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Waking up to a glorious Spring

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, March 4, 2022
The naturalist Roger Tory Peterson told us that Spring is “a fluid thing. … Each migrant bird arrives at approximately its appointed time; each flower comes into bloom at its proper place in the floral procession.
Skyla Briley

Skyla Briley

Woman pleads guilty to drunken driving on Eunice school campus

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, March 4, 2022
An Arnaudville woman arrested on her third DUI in six weeks after driving onto an elementary school campus in Eunice has pleaded guilty in the case. Skyla Briley, 29, pleaded guilty on Feb. 23 to first-offense driving while intoxicated before Judge M. Terrance Hoychick in Eunice City Court.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's arrests

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, March 4, 2022
The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. March 4 Kathleen Monique Ranton, 38, 100 block of East Oak Avenue, Eunice. Domestic abuse battery. Arrested by Eunice Police. Dustin Drake Sonnier, 24, 200 block of MLK Jr. Drive, Port Barre.

Eunice Police radio dispatch logs

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, March 4, 2022
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. March 3 01:24 Deputy with Acadia Sheriff Office requested assistance with serving a warrant on West Ash. 01:57 Caller in the 800 block of South Beulah advised that his teenage daughter ran away.
From left are new CEO/Administrator Lance Armentor, Chief Nursing Officer Laurie Manuel, and Director of Operating Danny LaHaye. (Photo Tony Marks/Ville Platte Gazette)

From left are new CEO/Administrator Lance Armentor, Chief Nursing Officer Laurie Manuel, and Director of Operating Danny LaHaye. (Photo Tony Marks/Ville Platte Gazette)

Armentor looks to guide Savoy Medical Center to new areas

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, March 4, 2022
When people think of Savoy Medical Center, their first thoughts might not be about growth and opportunity. These were the initial thoughts of the new CEO. However, under its previous administrator, Gene Burge, the Mamou-based hospital had become sustainable and poised for growth.
The monument to Confederate soldiers is about to be removed from the St. Landry Parish Courthouse grounds. (Photos by Harlan Kirgan)

The monument to Confederate soldiers is about to be removed from the St. Landry Parish Courthouse grounds. (Photos by Harlan Kirgan)

Confederate monument getting booted off courthouse grounds

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, March 4, 2022
A century-old Confederate monument on the St. Landry Parish Courthouse grounds is about to be removed. A Parish Council committee voted unanimously to forward the decision on removing the monument to the full Council meeting on March 16.
Monique Boulet, chief executive officer of the Acadiana Plannning Commission, explains a project to provide fiber-optic cable in the Tri-Parish area. A $29.9 million federal grant and the participation of LUS and Allen Cable will mean the installation of about fiber to about 22,500 households. At right are Parish President Jessie Bellard and Eunice Mayor Scott Fonteot.(Photos by Harlan Kirgan)

Monique Boulet, chief executive officer of the Acadiana Plannning Commission, explains a project to provide fiber-optic cable in the Tri-Parish area. A $29.9 million federal grant and the participation of LUS and Allen Cable will mean the installation of about fiber to about 22,500 households. At right are Parish President Jessie Bellard and Eunice Mayor Scott Fonteot.(Photos by Harlan Kirgan)

High-speed internet planned for area

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, March 4, 2022
Within two years fiber-optic cable is to be installed to about 22,500 households in the Tri-Parish area. The announcement was made Thursday in a news conference held in the Eunice City Council Chamber.
St. Landry Parish School board member Donnie Perron.

St. Landry Parish School board member Donnie Perron.

School Board rejects money to renovate 2 schools

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, March 4, 2022
The St. Landry Parish School Board on a 6-5 vote rejected using $15 million in COVID-19 -related funding to renovate Port Barre and Palmetto elementary schools. The March 26 election where the school district has three tax propositions on the ballot played into the debate over the funding.