“Courir,” 128-page book published in France with photographs depicting Mardi Gras runs in rural Acadiana, will be on sale at a book launch held at Fred’s Lounge, 420 6th St. in Mamou, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Olivier Duport, co-founder of the FLEE Project, a Paris-based group that documents unique cultures worldwide, selected the photographs for the book from an extensive archive of photographs taken over the last 30 years by David Simpson, who in 2009 retired from LSU at Eunice, where he was public relations director and taught English. Alan Marzo, another FLEE co-founder, is joining Duport on the tour.

Eunice Police Arrests report

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Thursday, April 18
Brian Watley, 35, 800 block of South Beulah, Eunice. Domestic abuse with child endangerment.

Eunice Police Radio log

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs.

Lights out urged for spring bird migration

The Louisiana Wildlife Federation (LWF) is calling upon residents and businesses throughout the state to join others in turning off bright or excess lighting from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m.

Eunice opens playoffs with thriller win

By Tom Dodge
Sports Editor
It was a strong showing for several local teams to begin the LHSAA softball playoffs.
The state tournament will be held April 26-27 at Frasch Park in Sulphur.

Local teams head to softball playoffs

By Tom Dodge
Sports Editor
As the high school softball season enters the final week of the regular season, several local teams are hoping to move up in the LHSAA power rankings and gain a good seed for the playoff brackets.

Native American culture lesson at St. Edmund

Brittany Comeaux’s fourth grade students at St. Edmund Elementary have been learning about Native American Culture. They have just finished a lesson on totem poles and how each tribe had their own totem pole.

Birth Announcements

Kason Bertrand
Reily Bertrand and Lizzida Faul of Eunice announce the birth of their son, Kason James Bertrand, born at Acadian Medical Center on April 3 weighing 6 pounds and 10.2 ounces.

A cloud cover and occasional rain hindered the eclipse viewing at LSUE on Monday, but there were glimpses of the celestial event.

A huge crowd was at the Northwest Community pavilion Saturday for the 37th annual World-wide Crawfish Etouffee Cook-off.