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LSUE women split opening weekend on road

LSU Eunice Women’s Soccer showed the building blocks of a promising 2024 campaign as the Bengals split a pair of games in Georgia to begin the campaign. The Bengals (1-1) start the year on a nine-game road trip.
From left, LSUE head soccer coach John Plumbar and assistant Braeden Hoppough during a recent preseason game. (LSUE photo)

From left, LSUE head soccer coach John Plumbar and assistant Braeden Hoppough during a recent preseason game. (LSUE photo)

Plumbar era begins with weekend sweep

LSU Eunice Men’s Soccer opened the 2024 regular season in impressive fashion, taking a pair of games in Barnesville, Georgia. The 12th-ranked Bengals (2-0) swept the weekend under the direction of first-year head coach John Plumbar.
St. Edmund quarterback Kane West runs with the ball during a scrimmage with Peabody on Aug. 22. Football season is starting today and Friday for the Blue Jays and Eunice High Bobcats. Turn to Page 6A for more scrimmage photos and the annual football preview sections in today’s Eunice News. (Photo by Amy Myers)

St. Edmund quarterback Kane West runs with the ball during a scrimmage with Peabody on Aug. 22. Football season is starting today and Friday for the Blue Jays and Eunice High Bobcats. Turn to Page 6A for more scrimmage photos and the annual football preview sections in today’s Eunice News. (Photo by Amy Myers)

Football season arrives

There’s nothing quite like it, and when the ball is teed up on the last week in August for jamborees it can only mean one thing. High school football is back and the Eunice Bobcats and St.

Team Pitre opens EMTL with victory

Eunice Mens Tennis League fall action began its first week of the season Monday evening with team Manuel earning a win of 8-7 over team D’Aubin in the early match, while team Pitre came out on the top of Team Moosa 9-7 in the late match.
St. Edmund Lady Jays practice on Wednesday afternoon. (Photo by Rhett Manuel)

St. Edmund Lady Jays practice on Wednesday afternoon. (Photo by Rhett Manuel)

Lady Jays set for new season

When St. Ed’s volleyball coach Brittany Comeaux talks about her Lady Jays heading into the 2024 season, there are a couple of very clear things about her and her approach to volleyball. First, she loves coaching.
The Gueydan Duck Festival is proud to host the 54th Annual Louisiana State Duck and Goose Calling Contest. The contest will be held today at the Gueydan Civic Center in Gueydan. The contest is sanctioned by the World Duck Calling Contest Committee of Stuttgart, Arkansas, and conducted under the auspices of the Gueydan Duck Festival Association.

The Gueydan Duck Festival is proud to host the 54th Annual Louisiana State Duck and Goose Calling Contest. The contest will be held today at the Gueydan Civic Center in Gueydan. The contest is sanctioned by the World Duck Calling Contest Committee of Stuttgart, Arkansas, and conducted under the auspices of the Gueydan Duck Festival Association.

Louisiana State Duck/Goose Calling Contest is held Sunday

The Gueydan Duck Festival is proud to host the 54th Annual Louisiana State Duck and Goose Calling Contest. The contest will be held Sunday at the Gueydan Civic Center in Gueydan.
Construction began in July on the LSU Eunice Baseball Stadium. The area is now the site of impressive dirt work where a state-of-the-art facility will be constructed by January. The turfed field will feature amenities such as covered chairback seating for attendees, improved concessions and fan shop.  The artificial surface will allow the new Bengal Stadium to serve as a multi-purpose facility, serving the local community for athletic and entertainment events. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Construction began in July on the LSU Eunice Baseball Stadium. The area is now the site of impressive dirt work where a state-of-the-art facility will be constructed by January. The turfed field will feature amenities such as covered chairback seating for attendees, improved concessions and fan shop. The artificial surface will allow the new Bengal Stadium to serve as a multi-purpose facility, serving the local community for athletic and entertainment events. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

LSUE Bengal Field construction

LSUE Bengal Field construction

Boat ramp closes at Acadiana Conservation Corridor

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has closed the boat ramp on La. 29 on the west side of I-49 at the Acadiana Conservation Corridor Wildlife Management Area (WMA) for construction of a new boat ramp. It will be closed for approximately two weeks.

LSU Tigers earn pre-season honors

As college football expands its playoff field to 12 teams for the 2024 season, the LSU Tigers will have top-level talent needed to make noise, as junior offensive tackle Will Campbel and junior linebacker Harold Perkins Jr. were both named preseason first-team All-Americans by the Associated Press.

LSU sells out of season tickets for 100th year of Tiger Stadium

BATON ROUGE – LSU’s 100th year of football in Tiger Stadium has already reached a milestone as the school announced a sellout of season tickets with 71,250 being sold for 2024. The 71,250 season tickets sold this year are the most for LSU since 2017.