From the November 1945 files of The Eunice News
Brooks Electric has received from Maytag a new-type automatic washer, an automatic clothes driver, both electric and gas, and an electric frozen food locker.
LaHaye Chevrolet has the sparkling new 1946 models on display.
Even though the documents are scanned in, the originals must be kept. This room in the courthouse houses documents from the 1800s, and the empty file slots were being scanned into DocuNet on a recent day. (Photo by Claudette Olivier)
A parish that once encompassed almost 6,000 square miles is bound to accumulate some records, and St. Landry Parish is working to get more than 250 years worth of documents available to the public on line via a program called DocuNet.
LSUE Chancellor Kimberly Russell and Kiwanis President Clint Bischoff talk after Thursday’s Eunice Kiwanis Club meeting in which Russell spoke. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
After about 60 days on the job, LSUE Chancellor Kimberly Russell told Eunice Kiwanis Club members of emerging partnerships and achievements.
Terry Matte, an Army veteran, shows his uniform. Matte joined the Army as part of the draft lottery, and he served from 1970-1973. (Photo by Claudette Olivier)
The Eunice area has its share of living veterans, from WW II POW Harold Gournay to those who fought in the War on Terrorism, and three locals shared their stories of service prior to Wednesday’s observance of Veterans Day.
The agenda for Tuesday’s meeting of the Eunice Board of Aldermen began to take shape at a meeting Thursday at City Hall. Clockwise, from bottom, Police Chief Randy Fontenot; City Attorney Vernon McManus; Andy Young; Alderman Marion “Nootsie” Sattler; Mayor Scott Fontenot; Alderwoman Connie Thibodeaux; and Alderwoman Germaine Simpson. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
Final approval of a property swap between the city and Bayou States Investments is on the Eunice Board of Aldermen’s agenda at its Tuesday meeting.
