News

News notes

Bulb & Blossom meeting set Sept. 6 The Eunice Bulb and Blossom Garden Club will hold a meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6 with a social and business meeting. The meeting will be held at Jacquelyn Love’s home at 1351 Clanton in Eunice.

Bicyclist struck, killed in hit and run crash in St. Landry Parish

A crash involving a bicyclist on La. 182 near Whispering Oaks Drive in St. Landry Parish claimed the life of 22-year-old Davonte Chane Edwards of Breaux Bridge, according to a Louisiana State Police Troop I news release. Police were notified of the crash shortly after 5:30 a.m. Wednesday.

Princeton Review places UL Lafayette among best

LAFAYETTE — The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is among the “Best 388 Colleges for 2023” for undergraduate education among the country’s four-year colleges, according to The Princeton Review.

Is America a Republic or a Democracy?

Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers, told us we were given “a republic — if you can keep it.” However, our Attorney General Merrick Garland just told us his Department of Justice was trying to protect our “democracy.

Local journalists tell stories national media won’t

A lot of people think that the pinnacle of journalism is working for a publication with national exposure, like The New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal or The Chicago Tribune.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. August 24 Eric J. Thibodeaux, 37, 600 block of Melville Street, Melville. Bench warrant (3 counts). Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Kendrick Malik Eaglin, 24, 600 block of Roy Road, Opelousas.

When it comes to boys, schools are flunking

I trekked to St. Germaine School every morning in my sturdy Buster Brown shoes. Designed for rough-and-tumble boys, these heavy-duty shoes could take a scuffing and, with a good polishing, keep on shining — pretty much the way rambunctious kids like me were able to do in our elementary school years.

$25M distributed for mortgage assistance in La.

The state of Louisiana has distributed $25.4 million in mortgage assistance to 2,769 homeowners through the Louisiana Homeowner Assistance Fund, a federally funded relief program for homeowners financially affected by COVID-19 who are behind on their mortgages and at risk of foreclosure.

Spectrum awarded Gumbo grant for St. Landry Parish

Spectrum announced it has been awarded a $1.45 million grant to bring gigabit high-speed internet access to over 300 homes and small businesses in St. Landry Parish.

Cassidy announces health education grant at LSUE

U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, M.D.announced that Louisiana State University Eunice has been granted $1 million dollars in funding from Congress, via the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022.