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Hurricane season opens with a surprise

Rebecca Chaisson

Friday, September 2, 2022

The hurricane season opened with a surprise. For the time since 1997, there were no named storms in August. Hurricane forecaster with Colorado State University tweeted, “Since 1950, two Augusts have had no Atlantic named storm formations: 1961 and 1997.

Eunice Police Radio log

Myra Miller

Friday, September 2, 2022

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Traffic stops are not normally included. September 1 01:54 Caller in the 300 block of Eula advised of subjects in the area and requested extra patrol in the area, and someone just pulled on her door.

Marjorie Thibodeaux

Myra Miller

Friday, September 2, 2022

EUNICE–With heavy hearts the family of Marjorie Thibodeaux announces her passing on Thursday, September 1, 2022 in the comfort of her home surrounded by her loving family at the age of 80. A Celebration of Life will be celebrated at 2 p.m.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests report

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

Myra Miller

Thursday, September 1, 2022

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. September 1 Joseph Harry Hollahan, 36, 1900 block of Chicot Park Road, Ville Platte. Bench warrant. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Bryson Mayo, 30, 200 High Meadows, Lafayette. Bench warrant (2 counts).

Eunice Police Radio log

Myra Miller

Thursday, September 1, 2022

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Traffic stops are not normally included. August 31 00:48 Report of a lawnmower at the end of a driveway in the 800 block of Marjorie. 00:51 Subject is throwing it away. 01:17 Disturbance in the 200 block of Childs.

News notes items

News notes

Myra Miller

Thursday, September 1, 2022

Bulb & Blossom meeting set Tuesday The Eunice Bulb and Blossom Garden Club will hold a meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday with a social and business meeting. The meeting will be held at Jacquelyn Love’s home at 1351 Clanton in Eunice. Members are asked to save plastic milk cartons for an upcoming craft.

Student loan forgiveness shifts money to wealthy

Rebecca Chaisson

Wednesday, August 31, 2022

My roots are blue. Not the political blue of the current climate. Blue-collar blue. My maternal grandfather had a third-grade education and spent almost three decades picking up trash for the city of Philadelphia.

The elephant in the college classroom

Rebecca Chaisson

Wednesday, August 31, 2022

“Half of that goes to the bank for your college fund!” That’s what my father told me in the 8th grade, when I got my first paycheck for waking up at 5:30 a.m. to ride my bike a few miles to Cool Springs Driving Range before school, where I plucked golf balls for a dollar an hour.

Eunice High’s special education department has undertaken a new fundraising project running the Community Coffee Cafe in the school’s Pierre Martel Renaissance Cafe. From left, are Michael Godeaux, Dacorey Jackson, Brian Monday, Christopher Moore, Ethan Fidler, Yhair Velazquez and Oncealom Goodwin. (Submitted photo)

Eunice High’s special education takes on a fundraiser project at the Renaissance Cafe

Rebecca Chaisson

Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Eunice High’s special education department has undertaken a new fundraising project for the 2022-2023 school year by running a student-led Community Coffee cafe in the school’s Pierre Martel Renaissance Cafe. Students are served from 7 to 7:30 a.m.

About 20 people attended the summer meeting of the Cajun Prairie Habitat Preservation Society on Saturday. A tour was held at the 10-acre Eunice Prairie site. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Prairie tour

Rebecca Chaisson

Wednesday, August 31, 2022

About 20 people toured the Eunice Prairie on Saturday morning as part of the Cajun Prairie Habitat Preservation Society’s summer meeting. The group edged its way around the prairie’s perimeter led by Steve Nevitt, a former Society president.