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Jacob Bergeron, Eunice Rotary Club president, holds a poster for the World Championship Crawfish Etouffee Cook-Off scheduled 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 26 at the Northwest Community Center pavilion in Eunice. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Jacob Bergeron, Eunice Rotary Club president, holds a poster for the World Championship Crawfish Etouffee Cook-Off scheduled 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 26 at the Northwest Community Center pavilion in Eunice. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

World Championship Crawfish Etouffee Cook-Off

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, March 10, 2023
The World Championship Crawfish Etouffee Cook-Off will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 26 at the Northwest Community Center pavilion in Eunice. There will be many cooking booths with their own chefs cooking their favorite crawfish etouffee and offering the public samples.

Still time to save us from daylight saving time

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, March 10, 2023
I dread the coming of Sunday, March 12. At 2 a.m. that morning our clocks will “spring forward.” That means that my yellow Labrador, Thurber, who wakes me at exactly 6 a.m. every morning, will begin waking me at exactly 5 a.m. every morning.

Does Saint Patrick’s Day have a future?

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, March 10, 2023
I am definitely a product of the great American melting pot, but on both sides of the family, a Scots-Irish ancestry is prominent. (Some distant cousin with too much time on his hands traced my mother’s maternal grandmother’s line back to 1557 in Ireland.

Canal built town named for … who?

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, March 10, 2023
Some people say the Andrew community just south of Indian Bayou in Vermilion Parish was named for Andrew Gamble, one of two brothers who settled in the area in the late 1800s. Others claims it was named for a young boy who just happened to be sitting in a card game when the name was chosen.
Suncredible Saturn. (LSU AgCenter photo)

Suncredible Saturn. (LSU AgCenter photo)

LSU AgCenter 2023 Super Plants have been released

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, March 10, 2023
The LSU AgCenter has announced the release of five Louisiana Super Plants for the 2023 growing season. LSU AgCenter commercial horticulture specialist Jeb Fields said the Louisiana Super Plants program is not just about pretty flowers.
From left, LSUE Chancellor Dr. Nancee Sorensen and CLECO President and Chief Executive Officer Bill Fontenot at an event announcing CLECO’s donatin of $250,000 for LSUE’s STEAM Innovation Center. The woman at center is not identified. (Submitted photo)

From left, LSUE Chancellor Dr. Nancee Sorensen and CLECO President and Chief Executive Officer Bill Fontenot at an event announcing CLECO’s donatin of $250,000 for LSUE’s STEAM Innovation Center. The woman at center is not identified. (Submitted photo)

CLECO donates $250K to LSUE

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, March 10, 2023
Louisiana State University Eunice has received a $250,000 gift from CLECO Corporation to help support the upcoming STEAM Innovation Center on the campus of LSU Eunice, it was announced on Monday. The donation is the first public contribution towards the state-of-the-art facility.
Johnny Carrier, executive director of The Refinery, a mission to rehabilitate men, speaks at the Eunice Rotary Club meeting on Wednesday. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Johnny Carrier, executive director of The Refinery, a mission to rehabilitate men, speaks at the Eunice Rotary Club meeting on Wednesday. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Refinery’s mission serves men, God

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, March 10, 2023
The Refinery in Opelousas has guided men to productive lives and instilled in them a love of God in the mission that started in 1988. On Wednesday, Johnny Carrier talked to Eunice Rotarians about how his life led him to his role as executive director of The Refinery for 14 years.
Angelia Guillory, executive director of the Eunice Housing Authority, is shown at the Acadian Village site. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Angelia Guillory, executive director of the Eunice Housing Authority, is shown at the Acadian Village site. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Eunice Housing Authority renovates flood-damaged apartments

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, March 10, 2023
The Eunice Housing Authority expects to complete renovation of flood-damaged apartments at its Acadian Village site by fall. Angelia Guillory, executive director, said 30 units were damaged in the August 2016 flood and it took six and half years to get funding for the renovation work.
Balfa Week

Balfa Week

Balfa Week coming to Eunice

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, March 10, 2023
Mark your calendars! The 20th Dewey Balfa Cajun & Creole Heritage Week will take place March 20-26 in Eunice. Highlights include top-notch Louisiana-style entertainment, education, and hospitality with public and enrollment-based activities.
St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests report

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests report

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

Myra Miller
Friday, March 10, 2023
The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. March 10 Landon Brice Mancil, 19, 1700 block of Pointe Verde Road, Washington. Domestic abuse battery. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Myra Mariko Guillory, 34, 7900 block of Highway 3043, Opelousas.