The following is from the August 1997 files of The Eunice News.
The Eunice News reported that a Burger King restaurant would be locating in Eunice. The company had not made an announcement, but Mayor Ken Peart said a grand opening was scheduled Nov. 11.
On Sunday, the St. Landry-Evangeline United Way has listed needs for the Opelousas Civic Center shelter.
Needs are:
Cots or air mattresses (with pump)
Bedding
Pillows
Towels/wash cloths
Toiletries (soap, toothbrushes, deodorant, etc)
Mitch Conover, who has been studying the histories of many south Louisiana families for a long time, tells me that aside from the “straight genealogy” establishing who begat whom, as the Bible would put it, he’s had fun following the lines of folk who weren’t major branches on the family tree — s
The St. Landry Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness is asking parish residents who experienced damage from flooding to their residence Aug. 12 to 14 to report the damage to St. Landry Parish Government at 337-948-3688 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Wednesday.
Rev. Travis Abadie
The Rev. Travis Abadie said coming to know Eunice has been wonderful experience.
Abadie is an associate pastor of St. Anthony Padua Church in Eunice and Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Duralde.
The St. Landry Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness is asking parish residents who experienced damage from flooding to their residence Aug. 12 to 14 to report the damage to St. Landry Parish Government at 337-948-3688 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Wednesday.
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette will be closed on Monday. Areas that support students, such as housing, residential life, food services, health services, orientation, advising, registration, cashiers, and financial aid, will be open.
Community Foundation of Acadiana is accepting contributions to its Acadiana Disaster Response Fund to help those affected by August’s historic rains and devastating floods. Please make a donation at www.cfacadiana.org/flood.
LSUE Eunice will be closed Monday. Monitor www.lsue.edu/eoc for updates. Bengal Village move-in day has been rescheduled for Tuesday. New student orientation scheduled for Tuesday will go on as planned.
Rhyn Duplechain, St. Landry Parish assessor
St. Landry Parish’s assessed property value rose about 9 percent from 2012 to a new assessment this year, according to numbers from Rhyn Duplechain, parish assessor.
Total taxable values in the parish are about $625 million, up from about $573 million in 2012.
Sales tax revenues in Eunice and St. Landry Parish fell in July compared to a year ago and were down for the year compared to same period in 2015.
Effective immediately, the following road closures and high water notifications are in place due to heavy rains, according to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. The roads will be reopened as soon as conditions improve.
Acadia Parish
Closures:
MAMOU – In an impressive showing, Mamou earned a sweep over Eunice Monday in the season opener for both teams.
Dash cam footage of the shooting of the 6-year-old in Marksville.
Karla Bellon, left, and Michelle Brown shop Saturday at Gossip Boutique during the annual Noel on The Prairie.
The 17th annual Noel on the Prairie held Saturday and Sunday in Eunice drew many pre-holiday shoppers with 32 Eunice merchants offering customers discounts and sales. Above are shoppers at Holly’s Hobbies. (Photos by Myra Miller)
Irice Ann Darbonne Lavergne passed away on Thursday November 17, 2016 at the age of 73.
Burial will be held at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Eunice.
