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Eunice radio guy grooves to records ... and that’’s not just playing them

Rick Nesbitt holds up two 45 rpm records that include Bill Haley’s “Shake, Rattle and Roll” song at a recent Eunice Kiwanis Club meeting. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Rick Nesbitt, owner of KEUN AM & FM radio station, is in the business of playing records, but it seems to go deeper than that.
Nesbitt estimates he has about 150,000 records, the vinyl kind that provided the music for generations before tape, CD and digital downloads.

Eunice mayoral candidates state their cases at forum

Three candidates running for Eunice mayor in a special election on March 5 spoke at a forum Thursday at the Liberty Theater. The event was sponsored by the Eunice Kiwanis Club. Seated from left on the stage, backs to camera, are William Thompson, Roland Miller and Scott Fontenot. Standing is Kenneth Pitre, moderator. (Photos by Harlan Kirgan)

Candidates for Eunice mayor stated their cases in a forum at the Liberty Center as the March 5 special election nears.
Three of the four candidates, Scott Fontenot, Roland Miller and William “Bill” Thompson, spoke at the event Thursday. Candidate Tim Longman did not particpate.

New Parish Council begins to put its stamp on operations

St. Landry Parish President Bill Fontenot

The six new St. Landry Parish Council members began to assert themselves at their second regular meeting.
The council rejected an ordinance that would have directed members to have their expense reports approved by the parish president.

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