Jeremy Alford
Hinting at a second special session that may start the day after the ongoing regular session ends, on June 7, Gov.
More than 760 leaders from every corner of the state participated in the third annual Leaders Against Litter event on March 18.
The participants included Gov. John Bel Edwards, first lady Donna Edwards and Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser.
LSUE Chancellor Kimberly Russell, Jamie Thibodeaux, LSUE modular math lab coordinator, Paul Fowler, director of developmental education and institutional effectiveness, former Western District Judge Richard Haik and City Judge Terry Hoychick attend the ribbon cutting of the campus’s new modular math lab. The lab was partially funded by $63,000 from the train derailment settlement. Haik was the presiding judge overseeing the train derailment litigation. (Photo by Claudette Olivier)
More than 15 years after the train derailment just west of Eunice, repercussions are still being felt in the community, but the accident’s most recent impact is a positive one — a math lab at LSUE.
Community Garden open hour Tuesdays
The Eunice Community Garden has scheduled open hours from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays to allow the community to learn about the opportunity to garden in a community setting.
Jason El Koubi, president and CEO of One Acadiana, speaks to the St. Landry Parish Economic Industrial Development District Board of Directors meeting in Opelousas on Monday. El Koubi delivered on a report on the progress of One Acadiana. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
One Acadiana, a nine-parish economic development coalition, is more important than ever given the downturn in the oil and gas industry in south Louisiana, Jason El Koubi, president and CEO of One Acadiana, said at a meeting of the St.
