The Joe Nagata Memorial Jamboree committee planned to hold the 2014 jamboree on Friday night, Aug. 29.
The St. Landry Parish jamboree is also scheduled for that night - which forced a change of plans.
With one successful jamboree under their belts, Joe Nagata Memorial Jamboree chairman Tony Fuselier is expecting an even better event this year.
“Overall, we were very pleased with last year’s event,” Fuselier said, “even if it was held on a Thursday night.
The Eunice-based power lifting group Team 50/50 recently competed in a meet in Hattisburg, Miss. and returned home with 25 Louisiana state records.
The team will now head to the world championship in Las Vegas in November.
A pair LSU Eunice student-athletes were honored by the NJCAA for their individual work in the classroom, as basketball player Meghan Cross received the Pinnacle Award for Academic Excellence after finishing her sophomore campaign with a 4.0 GPA, while baseball player William Bacon earned the Exem
The Eunice Bobcats closed out the Acadiana Metro League season by handing the Rayne Wolves a 5-4 defeat in baseball action Wednesday night at Bobcat Field.
