Eunice, Louisiana City of Eunice Location of Eunice in Louisiana Location of Louisiana in the United States Website: Eunice, Louisiana Eunice is a town/city in Acadia and St.
Landry Parish portion of Eunice is part of the Opelousas Eunice Micropolitan Statistical Area, while the Acadia Parish portion is part of the Crowley Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Duson is credited with beginning Eunice, which was titled for his second wife, Eunice Pharr Duson.
Duson, had already established Crowley, Louisiana in 1887, and now he looked to the north of the church for future development.
Eunice and Ville Platte were in competition for the church seat, and Ville Platte was chose by voters on April 12, 1909.
After the election, Eunice declared it would remain in St.
In May 2000 a chemical freight train derailed in Eunice, spilling various hazardous chemicals and causing about 15 tank cars to explode and burn; approximately 3,500 inhabitants of the town were evacuated for as many as five days.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 4.7 square miles (12.1 km ).
According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Eunice has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. Eunice is in parts of three churches, St.
Most of the Evangeline Parish portion of Eunice is unincorporated.
This was one of the initial churches in Louisiana.
Acadia to the south actually borders most of the southern town/city limits, in a close west to east alongside line, with Sittig Street in the center, church road 7-23 to the east, and both just inside the St.
On the west side the town/city limits drops south following highway 755 south and includes the airport, the Louisiana State University Eunice campus, as well as the streets around the campus. As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 10,398 citizens residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 68.76% White, 29.91% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other competitions, and 0.65% from two or more competitions.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 29.6% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older.
Located near the heart of Cajun country, Eunice is famous for its Cajun music, and in November 1997 the Cajun Music Hall of Fame and Museum was established there. The City of Eunice and the National Park Service sponsor "Laissez les bons temps rouler au rendezvous des cajuns", a live Cajun music show every Saturday evening at the Liberty Theatre, an old movie theater that was restored by a "coup de main" by small-town volunteers after falling into disrepair. Eunice is home to the Prairie Acadian Cultural Center, a unit of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve. Eunice is host to one of the biggest Courir de Mardi Gras (traditional non-urban French Louisiana Mardi Gras observance,) as well as the World Championship Crawfish Etouffee Cook-off.
In 2015, The Eunice Rotary Club and the Jean Lafitte National Park and Preserve teamed up to host a revitalized folklife festival known as the Experience Louisiana Festival held each October on the ground of LSU Eunice.
Eunice is the home of Louisiana State University Eunice, a improve college.
Eunice is also home to both Eunice High School and St Edmund High School.
Mickey Guillory, retired Louisiana State Police officer and state representative for Acadia, Evangeline, and St.
Curtis Joubert, mayor of Eunice from 1981 to 1995, restored the Liberty Theatre; former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives "Eunice, Louisiana".
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Www.carencrohighschool.org 'Eunice titled for pioneer developer's wife" "Evangeline Parish History" (PDF).
Climate Summary for Eunice, Louisiana "Map Showing Acadia Parish, Louisiana".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
Www.nps.gov "Prairie Acadian Cultural Center - Eunice" "Experience Louisiana Festival - Louisiana Festivals".
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