Jack Burson

City audit finds no deficit, cash on hand

The short take on the Eunice city fiscal status is the balanced sheet is not in a deficit and there was a $415,000 cash gain, according to accountant Shirley Vige at Tuesday’s Board meeting.

Burson presented MLK Award

Martin Luther King Jr. Award-winner I. Jackson Burson Jr. said race relations have improved in south Louisiana in his lifetime. Burson, 78, was presented the award during the 31st annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration, which was held the Dr. J.G. Frank Family Life Center, 251 Nimitz St., Eunice.