Read all about it: Local library opening new chapter

By News Staff on Thursday, May 29, 2025
  • NEW LIBRARY LIGHTS UP - This photo was taken recently at dusk as lights illuminate the new library in old downtown Basile, which will open to the public on Thursday, June 5, following a 9 a.m. ribbon-cutting ceremony.
    NEW LIBRARY LIGHTS UP - This photo was taken recently at dusk as lights illuminate the new library in old downtown Basile, which will open to the public on Thursday, June 5, following a 9 a.m. ribbon-cutting ceremony.

    By: DARREL LEJEUNE LSN Editor The Evangeline Parish Library System will celebrate a new chapter in Basile’s history with the grand opening of its brand-new Basile branch building on Thursday, June 5 at 9 a.m. The public is invited to attend the ribbon cutting ceremony at 3222 Stagg Avenue, followed by refreshments and the official kickoff of the Summer Reading Program. The site, steeped in lo…