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Fontenot loses ‘interim’ from mayor’s title

Thu, 03/10/2016 - 5:52am

Eunice Mayor Scott Fontenot reflects on his election Saturday. He is shown in the mayor’s office at the Eunice Municipal Complex on Tuesday morning. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Since November Scott Fontenot has been operating as Eunice’s interim mayor.
With Saturday’s election win, Fontenot is settling into the job as mayor without interim attached to it.
“It seems like it took forever, but it got here quickly,” he said.

Western /Texas Swing salute

Thu, 03/10/2016 - 5:49am

Paul Anastasio, a former fiddler with Merle Haggard and Asleep at the Wheel, will lead an assemble cast in a tribute to Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys Saturday night at the Liberty Theater. The show will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m., and admission is $5. (Photo by Claudette Olivier)

Paul Anastasio, a fiddler with Merle Haggard and Asleep at the Wheel, will lead an ensemble cast in a tribute to Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys Saturday night at the Liberty Theater.

Flooding possible through Thursday (pdf)

Tue, 03/08/2016 - 4:02pm

Paul Carrier, Eunice Street Department superintendent, helps fill sandbags Tuesday morning at the Eunice City Barn in anticipation of heavy rains through Thursday. In the background is Gerald Leger, also a city employee. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles is monitoring a large band of showers and thunderstorms across southeast Texas this afternoon. Between half an inch and one inch has already fallen in this area. Southeast winds of 20 to 25 mph were gusting over 30 mph across our entire region.

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