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Myra Miller

Myra Miller

The importance of safety when swimming in pools

Myra Miller
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
Backyard pools provide families with ample opportunities for recreation. It’s easy to be distracted by all the fun when swimming in a backyard pool, but it is crucial that homeowners take steps to ensure everyone is safe when spending time in the pool.
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LSUE drops men’s basketball program

Tom Dodge
Friday, July 14, 2023
LSU Eunice will suspend the Men's Basketball program effective immediately for the upcoming 2023-24 season, the school recently announced on their website.
Julia Zaunbrecher

Julia Zaunbrecher

2023 top athletes named

Tom Dodge
Friday, July 14, 2023
By Tom Dodge Sports Editor Their high school careers will be remembered for their accomplishments as stellar athletes and quality individuals. The Eunice News 2023 Athletes of the Year are Eunice High’s Gabby Mitchell and Hayden Darbonne along with St.
Bryan Allen

Bryan Allen

Summer workouts key to success

Tom Dodge
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
By Tom Dodge Sports Editor With high school football pre-season practices set to begin in a few weeks, the local teams are winding down the summer workouts. “I would grade us an A+ at this point,” St. Edmund head coach James Shiver said of the summer workouts.
Myra Miller

Myra Miller

Interesting facts about ice cream

Myra Miller
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
Perhaps no food is as universally beloved as ice cream. Though people may dispute which ethnic cuisine reigns supreme or which region produces the most delicious barbecue or which city makes the best pizza, ice cream inspires no such debate.
Richard Loveless is pictured as the new sprinkler system waters down the track at Turkey Creek. He is leasing the track from the village on a yearly basis with hopes of expansion. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Richard Loveless is pictured as the new sprinkler system waters down the track at Turkey Creek. He is leasing the track from the village on a yearly basis with hopes of expansion. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Family race track developed

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, July 7, 2023
Richard Loveless initially wanted to construct a race track on about 150 acres of property that is on the Red River in Alexandria. But, as is the case in most instances, life had a different plan. “I said we could have a four-wheeler track kind of like Mud Fest,” Loveless stated.
Senior Agent Joshua Segrest makes his way through the mud to get to the stranded boaters. (Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries photo)

Senior Agent Joshua Segrest makes his way through the mud to get to the stranded boaters. (Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries photo)

LDWF agents rescue couple from Southwest Pass in Vermilion Parish

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, July 7, 2023
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents rescued a husband and wife after their boat got stuck in Vermilion Parish on July 3. Agents were notified around 5:30 p.m.
LSU Eunice Baseball Head Coach Jeff Willis has been announced as a member of the 2024 class of the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Hall of Fame, the organization released on Wednesday. (LSUE photo)

LSU Eunice Baseball Head Coach Jeff Willis has been announced as a member of the 2024 class of the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Hall of Fame, the organization released on Wednesday. (LSUE photo)

LSUE’s Jeff Willis named to 2024 ABCA Hall Of Fame class

Harlan Kirgan
Thursday, July 6, 2023
LSU Eunice Baseball Head Coach Jeff Willis has been announced as a member of the 2024 class of the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Hall of Fame, the organization released on Wednesday.
Myra Miller

Myra Miller

Historical events from July 1923

Myra Miller
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
The month of July has been home to many historical events over the years. Here’s a look, courtesy of Newspaper Metro, at some that helped to shape the world in July 1923. — A law banning Chinese immigrants from coming to the Dominion of Canada goes into effect on July 1.