The following are arrests by Eunice police.
Jan. 29
Charles Wayne Reed, 37, 100 block of 8th Street, Mamou. Warrant for shoplifting.
Lexiss Lanclos, 25, 1000 block of North 2nd Street, Eunice. Unauthorized use of a movable.
This Week --
Acting classes offered at Community Art House
Soybeans wait for harvest in 2015. (LSU AgCenter Photo)
Low grain prices are not expected to increase soon because of excess supply and lower demand, according to an LSU AgCenter economist who spoke with farmers at a wheat and feed grain meeting on Jan. 21.
“Prices are still under significant pressure,” said Kurt Guidry.
CALCASIEU PARISH, LA – A single-vehicle crash this morning on I-10 between Westlake and Sulphur led to the death of the driver and serious injury to the passenger.
The National Park Service and the city of Eunice will celebrate the NPS Centennial in 2016 with an evening of traditional Cajun and Creole music at the Rendez-vous-des Cajuns from 6 until 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13.
Everybody thought it a marvelous thing when New Iberia installed a new motor at its municipal power plant in late 1918, but it turned out to be a mixed blessing for folks who lived nearby.
From the January 2005 files of The News News.
Movies playing at the Queen Cinema in Eunice were “Are We There Yet?,” “Racing Stripes,” “Electra,” and “Meet the Fockers.”
Jacob Thibodeaux was “President Bush” when Glendale Elementary staged its own presidential inaugural ball.
Participants in the Tee-Mamou/Iota Courir de Mardi Gras visit an area residence during the annual run. A chapter in the book “It Happens In Louisiana: Peculiar Tales, Traditions and Recipes from the Bayou” is dedicated to this South Louisiana tradition. (Crowley Post-Signal File Photo)
The Mardi Gras spirit is beginning to make its presence felt in Southwest Louisiana and the Tee-Mamou Courir de Mardi Gras had their first organizational meeting of the year recently at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Evangeline Highway just south of Garber Farms.
Albert Hayes Jr., of Eunice, District 12 School Board member, was elected as chairman of the board’s Finance Committee on Jan. 25. Hayes is in his first term on the board. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan )
The St. Landry Parish School Board’s audit was labeled as “good” by auditors from Kolder, Champagne, Slaven & Company, LLC, at a committee meeting Monday.
Auditor Casey Ardoin said the audit was an “unmodified opinion, which is a good opinion.”
During the final weeks and months of former Gov. Bobby Jindal’s tenure, leading up to his last regular workday on Jan.
Crash in Calcasieu Parish Claims an Additional Life
Earlier this evening, Troop D was notified that 27-year-old Amber Borel of Dry Creek succumbed to her injuries.
Troop D has investigated 2 fatal crashes resulting in 4 deaths this year.
TROOP D NEWS RELEASE
New Iberia, LA- Shortly after 11:00 AM on Friday, January 29, 2016, Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop I were dispatched to a two vehicle fatal crash on the south service road of US 90 near Curtis Lane in New Iberia.
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.
