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Will this be your best spring ever?

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, March 18, 2022
A tiny portion of my “day job” at a farm-and-home cooperative involves writing radio commercials and on-hold phone messages.

Spaniards and the cache of silver

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, March 18, 2022
Some years ago, a fellow from the Cecilia area of St. Martin Parish suggested to me that Spaniards had traveled far up the Teche a long time before the history books said any European explorers got to south Louisiana.
People jam 2nd Street in Eunice during Mardi Gras. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

People jam 2nd Street in Eunice during Mardi Gras. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Tourist director cites increased visitors

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, March 18, 2022
The St. Landry Parish Tourism Commission Visitors Center counted 3,776 visitors in 2021, 25% increase over the 2020 count, according to annual report by Herman Fuselier, executive director. As Fuselier stated, the 2021 increase is over the 2020 year noted for COVID-19 and hurricanes.

Acadia Parish Sheriff’s arrests

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, March 18, 2022
Arrests reported by the Acadia Parish sheriff include the following. March 17 Jordan Douget, 25, Eunice.
Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot spoke Wednesday to the Eunice Rotary Club. (Photo by Myra Miller)

Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot spoke Wednesday to the Eunice Rotary Club. (Photo by Myra Miller)

Fontenot cites officer shortage, tough job

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, March 18, 2022
There are 12 openings for police officers for the city of Eunice, according to Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot at the Eunice Rotary Club Wednesday. The shortage of police officers affects the city during times of festivals, parades and the recent Mardi Gras holiday.

Regional juvenile detention center proposed

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, March 18, 2022
Juvenile crime is on the rise and, with no place to house the violent offenders, Acadia Parish is facing fees of $250 per offender per day to house those juveniles indicted as adults.
Coffee grounds and eggshells are excellent kitchen scraps to compost for use in the garden. (Photo by Heather Kirk-Ballard/LSU AgCenter)

Coffee grounds and eggshells are excellent kitchen scraps to compost for use in the garden. (Photo by Heather Kirk-Ballard/LSU AgCenter)

Fertilizing on a budget

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, March 18, 2022
Fertilizer prices spiked in U.S. markets in late 2021. Now, as we are getting ready for spring planting, the price of fertilizer continues to skyrocket. Farmers and even home gardeners are feeling the pinch and looking for alternative ways to provide nutrients for their gardens.
Jade Fontenot, a teacher at Eunice High, presents a $100 cash reward to Eunice High School’s Student of the Year Philippe Soileau during the school’s Renaissance Pep Rally. (Photo by Myra Miller)

Jade Fontenot, a teacher at Eunice High, presents a $100 cash reward to Eunice High School’s Student of the Year Philippe Soileau during the school’s Renaissance Pep Rally. (Photo by Myra Miller)

Eunice High celebrates academic performance

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, March 18, 2022
Eunice High School celebrated its annual Renaissance Pep Rally Friday morning. The event is considered an academic excellence celebration and its focus is on students who go above and beyond in academic performance. Students earning a 3.
Rep. Mike Johnson

Rep. Mike Johnson

U.S. House OKs Liberty legislation

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, March 18, 2022
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that requires National Park Service (NPS) to transfer its partial ownership of the Liberty Theatre to the City of Eunice. The vote on Wednesday was 422-4, according to District 4 Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Benton, who handled the bill in Congress.
Ruth Andrus, of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, reads a statement from her organization about Confederate memorials at the St. Landry Parish Council meeting on Wednesday in Opelousas. At left is Council member Coby Clavier. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Ruth Andrus, of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, reads a statement from her organization about Confederate memorials at the St. Landry Parish Council meeting on Wednesday in Opelousas. At left is Council member Coby Clavier. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Stone cold monument heats up Council chamber

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, March 18, 2022
A stone cold monument to Confederate soldiers on the St. Landry Parish Courthouse grounds managed to raise the heat in a Parish Council meeting. At stake was whether to remove the 18-foot tall memorial and place it in storage, move it to a new location or even sell it.