The Eunice Community Concert Band & Choir presented Prairie Summer Night on Thursday and Friday at The First Baptist Church on Park Avenue. The summer concert is the 69th for the group and this their 35th year. A special tribute was presented in honor of musician Dwight Manuel, who died this year. Manuel played the trombone in the Concert Band.

Hundreds of people watched the fireworks display Friday evening at 9 p.m. at the Recreational Complex Center in Eunice. (Photos by Myra Miller)

The Memorial Day ceremony is held as a reminder to those who sacrificed their lives for our freedom, said VFW Post Commander 8971 Donnie Fontenot as he stood near the monument with those who died in service to the nation.