Senate President John Alario announced the following committee assignments and appointments for the beginning of the 2016-2020 Louisiana Senate. District 10 Sen. Danny Martiny was reappointed senate parliamentarian. He served in that post in the 2012-2016 legislative term.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday will be celebrated with a prayer breakfast at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Southeast Center in Eunice.
Area ministers will be part of the program, offering prayers, and songs
Newly elected St. Landry Parish officials gathered Monday at the Delta Grand Theatre in Opelousas to recite their oaths of office. From left, are Clerk of Court Charles Jagneaux, District 12 Councilman Jimmie Edwards, District 13 Councilman Colby Clavier and Chief Deputy Clerk of Court Lisa Doyle. (Photos by Harlan Kirgan)
As Parish President Bill Fontenot began his second term Monday, he reminded about 200 people attending inaugural ceremony that four years ago St. Landry Parish was known for its bad roads.
Dr. Jack Miller Sr.
A retired Eunice optometrist, Dr. Jack Miller Sr. died Tuesday afternoon.
Miller opened the family optometry business of Miller & Miller in January of 1960. Miller’s oldest son Jack “Jay” Miller Jr. joined him in 1983. “Dr. Jack” retired in October of 2003.
The Rev. Clinton Sensat reported to the Eunice Board of Aldermen a study group’s findings on a master plan. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
The Eunice Board of Aldermen voted to have its legal counsel draw up an ordinance to create a planning commission.
The board also asked for discussions with Steven Moosa, a Eunice accountant who advises the city on its budget, to see if the city can afford to pay for a plan.
