OakLane Wellness residents enjoy a parade

OakLane Wellness & Rehabilitation Center in Eunice welcomed a parade outdoors for their residents Wednesday morning.
OakLane residents, along with its staff and administrator, enjoyed a line of ‘parade goers’ wishing their OakLane family and friends a Big Hello and Well Wishes.
Administrator at OakLane is Rhett Wimberly. (Photos by Myra Miller)

Mother's Day Parade at Eunice Manor

The Eunice City Marshals, Eunice Fire department trucks, Acadia and St. Landry Sheriff department, Eunice Police department, led hundreds of vehicles as they formed a line for a Mother’s Day Parade at Eunice Manor Nursing home Saturday morning.
Nickie Toups, adminstrator at Eunice Manor, wanted a special way to honor their mother residents. As Toups said, “We love all our residents, and this weekend we honor our mothers on Mother’s Day weekend with a special parade. We wanted to show them our love, respect and honor.”

Pilots pay tribute to health care workers

A noontime Friday flyover of the Eunice and Opelousas hospitals saluted health care workers.
Ryan Elliot, lead pilot of a T-6 Texan, said the flyover was to show support for first responders who have been dealing with coronavirus outbreak.
“We are just trying to show some support,” he said of “St. Landry Salutes.”
(Photos by Harlan Kirgan)