardening activities this summer. I garden because I love it, and I do it for my health and wellbeing too. However, these excessive heat warnings and danger of heat stroke or illness are keeping me from doing what I love. I’ve decided to focus my efforts indoors. One way to beat the heat but still get your

By Heather Kirk-Ballard LSU AgCenter horticulturist When the going gets tough, the tough get going indoors, especially during heat waves. If you are like me, the heat is really taking a toll on my gardening activities this summer. I garden because I love it, and I do it for my health and wellbeing too. However, these excessive heat warnings and danger of heat stroke or illness are keeping me from doing what I love. I’ve decided to focus my efforts indoors. One way to beat the heat but still get your

Beat the heat with indoor gardening

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, August 18, 2023
When the going gets tough, the tough get going indoors, especially during heat waves. If you are like me, the heat is really taking a toll on my gardening activities this summer. I garden because I love it, and I do it for my health and wellbeing too.