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Thanksgiving means feasting and football

Myra Miller

Saturday, November 22, 2025

Young folks may think the television networks and the NFL created the now inseparable link between football and Thanksgiving, but that’s not quite right.

Jed Joubert, director of LSUE Dining, held a Thankful Day Thursday from 11 a.m. to noon for the Eunice Police Department and the Eunice City Marshals.

Thankful Day at LSUE

Myra Miller

Saturday, November 22, 2025

Jed Joubert, director of LSUE Dining, held a Thankful Day Thursday from 11 a.m. to noon for the Eunice Police Department and the Eunice City Marshals. The free luncheon menu included creamy chicken florentine, seasoned rice, dinner roll, corn and chocolate cake.

Eunice's Best of the Best Gala Event held. Winners named.

Eunice Chamber names Eunice's Best

Myra Miller

Saturday, November 22, 2025

The Eunice Chamber of Commerce sponsored and held its second annual Eunice’s Best Gala on Nov. 13 at LSUE. The award winners, from left, are Dr.

Don Mayeux, left, Angelia Guillory and State Representative Dustin Miller converse before the meeting at the Eunice Rotary Club meeting Wednesday. Mayeux is admiring Miller’s House of Representative pin. Miller was Guillory’s guest at the meeting. (Photo by Myra Miller)

Rep. Miller describes how ‘country boys’ politicked for parish

Harlan Kirgan

Friday, November 21, 2025

State Reps. Dustin Miller and Phillip DeVillier might not seem like a team. Miller, of Opelousas, is a Democrat and DeVillier, of Eunice, is a Republican. But the two St. Landry Parish politicians were elected when Gov. John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, was governor.

Parish Council balks at gambling revenue change

Harlan Kirgan

Friday, November 21, 2025

The St. Landry Parish Council rejected on Wednesday night an ordinance proposal that would have provided the parish with increased slot machine revenues from Evangeline Downs Racino revenues in order to provide more discretionary annual funding.

Eunice High scores A in state assessment

Harlan Kirgan

Friday, November 21, 2025

Eunice High School maintained its A letter grade in the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) School and District Performance Scores for the 2024-2025 school year released Thursday. The Eunice school is the only regular school in the parish to score and A on the assessment.

Berna Babineaux Mire

Myra Miller

Thursday, November 20, 2025

Berna Babineaux Mire passed away on Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at the age of 81. A Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, November 21, 2025 at Quirk & Son Funeral Home Chapel with David Guillory officiating. Burial will follow in Ortego Cemetery.

Gerald Ray Amy

Myra Miller

Thursday, November 20, 2025

Gerald Ray Amy passed away on Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at the age of 68. A Memorial Service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, December 13, 2025 at Pilgrim Rest Fellowship Hall. Interment of his ashes will be in Pilgrim Rest Cemetery.

Jimmy Fontenot Sr.

Jimmy Fontenot, Sr.

Myra Miller

Thursday, November 20, 2025

Jimmy Fontenot, Sr. passed away on Thursday, November 20, 2025 at the age of 80. A Funeral Service will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, November 24, 2025 at Quirk & Son Funeral Home Chapel with Father Sam Fontana officiating. Burial will follow in St. Louis Cemetery.

Derek “DJ” Joel Stout

Myra Miller

Thursday, November 20, 2025

Derek “DJ” Joel Stout passed away on Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at the age of 35. No Services have been planned at this time.