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Bart L. Thibodeaux

EUNICE-It is with heavy hearts that the family of Bart L. Thibodeaux announces his passing on March 6, 2021 at The Carpenter House in Lafayette at the age of 60. A Celebration of Life will be celebrated at 6 p.m.

Allie "Ann" Brown Hallum

Allie “Ann” Brown Hallum passed away on Friday, March 5, 2021 at the age of 88. A Funeral Service will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church with Reverend Bert Langley and Brother Orville Rogers officiating.

Elementary education in Eunice may change

A plan to change how pre-school and elementary school students are organized in Eunice was brought to the St. Landry Parish School Board for discussion Thursday.

Eunice native devoted to community

Not even a raging pandemic can stop Dr. Ezora J. Proctor! Social distancing has made it harder to accomplish some of her tasks and has frequently called for innovation, but giving up her community involvement was never an option.

We ought to have a Baileyville

You have probably never heard of G. W. R. Bailey, but his thinking and influence were crucial to the decision of where lots of people in south Louisiana live.

Believe it or not, money isn’t the key to happiness

Get this: A study by McGill University has found that more money does not necessarily make people in low-income countries happier.
I like more money as much as the next guy, but that does not surprise me.

Have you remembered your pets in your will?

Sure, it made the rounds of the “News of the Weird” columns when a Nashville businessman left $5 million in a trust fund for his beloved border collie Lulu. But such gestures aren’t as eccentric as you might think.

Early voting continues Monday

Early voting continues Monday through Saturday at the Eunice City Hall, 300 S. 2nd St., for the March 20 election.

LSUE vaccinations

LSU Eunice recently administered the first round of its allotment of the COVID-19 caccine.