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Keep Eunice Beautiful honored; library reports outreach plans and city announces Mardi Gras schedule

The Mayor and Board of Aldermen and Alderwomen, the Governing Authority of the City of Eunice, Parish of St. Landry/Acadia, State of Louisiana · February 11, 2025
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Summary

Keep Eunice Beautiful received the President’s Circle Recognition Award; the organization has applied for a Keep Louisiana Beautiful grant and requested volunteers for Love The Boot week (April 5–13, 2025). The Eunice Public Library plans for conference representation and forming a 'Friends of the Library' group. The city announced Mardi Gras dates Feb. 28–Mar. 4, 2025.

Donna Baltakis, chairperson of Keep Eunice Beautiful, told the board that the group had again received the President’s Circle Recognition Award from Keep America Beautiful and that KEB applied for a grant from Keep Louisiana Beautiful. She asked for volunteers to support 'Love The Boot' week, scheduled for April 5–13, 2025, and noted volunteers had begun Pre‑Mardi Gras cleanup across the city.

Dr. Tony Baltakis, president of the Eunice Public Library Board, reported that Genna Donaldson will represent the library at the Southeast Library Association and Louisiana Library Association meeting on March 20, 2025, and that plans are underway to create a 'Friends of the Library' organization. He also said building siding would be removed and second‑floor floors redone as part of facility work.

Mayor Scott A. Fontenot announced the city's Mardi Gras celebration dates of Friday, Feb. 28 through Tuesday, March 4, 2025. The board also heard brief introductions from the 2025 Cajun Festival Mardi Gras queens.

These items were presented as reports and announcements; no votes or formal actions were recorded beyond acknowledgment in the minutes.

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