LSUE Chancellor Kimberly Russell said the campus has a goal to increase enrollment by 10 percent in the fall semester.
“We were at 2,500 last fall and we are hoping for about 2,750 this fall,” she told Eunice Rotary Club members Wednesday.
Albert Hayes Jr., left, a Eunice St. Landry Parish School Board member, talks about placing the procedures for a hiring a new superintendent on Thursday’s board meeting agenda. At right is Kyle Boss, a Sunset area board member, who opposed Hayes’ proposal. The move by Hayes passed. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
St. Landy Parish Superintendent Edward Brown’s contract ends Dec. 31, but the School Board isn’t assuring he will stay on the job.
In a 6-5 vote Thursday, the School Board voted against assuring Brown remains on the job until his contract ends.
Workers guided by Kenneth Peart set up mortars for rockets that will be fired during the Eunice fireworks display scheduled at 9 p.m. on Monday at the Eunice Recreational Complex on Sittig Road. Peart said about 3,000 rockets will be fired in a show that will last 20 to 30 minutes. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
The annual Fourth of July fireworks display is scheduled at 9 p.m. Monday at the Eunice Recreation Complex on Sittig Road.
Traffic routing will be changed this year.
The following are arrests reported by St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz.
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio logs.
June 30
10:37 Counterfeit bill at Walmart service desk.
11:40 Caller said lights are green both ways at 12th and U.S. 190.
12:22 Two males riding bikes on Park Avenue. Subject carrying a gun.
One Acadiana received an award of Communication Excellence from the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives, a national organization whose mission is to support and develop chamber professionals to lead businesses and their communities.
Eunice city jail trusties pick up liter in Circle Park on Park Avenue on Tuesday. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
A litter abatement program started on June 13 in Eunice using city jail trusties had collected 97 55-gallon bags of litter as of Monday, city officials report.
Donna Baltakis, Keep Eunice Beautiful director, gives a report at the June 14 meeting of the Eunice Board of Aldermen. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
The Keep Eunice Beautiful committee intends to become more active this year in awareness and education of litter ordinances, code enforcement and looking at vacant and dilapidated properties, Donna Baltakis, director, said in a report at the Eunice Board of Aldermen June 14 meeting.
A 51-year-old Lafayette man told Eunice Police he was struck in the head with a pistol and beaten by three black males at about 10 p.m. Wednesday.
Then the three attackers, who may be juveniles, stole his 2008 Dodge Ram pickup, a police report stated.
The following are arrests by Eunice Police.
June 29
Wesley MacRussell Edwards, 42, 200 block of North Mallet, Eunice. Warrants for driving under suspension and improper lane usage.
Devin Scott Francois, 26, 3800 block of Johnson Hwy., Eunice. Possession of marijuana.
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio logs.
Community Garden open hour Tuesdays
The Eunice Community Garden’s open hour on Tuesday has been suspended until milder weather arrives, Patricia Brown, interim garden coordinator, said.
Keep up with it on Facebook or contact the garden at 337-580-1385.
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.
