The sound in the Liberty Theatre on Tuesday morning was a cacophony of instruments and yet about 80 visitors from across the nation seemed happy as they could be creating the musical chaos. Eunice Mayor Scott Fontenot had just emerged from the theater to welcome the group and ventured some of them might want to come back to Eunice. “You might want to stay and you might want to live here,” he told them. “They are seeing about our culture and our history,” he said of the visitors. Many of the visitors are leaders in National Heritage Areas from Alaska to Massachusetts to California.

News notes

KEB Clean-up Day is Saturday
The statewide Love the Boot cleanup will be from 8:30 a.m. until 9 a.m. with registration Saturday at the Eunice City Hall.
All supply pickup will be located in the lobby of city hall.

Ville Platte alderwoman indicted for election fraud

Prosecutors with Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill’s Office obtained a 36 count grand jury indictment in Evangeline Parish on April 10 regarding voter fraud between May and November of 2022 during the general election.

Stolen accordions landed in Eunice pawn shop

Two Martin brand accordions stolen in a burglary in the 5900 block of Vine Street in Chataignier were located at a Eunice pawn shop, according to a news release from the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office.

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.

Blue Jays down SHVP

By Tom Dodge
Sports Editor
VILLE PLATTE – In a clash between district rivals, St. Edmund used a strong finish as the Blue Jays cruised to a 13-4 win on Monday over Sacred Heart of Ville Platte.

Objects in space at St. Edmund Elementary

Megan Brown’s fifth grade students at St. Edmund Elementary had to analyze and interpret data and engage in argument from evidence to explain locations, interactions, and characteristics of objects in space.

Belly Buddies Color Fun Run

The Belly Buddies Color Fun Run was held Saturday morning, and Katie Richard, founder and executive director, said it was a huge success. According to Richard there were nearly 500 entries for the run.

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.