Two organizations have scheduled candidate forums prior to the Nov. 4 primary election.
The Eunice Chamber of Commerce & LSU Eunice Student Government Association will co-host a forum on Thursday, Sept. 25 at 6 p.m. at the health technology auditorium.
Ortego
Jeremy Scott Ortego is a candidate for Eunice City Council Ward 1 in the November 4 primary election.
He is a lifelong resident of Eunice, raised by his parents, Steven Ortego and Marcia Ortego.
Eunice police continue the search for an inmate who walked away from the city jail Friday afternoon.
Jody Vallier, 25, fled after being allowed in the jail courtyard with other inmates for regularly scheduled outside time.
From files of The Eunice News:
August 1992
William Avenel of Mandeville accepted the post of Moosa Memorial Hospital administrator. Douglas Longman is retiring.
The state has announced that a Pineville firm is buying Eunice-based Precision Cuttling Specialities and adding about 20 $50,000-a-year jobs. The purchase price was not announced.
