Eunice police report making the following arrest.
Arrests
Dec. 30
Joshua Veillon, 48, 1300 Holly Street, Pine Prairie. Theft of goods.
Kimberly Russell
Kimberly Russell of Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas, was selected to replace retiring LSU Eunice Chancellor William J. Nunez III in June after Nunez retired, and Russell became the first female chancellor in the school’s history.
George White, 84, and John Arabie, 65, of Eunice were married by Acadia Parish Ward 2 Precinct C Justice of the Peace John Wayne Doucet at the St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court Office in the Eunice Municipal Complex. (Photo by Claudette Olivier)
Eunice residents John Arabie and George White became the first same-sex couple to legally marry in the history of St. Landry Parish.
The top 10 stories online are headed by a December story about a 20-year-old woman accused by Eunice police of making 4- and 6-year-old children have sex.
The story was posted online on Dec. 12.
Former mayor Claud “Rusty” Moody makes a point during a meeting in April. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
The story about the mayor’s job in Eunice was still unfolding as the year wound down as the Louisiana Supreme Court considered an appeal of a 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal decision that cleared the way for appointed mayor Scott Fontenot to run for the job.
Among those who were at the Hazelwood Energy Hub announcement at the Delta Grand Theater in Opelousas in September were, from left, Celeste Gomez, St. Landry Parish Tourism executive director; and Launey Griffith and Randy Esters, both of Louisiana State University Eunice. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
The year closes out on what may be one of the worst downturns in the oil patch.
Employment and sales tax numbers for St. Landry Parish indicated the downturn in the oil and gas industry were hitting home.
St. Ed catcher Gibson LaFleur dives for a catch during the state championship game against Ouachita Christian. (Photo by Tom Dodge)
The Blue Jays had lost five straight games heading into the Class 1-A baseball playoffs.
St. Edmund then won four in a row to advance to the state championship game.
The Blue Jays’ dream season ended with a 12-0 loss to Ouachita Christian.
Jack Burson, right, talks about the city’s budget during a town hall meeting in July at the Eunice Municipal Complex. The meeting was about the need for a master plan for the city. Also shown, from left, are Don Reber, chairman of the Eunice Economic Development Committee; Bill Fontenot, St. Landry Parish Government president; Anthony Baltakis, moderator and an LSU Eunice history professor; and Jason Bertrand, an alderman. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
The push for master plan in 2015 had tracks back to 2014, but 2015 was a break-out year to turn an idea to plan the city’s growth into reality.
Scott Fontenot’s run for mayor faces a final challenge in court, this time with the state’s Supreme Court.
The state Board of Ethics appealed a 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal decision that upheld a district ruling that it is legal for Fontenot to run for mayor.
Eunice police suspect a man wounded twice in a barbershop was intended to be killed Tuesday.
Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot said Rogers Allison 2nd, 39, was found in a pool of blood on the floor of Studio 412, 412 North Martin Luther King, at about 6:30 p.m.
The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff.
Dec. 30
The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff.
Dec. 29
Nathaniel Carry, 56, 500 block of 8th Street, Krotz Springs. False imprisonment, second degree battery. Arrested by Melville Police Dept.
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.
