Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot
Never say never, and that’s Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot’s motivation to send some of his officers to an active shooter training event this coming spring.
Carmen Reaux
There are only five shopping days left to get those last-minute Christmas presents, and several locals shared their gift ideas.
LSU Eunice awarded 118 degrees during commencement ceremonies in the LSU Eunice Health and Physical Education Building. The fall commencement ceremonies also includes students who graduated during the summer semester.
St. Landry Parish Superintendent Edward Brown
The St. Landry Parish public school district ranked 61st out of 74 school districts in the state in district report cards released to the public Thursday.
The release included district and state report cards.
The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff.
Dec. 18
The following are arrests by Eunice police.
Dec. 17
Christopher Lafleur, 28, 600 block of East Desoto,Ville Platte. Bench warrant for criminal mischief.
Monica Vail, 35, 400 block Ulysses Street, Eunice. Arrest for warrant for improper supervision of a minor.
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio logs.
Dec. 17
08:58 Unruly eight-grader at the alternative school.
10;48 Sixteen-year-old does not want to go school.
14:23 Wreck at 641 College Road.
Jimmy Hoppe, of Fenton, left, and Keith Fontenot, retired LSU AgCenter county agent in Evangeline Parish, were honored at the USA Rice Outlook Conference in New Orleans, Dec. 9-11. Hoppe received the Lifetime Achievement Award, and Fontenot was honored with the Rice Industry Award. (Photo by Bruce Schultz, LSU AgCenter)
Retired LSU AgCenter county agent Keith Fontenot and rice farmer Jimmy Hoppe, of Fenton, Louisiana, were recognized at the USA Rice Outlook Conference for their decades of work in the rice industry.
Louisiana State University Eunice is among campuses designated as a “Governor’s Military and Veteran Friendly Campus” by Gov. Bobby Jindal recently.
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette Alumni Association recognized Stacey Henderson Doré, ’93, an attorney, and Dr. Michael W. Langston, ’77, a professor of chaplain ministries, with its 2015 Outstanding Alumni Award.
Farmer Blaine Frey of Eunice harvests in July rice off La. 29 east of Eunice. Rice farmers across south Louisiana had an excellent second crop harvest, according to the LSU AgCenter. (Photo by Claudette Olivier)
Rice farmers across south Louisiana had an excellent second-crop harvest, and St. Landry Parish rice held its own in the region.
Darrel J. Papillion
Darrel J. Papillion, an LSU Eunice graduate and Louisiana trial lawyer, will be the commencement speaker when Louisiana State University Eunice holds fall graduation ceremonies at 3 p.m. Friday, December 18, in the gymnasium of the Health and Physical Education Building.
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.
