With motor vehicle injuries being the leading cause of death among children under the age of 14 in Louisiana, Kergan Bros. Sonic has raised $48,000 for the purchase of nearly 1,000 child safety car seats for Louisiana families in need.
Engineers William Jarrell, left, and Karl Aucoin updated the St. Landry Parish Council on the parish’s Smooth Ride Home road-paving project at the Feb. 17 council meeting in Opelousas. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
Additional work by specialized contractors is anticipated to address the worst of the cracks in some newly paved roads in St. Landry Parish, engineers said recently.
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A 17-year-old Eunice man being held on misdemeanor drug charges now faces a felony charge after running from the Eunice Police Department on Wednesday.
The following are arrests by Eunice police.
Fifty-nine people had cast early ballots in the March 5 Eunice special election as of Wednesday afternoon.
Early voting continues through Saturday at registrar of voters’ offices.
There were 56 votes in St. Landry Parish and three in Acadia Parish.
The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff.
Feb. 24
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio logs.
Firefighters extinguish a car fire at LSUE Tuesday morning. No injuries were reported in the incident. (Photo by Claudette Olivier)
Hundreds of young people from across Louisiana were named state champions during the 81st Annual LSU AgCenter Livestock Show held Feb. 13-20 at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center.
The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff.
Feb. 23
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio logs.
Feb. 22
07:30 Report of a man hole cover possible creating hazard for vehicles near rice dryers at East Bacciochi.
07:40 Man hole cover is back on hole.
The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff.
Feb. 22
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.
