With the Louisiana Supreme Court siding with former state legislator Derrick Shepherd and ruling unconstitutional the provision barring convicted felons from running for office for 15 years after their sentences end, the question now becomes what’s next.
Fraudulent callers are calling LAWCO customers demanding immediate payment of water bills or face water service disconnection, a LAWCO news release stated.
Braxton "B.I." Moody III
The Louisiana Political Museum has announced the 2016 Louisiana Political Hall of Fame Inductees.
Akeem Ceasar
DNA tests identified the body found Feb. 1 in a wooded area in Eunice as that of Akeem Addidis Ceasar, 22, of Eunice, Police Chief Randy Fontenot said.
Ceasar had been shot, he said, but additional details were not released.
The death has been ruled the result of a homicide.
Rep. Phillip DeVillier
The office of state Rep. Phillip DeVillier on the second floor of the Eunice Municipal Complex is closed through Friday for renovations.
The office is scheduled to reopen at 9 a.m. Feb. 22.
Regular office hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
LSUE Chancellor Kimberly Russell
On Jan. 26, LSUE Chancellor Kimberly Russell submitted a plan to LSU for how the campus would deal with a possible $ $797,151 budget cut, but Thursday’s announcement that TOPS payments have been suspended will only bump up the day the campus is left in the lurch.
Rep. Phillip DeVillier
Gov. John Bel Edwards said LSU Eunice will close by April 30 if legislators fail to act on his plan to fix the state’s deficit-ridden budget.
And, there will be no LSU football season, he said.
A single-vehicle wreck on U.S. 190 near La. 758 claimed the life of Shinequia Anderson, 24, of Eunice, at 4:30 p.m. Friday, a news release from Louisiana State Police Troop I stated.
The following are arrests by Eunice police.
Feb. 11
Patti Myers, 29, 4200 block of U.S.190, Eunice. Warrant.
Jeremie Cole Pitre, 38, 500 block of West Maple Avenue, Eunice. Domestic abuse battery.
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio logs.
Feb. 11
04:33 Call from Eunice Inn about man with dog in the parking lot.
07:57 Shots fired around Rodney and Dudley.
09:00 Man was trying to open vehicle doors behind Dr. Ware office.
The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office.
Feb. 12
Gov. John Bel Edwards
Gov. Edwards' Special Address to the State
February 11, 2016
As prepared for delivery
Good evening,
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.
