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In mid-1971, I experienced a most distressing visit to the dentist.

When we think about boats on Bayou Teche in days gone by, we think first about steamboats.

Singing the blue tarp blues is no joke. If your home’s roof was damaged by Hurricane Ida, it doesn’t have to happen again. There are now roofing products and methods that can withstand a category 4 hurricane.

St. Landry Parish Council and School Board members are to hold a joint meeting at 6 p.m. Monday at the Delta Grand Theatre in Opelousas to discuss redistricting.

More than six decades ago a grand jury assembled to hear a grisly case. Four Black men had been shot to death and a fifth seriously wounded in a hail of gunfire on Ticheli Road near Monroe, Louisiana.

On Friday, Ardoin’s Funeral Homes free barbecue plate lunches for all first-responders, as well as others who work to serve its community. Bill Wimberly, Ardoin’s Funeral Home in Eunice manager said 200 plates were prepared.

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following was written by J. Anfenson-Comeau for The Eunice News to mark the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack.

The Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack is seared into the memories of those who lived that day.
Donnie Fontenot was in the Navy serving on the destroyer USS Fitzgerald, which was in port in San Diego.

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Melvin Darbonne passed away on Thursday, September 9, 2021 at the age of 91. A Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, September 13, 2021 at Quirk & Son Funeral Home of Eunice with Deacon Gary Gaudin officiating.