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Deficient bridges a problem in rural areas

This bridge structurally deficient bridge on Joe W Road east of Eunice was built in 1975 and is scheduled to be replaced in 2016. There are 18 bridges in a 10-mile radius of Eunice with a structurally deficient rating. (Photo by Claudette Olivier)

According to 2014 Federal Highway Administration numbers, there are 32 structurally deficient bridges and 39 functionally obsolete bridges in St. Landry Parish, and the city of Eunice is home to several of these bridges.

Mosquitoes have not arrived in full force, yet

Brian Mallet, Eunice Wastewater superintendent, stands beside the city’s mosquito spraying truck. Spraying has not started yet in the city, but when it begins, the city will be sprayed three times a week. (Photo by Claudette Olivier)

Despite getting inches of rain in the last few weeks, mosquitoes are not yet a problem in the Eunice city limits.

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