On Tuesday, La. 749 (Railroad Avenue) between U.S. 190 westbound (Landry Street) and U.S. 190 eastbound (Vine Street), will be closed to traffic to allow crews to conduct a traffic signal repair.
The Experience Louisiana Festival schedule includes the following. All events are on the Louisiana State University Eunice campus.
Saturday
7 a.m. — Traditional Cajun boucherie.
9 a.m. — Savoy Music Center Jam Session, Musicians’ Village.
Eunice sales tax revenue in September was $427,084, down 0.7 percent from the same month a year ago.
But the city’s sales revenue for the year continues to show an increase, according to a report from the St. Landry Parish School Board Sales/Use Tax Department.
From the October 1961 files of The Eunice News
Russell Devillier has been named manager of Tri-Parish Bank’s new drive-in facility at 3rd & Laurel. He succeeds James Ardoin, who left to become president of Vernon Bank of Leesville.
“The bravest man that ever lived.” That’s how Gen. Richard Taylor described Confederate gunboat captain Emelius Woods Fuller, who fought in south Louisiana.
