[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 2157]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             HONORING LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AT EUNICE

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                         HON. CHRISTOPHER JOHN

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 11, 2004

  Mr. JOHN. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take a moment and recognize 
some of the great things that are happening right now at Louisiana 
State University at Eunice. This two-year college located in Acadia 
Parish, a part of my district, provides students with the educational 
tools they need to either enter the workforce or continue their studies 
at a four-year university.
  With 94 professors on hand, and nearly all of them full-time staff, 
LSUE has registered more than 3,000 students for the 2004 Spring 
semester. This number marks an all-time high for the school.
  LSU at Eunice is excelling outside the classroom as well. The school 
has recently initiated a wellness program entitled ``Bonne Sante!'' 
Students and staff will benefit from this exciting program which will 
promote healthy living through a variety of sources including a monthly 
magazine, a free web service, a fitness/health film series and a 
community of fitness activity groups. ``Bonne Sante!'' promises to make 
LSUE a healthier and happier campus.
  Staff at LSUE has also garnered some impressive accolades. The 
college's Chancellor, Dr. William J. Nunez, III, was recently selected 
to serve as chairman of the Eunice Community Medical Center Board of 
Directors for the current calendar year. In addition, Ms. Theresa 
Darbonne, a member of the SIFE@LSUE National Team recently returned 
from Honduras where she visited the medical clinic that SIFE@LSUE 
helped establish three years ago. SIFE is a global, not-for-profit 
organization that works to improve living standards throughout the 
world by teaching the values of market economics.
  Exciting things are happening at LSUE. Its students and faculty 
should be proud to know that their school is making unprecedented 
strides and continues to provide an excellent education in Southwest 
Louisiana.

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