Eunice is a city in Acadia and St. Landry parishes in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The 201 census placed the population at 10,344, a decrease of 1,101, or 9.5 percent, from the 2000 tabulation of 11,499.
The 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.
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 founded here. 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 night at the Liberty Theatre, an old movie theater that was restored by a “coup de main” by local 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 largest Courir de Mardi Gras (traditional rural French Louisiana Mardi Gras observance,)[ as well as the World Championship Crawfish Étouffée Cook-off.
Eunice is the home of Louisiana State University Eunice, a community college. LSUE is a campus of the Louisiana State University system.
INCIDENTS OF CAR ACCIDENTS IN EUNICE, LOUISIANA
Major U.S. Hwy. 190 goes through Eunice. In 2014, 106 people were injured as a direct result of vehicular accidents. There was 1 fatality in that year.
For additional accident injury data visit: http://datareports.lsu.edu/Reports.aspx?yr=2014&rpt=D1&p=ci
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COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND LINKS:
Court
ST. LANDRY PARISH CLERK OF COURT
118 South Court St.
Opelousas, La. 70570
(337) 942-5606
27TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT (ST. LANDRY PARISH)
St. Landry Parish Courthouse
118 South Court St.
Opelousas, La. 70570
(337) 942-5606
1000 Main Street
Lake Charles, LA 70615
(337) 433-9043
Police and Sheriff’s Office
U.S. DISTRICT COURT-WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
800 Lafayette Street, Suite 2100
Lafayette Louisiana 70501
(337) 593-5000
300 S. 2nd St.
Eunice, La. 70535
(337) 745-2626
ST. LANDRY PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE
101 Moosa Boulevard
Eunice, La.
(337) 457-4115
