In the last 18 months, the number of opioid overdoses has skyrocketed in Louisiana and many in need don’t know where to turn for help. Louisiana 211 is stepping up to connect Louisianans with help and resources.
The Louisiana Master Farmer Program is celebrating 20 years of existence, and the program is getting a new “toolbox” that will help spread the message of conservation and environmental stewardship.
United Way of Acadiana announces nominations are now open for the 2021 Women Who Mean Business Awards, presented by Home Bank.
Travel and housing are driving the central Louisiana economy, according to the Louisiana State University of Alexandria College of Business July issue of the CENLA Economic Dashboard.
Eunice Police deployed a spike strip on Sunday that flattened all four tires on a stolen car driven by a 15-year-old from Shreveport.
The following are arrests by Eunice Police.
July 16
Courtney P. Ardoin, 40, 400 block of South Aymond, Eunice. Bench warrant, 2 counts.
Albert Joubert, 40, 2000 block of Ford, Basile. Eunice City Marshal warrant.
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs.
Food Bank is in need
The Eunice Food Bank is in need of volunteers and plastic grocery bags.
Call 337-457-7541 or Mary Ann Guillory at 337-305-0876 at the food bank.
Eunice-On Friday, July 23, 2021, Glen Allen Francis Weideman, father, brother, grandfather, great grandfather and friend passed away at The Carpenter House in Lafayette at the age of 72.
It’s fig season in Louisiana! This year turned out an excellent crop here on LSU’s main campus. Figs (Ficus carica) are native to the Middle East and Western Asia but have become naturalized here in North America.