Turn down almost any street in Eunice and evidence of Hurricane Laura remains with piles of drying tree debris.
City crews are focused on removing the storm debris, Mayor Scott Fontenot said.
“Our debris removal is coming along slowly, but surely. There is just a ton of stuff out there,” he said.
There are piles of tree debris on almost every block, he said.
The St. Landry Parish Solid Waste Commission is sending over a grappler truck to help with the debris removal.
“People just have to be patient with us because we have other duties,” he said.
Fontenot said the city crews that haven working since the hurricane hit in the early morning hours of Aug. 27, will get a holiday this weekend.
The city is waiting to see if FEMA will approve disaster assistance to St. Landry Parish.
“Unfortunately, the majority of damage in St. Landry Parish happened on our end,” he said.
“As far as I know power has been totally restored,” Mayor Scott Fontenot said.
On Wednesday, Cleco reported that as of 9 a.m. 28 of its customers remained without power in St. Landry Parish. The tally included less than five in Acadia Parish and 339 in Evangeline Parish.
“We fared pretty well from the city government standpoint, he said.
Damaged pine trees kept the park at City Lake closed until Tuesday afternoon.
The city’s sewer system remain online throughout the storm, but did have to use a generator for power.
Billy Edrington, president of Louisiana Water Company, said water service continued in Eunice throughout the storm. The Eunice facility is equipped with three power feeds, a legacy from when Cleco povided water service until 1983, he said.
Fontenot said the city is experiencing an influx of people and he expected like the aftermath of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, some people will end up staying here.
“The city of Eunice is in good shape to handle that,” he said.
