Fire ants are formidable pests in gardens and landscapes. They’re known for their painful bites and stings due to venom. When disturbed, fire ant mounds can unleash swarms of sterile female worker ants that sting and inject venom within seconds, potentially causing severe allergic reactions or dangerous medical issues in some individuals. Fire ant colonies, which can contain up to 200,000 ants, consist mainly of female workers and a queen capable of laying up to 1,600 eggs daily. These colonies create extensive underground tunnels and can take months to grow visible mounds.

Eunice Police Arrests report

The following are arrests by Eunice Police.
Friday, April 12
Javaun Etienne, 30, 1000 block of North CC Duson, Eunice. Domestic abuse battery.
Samuel Dupre, 33, 8300 block of Eunice Iota Highway, Eunice. Bench warrant.

Eunice Police Radio log

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs.
Friday, April 12
1:05 a.m. Received a call in regards to a subject standing in the middle of the roadway at the 500 block of East Vine.

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.

Lady Bobcats cruise on Senior Night

By Tom Dodge
Sports Editor
The Lady Bobcats celebrated Senior Night with an impressive showing as Eunice rolled to an 11-1 win Tuesday over the Leesville Wampus Cats.

Attention all graduating seniors

Graduation will be approaching soon and much is needed ahead of time for the newspaper’s special graduation edition.
Eunice High and St. Edmund seniors are to email their senior bios.

Family activities to get kids off the couch

Thanks to increasingly busy weekday schedules that have families running in different directions for work, school and extracurricular activities, weekends are an ideal time to recharge.

Eunice Community Garden Easter activities

Elton Elementary special education students took a special field trip to the Eunice Community Garden on March 28. The students enjoyed a Storytime reading and activities by Eunice librarians.

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.