Two area men died in separate single-vehicle accidents over the weekend, according to State Police, and a third man faces vehicular homicide charges.
From files of The Eunice News:
March 1928
Dr. Wilson Knowlton and R.N. Mrs. Clyde Barr have inoculated all students of the primary and elementary departments of local schools for diptheria.
The Mowata Store owner Bubba Fry talks with a state trooper about returning to his place inside the well blowout zone.
Displaced Mowata residents know all too well, pun intended.
Last week’s oil/gas well blowout caused the displacement and relocation of a number of residents citizens who were forced to evacuate the stretch of area south of Eunice along Highway 13.
The cold snap Wednesday didn’t help anything, but the crawfish outlook as the carnival season builds to Mardi Gras day is good as the barometer rises.
And that’s good news compared to the last big crawfish weekend -- that of the Super Bowl in early February.
At right, Nate Allen, the food and beverage manager of Koasati Pines at Coushatta, serves up some gumbo to Tommy Hillman, of Eunice, at Wednesday’s Taster’s Choice event. Coushatta took the top honor slot for the Professional Desert category after judges sampled Coushatta’s king cake.
The 4th Annual Taster’s Choice at LSUE Acadian Center was a sold-out success for the Eunice Community Health Center, according to the event coordinators. Those in attendance on Wednesday had a chance to sample and vote for over 27 different dishes.
