coronavirus disease (COVID-19

Church Point Mardi Gras events canceled

The 2021 Church Point Courir de Mardi Gras and Courir de Mardi Gras Petit Enfant events have been canceled.

St. Landry Parish’s COVID-19 positivity rate down

St. Landry Parish’s COVID-19 positivity rate dropped to 10.9% in the week ending Nov. 25, which was down from 11.9% for the week ending Nov. 18 and 11.1% for the week ending Nov. 11.

City’s reopening hit some glitches

Golfing that had resumed at the Eunice Country Club had to be suspended for a week after a tournament was followed by a couple cases of COVID-19. The reopening and shutdown is one of the few glitches in the city’s emergence from the coronavirus shutdown that started in March.

Tri-Parish schools to share in $41.9M for school improvements

Tri-Parish schools are to receive a share of $41.9 million in federal funding to help struggling schools. A committee of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) Tuesday approved allocations to improve over 500 struggling schools across the state.

Donate to the COVID-19 Community Relief Fund

We’re all in this together. That may be comforting, but it doesn’t change the fact that there are those among us who are in great need.