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Two new politicians and one incumbent politician thanked local constituents at Wednesday’s Rotary meeting.

Malcolm Leckelt remembers cutting the entire grounds of Louisiana State University Eunice with push mowers.

Two of the strongest forces in Louisiana politics have already taken sides for the Nov. 21 runoff in the governor’s race, with sheriffs coalescing behind state Rep. John Bel Edwards and an influential faction of the oil lobby backing U.S. Sen. David Vitter.

On Friday, La. 13 at the railroad crossing, located 0.4 miles north of U.S. 190 in Eunice, will be closed for railroad repairs, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development states.
Work is expected to last from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., weather permitting.

The annual blessing of the graves will be conducted at Carron Cemetery at 11:45 a.m. Sunday by a representative from St. Thomas More Catholic Church.