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Myra Miller
Thursday, April 27, 2023
National Day of Prayer set May 4 National Day of Prayer will be observed at 12 noon Thursday, May 4 at the city hall parking lot and pavilion area. The public is invited to attend. For more information, call 337-457-7541.

St. Landry Parish school superintendent finalists selected

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
The St. Landry Parish School voted Wednesday to keep Milton Batiste III and Curt Green as their finalists for the superintendent job. The Board also set up a timeline for next steps in the selection process. Through May 3 a community survey will be on the Board’s website.

Wreck claims life of Eunice child

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
A two-vehicle crash on U.S. 190 near La. 103 on Wednesday claimed the life of 10-year-old Adalynn Good of Eunice, according to a news release from Louisiana State Police Troop I. State Police were notified of the crash at about 5:30 p.m.
Brittany N. Manuel

Brittany N. Manuel

Brittany Nicole Manuel

Myra Miller
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Brittany Nicole Manuel passed away on Tuesday, April 26, 2023 at the age of 34. A Funeral Service will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 28, 2023 at Quirk & Son Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Damian Anderson officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
Acadia Parish Assessor James J. “Jimbo” Petitjean, right, was named the “2023 Assessor of the Year” at the90th annual Assessor’s Conference held recently in Bossier City. Presenting the award was Louisiana Assessor’s Association Immediate Past President Lance Futch. (Submitted photo)

Acadia Parish Assessor James J. “Jimbo” Petitjean, right, was named the “2023 Assessor of the Year” at the90th annual Assessor’s Conference held recently in Bossier City. Presenting the award was Louisiana Assessor’s Association Immediate Past President Lance Futch. (Submitted photo)

Acadia Parish’s Petitjean named assessor of the year

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
BOSSIER CITY — The Louisiana Assessor’s Association recently named Acadia Parish Assessor James J. “Jimbo” Petitjean as the “2023 Assessor of the Year” at their 90th annual Assessor’s Conference held recently in Bossier City.
Robert Gautreaux

Robert Gautreaux

School Board asked if cheer coaches should be paid

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
The St. Landry Parish School Board asked administrators to examine how much cheer coaches are paid in neighboring parishes. A fact established at the Board’s Finance Committee meeting on Monday is cheer coaches are not paid in St. Landry Parish public schools.
Pam Gautreaux

Pam Gautreaux

Parish budget talks sputter to stalemate

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
By Harlan Kirgan Editor The St. Landry Parish Council and Parish President Jessie Bellard ended a budget discussion Wednesday with little progress. One point of contention is Bellard’s hiring of two investigators who are paid $62,000 each and charged with enforcing civil and criminal parish laws.

Council’s probe into president’s firings blocked

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
A district judge pushed the pause button on St. Landry Parish Council’s investigation into Parish President Jessie Bellard’s firing of employees since August 2020. Some 21 parish employees have been fired, Bellard said.
Volunteers fanned out across Eunice on Saturday for the Love the Boot cleanup organized by Keep Eunice Beautiful. Some of the volunteers are shown at the Eunice Municipal Complex with filled trash bags. Donna Baltakis, Keep Eunice Beautiful director, said the Eunice High Spirit Group and National Honor Society spent 3 hours and 48 students picked up 52 30-gallon bags last week. New Hope Fellowship spent 10 hours painting, planting and cleaning up elementary schools with 24 people. On Saturday, 62 people fil

Volunteers fanned out across Eunice on Saturday for the Love the Boot cleanup organized by Keep Eunice Beautiful. Some of the volunteers are shown at the Eunice Municipal Complex with filled trash bags. Donna Baltakis, Keep Eunice Beautiful director, said the Eunice High Spirit Group and National Honor Society spent 3 hours and 48 students picked up 52 30-gallon bags last week. New Hope Fellowship spent 10 hours painting, planting and cleaning up elementary schools with 24 people. On Saturday, 62 people fil

Eunice cleanup

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Volunteers fanned out across Eunice on Saturday for the Love the Boot cleanup organized by Keep Eunice Beautiful. Some of the volunteers are shown at the Eunice Municipal Complex with filled trash bags.
Wesley Paul Doucet

Wesley Paul Doucet

Wesley Paul Doucet

Myra Miller
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Wesley Paul Doucet passed away on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at the age of 18. A Memorial Service will be held at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 29, 2023 at Quirk & Son Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Danny Ortego officiating.