Eunice voters face some key dates for the March 5 election, which will include a special election for mayor and Ward 4 alderman in Eunice as well as the presidential preference primary.
The following are arrests by Eunice police.
Feb. 3
Sedra Andres, 26, 200 E. Maple, Eunice. Money warrant, and driving under suspension.
Brianna Sam, 23, 421 Ulysses Street, Eunice. Money warrant, charged with no child restraint, and resisting an officer.
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio logs.
Feb. 3
06:06 Stalled vehicle.
06:13 Stalled vehicle.
07:01 Lobby Complaint.
07:06 Indecent behavior.
07:38 Juvenile at Highland Elementary with a knife.
07:42 stalled vehicle.
Frontline Youth Group garage sale set Saturday
There will be an indoor garage sale at 179 Stanford Road, in Eunice from 6:30 a.m. until noon Saaturday to benefit the Frontline Youth Group of Faith Christian Worship Center.
Money raised will be used for summer youth camp.
Scott Fontenot
Scott Fontenot is announcing his candidacy for mayor of Eunice in the March 5 election.
His announcement includes the following.
The investigation into the death of 22-year-old Bethany Walters of Lawtell is still on going.
Crawfish are arriving in time for the Mardi Gras party. (File Photo)
Finding a baby in a slice of king cake may be the flavor of the moment, but the Cajun fare of boiled crawfish is also taking over the town.
A Mardi Gras mask in the Prairie Acadian Cultural Center in Eunice. The Eunice center is the site in the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve to be be open on Mardi Gras. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
The Mardi Gras is arriving in Eunice and the party begins in earnest Friday when the music starts at 6 p.m.
The barriers are on the side of 2nd Street, but it will be about 2 p.m. Friday when 2nd Street is closed from U.S. 190 to Park Avenue.
Unemployment rates in the Tri-Parish dropped in December, but the decline was accompanied by a loss of jobs, according to not-seasonally-adjusted data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
LSU Eunice Continuing Education is offering a new Leisure Learning Course. Signing with Song will be an eight-week course that will use song to help introduce students to sign language.
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio logs.
Feb. 2
06:34 Truck inside Southern Coastal.
07:48 Suspicious person sitting inside a shed at an abandoned trailer in the 200 block of Jeansone.
The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff.
Feb. 2
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.
