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Spending money turns into hard work for School Board

A tax proposal and spending about $30.3 million in COVID-19 relief money consumed most of a five and half hour meeting Monday of St. Landry Parish School Board committees.

It’s done! Eunice Elementary classroom building is back in service

A classroom building at Eunice Elementary gutted by fire 2018 returned to service Wednesday for student testing. Claudia Blanchard, director of operations for the St Landry Parish School Board, said, “I’m so excited to tell you that as of last Friday, April 16, we received substantial completion on the Eunice Elementary building.”

National Day of Prayer set May 6

The National Day of Prayer will be observed at noon, Thursday, May 6 at the Eunice City Hall parking lot area. The public is invited.

Concert Band, Choir rehearsals set

The Eunice Community Concert Band and Choir will begin rehearsals on May 10 for the choir and May for the 11 band for their 31st Anniversary Concert, “Be Our Guest.” Concert dates are July 15 and 16. For more information call 337-457-1776..

Free Hula Hoop Class at the Garden

There will be a free Hula Hoop Class at the Eunice Community Garden on May 15. Registration begins at 9 a.m.

Daily rosary to begin in May

Beginning May 1 and throughout the month of May, Court Eunice 208, Catholic Daughters of the Americas, will be praying a daily rosary at 5:30 p.m. The public is invited to join in the rosary garden in front of St.

CDA meeting set for May 3

Court Eunice 208 of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas will hold its monthly meeting at 6 p.m., Monday at the Jeanmard Hall, at North 3rd Street. All members are encouraged to attend and to bring a non-perishable food item to be donated to the Eunice Food Bank New membership is always open.

“Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World”

A morning of reflection for women is being offered by Petals of Mercy, a Theresian community in Eunice on May 7. The event will take place in the Jeanmard Hall at 250 N.

John D. Laughlin

IOTA–It is with heavy hearts that the family of John D. Laughlin announces his passing on Monday, April 26, 2021 at the Ochsner LSU Health Medical Center in Shreveport at the age of 75.