As the House Education Committee plowed through eight TOPS-related bills Wednesday, frustration with the tuition-paying program spilled over into a pointed exchange between Rep. Chris Broadwaer, R-Hammond, and a representative from the Patrick F.
The St. Landry Parish 4-H Open Benefit Horse Show will be Saturday at the Opelousas Ag Arena on U.S. 190.
The following are arrests by Eunice Police.
April 4
Brian Gotreaux, 46, 400 block of Stelly Road, Eunice. Stalking, telelphone communication harassment and violation of protective order.
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio logs.
April 6
06:55 Break-in at Smith’s True Value.
07:01 Break-in to vehicle.
07:26 Break-in to vehicle in the 300 block of Cotton.
Seale plans cooking demonstration
Charles Seale will demonstrate his grandmother’s recipe for Pork Stew with Topinabours at the Prairie Acadian Cultural Center at 4 p.m. Saturday.
The demonstration will be held in the Demonstration Kitchen at the Center, 210 Park Ave., Eunice.
The Eunice Rotary Club is seeking nominations for the 2016 Eunice Administrative Professional of the Year.
The winner will receive a free trip to Branson, Missouri, courtesy of KEUN Radio, $500 spending money from the Rotary Club, a plaque and a flower arrangement.
Dr. Anthony Mumphrey
The first chancellor of Louisiana State University Eunice, Dr. Anthony Mumphrey, died Wednesday at his residence in Eunice. He was 94.
David Vidrine of Ville Platte fishes at Chicot State Park last summer. The park will remain open even if the state park system budget is cut for the 2016-17 fiscal year. (Photo by Claudette Olivier)
Chicot State Park is one of the state’s most lucrative and visited parks, and the facility will remain open for business even if the state parks’ budget is cut for next fiscal year.
Nick Authement, left, with KATC, Sgt. Mitchell Hoke with the Eunice Police Department, Maj. Eddie Thibodeaux with the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office and St. Landry Crime Stoppers, and St. Landry Crime Stoppers assistant Samantha Fontenot record a Crime Stoppers segment in Eunice on Tuesday. Guns, a German knife from WW II and coins were stolen from Eunice WWII veteran. (Phots by Claudette Olivier)
St. Landry Crime Stoppers spokesman Maj. Eddie Thibodeaux of the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office is seeking tips to solve the July robbery of a local veteran’s home.
The following are arrests reported by St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz.
April 6
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio logs.
April 5
09:48 Wreck at 1530 West Laurel.
12:28 Corner of Boudreaux and Acadia large crowd and fight possible.
13:49 Man said he was threatened.
The following is an arrest by Eunice Police.
April 5
Joshua Leger, 25, 1300 block of West Peach, Eunice. Illegal possession of stolen things.
MAMOU – In an impressive showing, Mamou earned a sweep over Eunice Monday in the season opener for both teams.
Dash cam footage of the shooting of the 6-year-old in Marksville.
Karla Bellon, left, and Michelle Brown shop Saturday at Gossip Boutique during the annual Noel on The Prairie.
The 17th annual Noel on the Prairie held Saturday and Sunday in Eunice drew many pre-holiday shoppers with 32 Eunice merchants offering customers discounts and sales. Above are shoppers at Holly’s Hobbies. (Photos by Myra Miller)
Irice Ann Darbonne Lavergne passed away on Thursday November 17, 2016 at the age of 73.
Burial will be held at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Eunice.
