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• Lady Bengals grab softball championship - By Tom Dodge Tom.dodge@eunicetoday.com CLINTON Miss. - Theeunicetoday.comBy Tom Dodge Tom.dodge@eunicetoday.com CLINTON, Miss. - The top-ranked LSU Eunice Lady Bengals won their second NJCAA Division II softball title in three seasons with a 8-0 win over defending champions Phoenix College Saturday at Traceway Park. “It made it so much sweeter to beat them after they bro...

• LSU_Eunice Lady Bengals win the 2013 championship! Congratulations.

  LSU_Eunice Lady Bengals win the 2013 championship! Congratulations.Timeline PhotosLADY BENGALS WIN IT! 2013 National Champions!

• Very informative meeting with Bill Rodier if SLEIDD.

  Very informative meeting with Bill Rodier if SLEIDD.New St. Landry economic developer expects to hit ground running - By Todd C. Elliott todd.elliott@euwww.eunicetoday.comBy Todd C. Elliott todd.elliott@eunicetoday.com Moving St. Landry Parish forward begins with Bill Rodier moving 23 boxes of his personal belongings into his new office. “I don’t know if I’ll be out of a suit, but I’ll be moving boxes,”said Rodier on Thursday in Eunice after speaking before Eunice Ec...

• Plans are moving forward for the Eunice Community Garden to be housed at the new...

  Plans are moving forward for the Eunice Community Garden to be housed at the new DMV , by way of an effort from LSE-Eunice and other civic groups. Stay tuned for details.

• Remember to get your nominations in for business of the year. Call city hall for...

  Remember to get your nominations in for business of the year. Call city hall for details. 347/457-7389

• LOUISIANA EARNS ITS HIGHEST RANKING EVER IN CEO SURVEY OF STATE BUSINESS CLIMATE...

  LOUISIANA EARNS ITS HIGHEST RANKING EVER IN CEO SURVEY OF STATE BUSINESS CLIMATES Up 33 spots since 2009, Louisiana ranks No. 11 in Chief Executive's Best & Worst States for Business Today, Chief Executive revealed that CEOs nationwide rank Louisiana No. 11 in the U.S., the state's highest position ever, in the magazine's annual ranking of Best & Worst States for Business. The report continues the state's ascent in national business climate rankings, with Louisiana showing the greatest improvement of any state in the U.S. over the past four years. Since 2009, Louisiana has improved a nation-best 33 spots in the Chief Executive survey. Gov. Bobby Jindal said, "Since we took office in 2008, we've worked tirelessly to create a business environment where companies want to invest and create jobs for our people. We've reined in government spending; eliminated job-killing taxes on businesses; created customized workforce training programs; overhauled our governmental ethics laws; and passed game-changing legislation to give every child in Louisiana an opportunity for a great education that prepares them for jobs in the 21st century workforce. Thanks to these and other reforms, leading companies like Benteler, CenturyLink, Sasol, IBM, Oceaneering, GE Capital, Halliburton, Gardner Denver, EA, Lockheed Martin, Procter & Gamble and others are choosing to invest and create thousands of new jobs in our state."Louisiana Earns Its Highest Ranking Ever In CEO Survey Of State Business Climateswww.louisianaeconomicdevelopment.comBATON ROUGE, La. — Today, Chief Executive revealed that CEOs nationwide rank Louisiana No. 11 in the U.S., the state's highest position ever, in the magazine's annual ranking of Best & Worst States for Business. The report continues the state's ascent in national business climate rankings, with Loui...

• The Eunice Farmers Market formal opening for this season is Wednesday, May 8 at...

  The Eunice Farmers Market formal opening for this season is Wednesday, May 8 at 1 p.m. The curbside market is located in Historic Downtown Eunice on Second Street (our Main Street) at the corner of Second and Park Avenue by Liberty Theater and the Eunice Public Library. Examples of items for sale are: jams, jellies, nut breads, muffins, cookies, muscadine wine, shelled pecans, fresh salad greens and English peas from the garden, pot plants and bedding plants, sweet dough pies, brownies, jalapeno cheese cornbread, wheat muffins, pepper jelly and much more See you downtown Wednesday at 1 p.m.

• Worth cause!

  Worth cause!Timeline PhotosThis article was taken from April 21st Sunday Edition of the Eunice News. Thanks to Tom Dodge for this great capsulation of Coach Joe Nagata's Careers at Eunice High & St Edmund High. More to come as we get closer to the August 29th Jamboree honoring Coach Joe Nagata. Here is Tom Dodge's article as it appears in the Eunice News: He spent his career molding the lives of young men from both Eunice High and St. Edmund. Now the two schools are joining together as a “A House United” in the inaugural Joe Nagata Memorial Jamboree. Eunice High principal Mitch Fontenot and athletic director Paul Trosclair joined St. Edmund principal Joel Miller and athletic director Thomas David in Wednesday’s announcement. The jamboree will be held on Thursday, Aug. 29 at the Bobcat Field. Eunice High will face DeRidder at 6 p.m, while St. Edmund will take on Port Barre in the finale. Nagata coached at EHS from 1963-73 before heading to the Blue Jays where he coached until 1985. Jamboree chairman Tony Fuselier said the idea of a local jamboree has been discussed for several years. “Eunice High and St. Ed’s has always had a good working relationship,” he said. “EHS coach Joe Nagata and St. Ed’s coach Marion Fruge developed a co-spirit organization and both schools share a flag. Back then, St. Edmund played football on Thursday nights before Eunice High played their games on Friday. “Both teams supported each other,” Fuselier said. “Ever since then it has been really good between the two schools as we participate in each other’s homecoming parades and festivities.” Fuselier said they wanted to pay tribute to Nagata, who coached at EHS before heading to St. Edmund. “He was a great mentor to the athletes and very good person,” Fuselier said. “ “It will be great for the fans from the two schools to come out and watch each other.” Fuselier said the jamboree is a joint venture to help the booster club expenses at both schools. “It is a win-win situation,” he added. “It will be a great night for the Eunice community. “It gives both schools something to be proud of.” The Joe Nagata Memorial Jamboree is sponsored by St. Edmund, but the games will be held at the larger Bobcat Field. Nagata, who was born in 1924 in Montgomery, Ala. and died in 2001 was named to the Louisiana High School Hall of Fame in 2008. Nagata earned All-State honors in football in 1941 at Eunice High and played in All-Star games in both Louisiana and Texas. Nagata earned a football scholarship to LSU and earned two letters before his college career was interrupted by World War II. Nagata began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Eunice (1951-62) before becoming the head football coach in 1963. Nagata spent 1963 to 1973 at EHS with a 52-47-6 record with the Bobcats. Nagata then moved on to St. Eds, where he remained until 1985, compiling an 83-43-1 record. Nagata finished his career with a 135-90-7 record, including six district titles, four district runners-up, and led the Blue Jays to the Class 1-A runners-up in 1978 and 1979. Nagata was the district Coach of the Year five times, St. Landry Parish Coach of the Year three times, LHSAA Class 1-A Coach of the Year in 1979, the LHSCA Coach of the year in 1981 and was Eunice’s Citizen of the Year in 1978. Read more: EuniceToday.com

• http://www.eunicetoday.com/view/full_story/22171004/article-Symphony-getting-rea...

  http://www.eunicetoday.com/view/full_story/22171004/article-Symphony-getting-ready-for-Putting-on-the-Ritz?instance=home_news_leadSymphony getting ready for Putting on the Ritz - The Eunice Symphony Orchestra will host its twelfthwww.eunicetoday.comThe Eunice Symphony Orchestra will host its twelfth performance next Sunday, April 14 at the Liberty Theater. The program,entitled “Puttin’ On The Ritz”, encourages the audience to dress up as for a real night on Broadway. Nancy Simon, founder and director of Eunice Symphony, added, “I thought th...

• http://www.eunicetoday.com/view/full_story/21977433/article-Etouffee-Cook-Off-fi...

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