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A “Honor Our Heroes” banquet, sponsored by Kiwanis Club of Eunice and the city of Eunice, was held Thursday evening at the Northwest Center.

Roger Young, a Eunice School Board member, marks his votes for the candidates for school superintendent who are to be interviewed Wednesday. Young was voting at a special meeting Thursday in Opelousas. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Are you a homeowner or renter whose home is uninhabitable or who lost valuables because of Louisiana’s recent severe storms and floods? It takes two steps to get possible federal help for these losses.
Step one: Apply for FEMA help.

Online survey respondents selected “strong communicator” as the desired characteristic of an effective superintendent.
More than 75 percent of 1,373 responses picked a strong communicator in speaking, listening and writing.

The Louisiana Democratic Party doesn’t want to see David Duke, the former Ku Klux Klan grand wizard, gain any momentum in his U.S. Senate bid, but its political apparatus is continuing to shine a bright light on the divisive figure.