Fiddle players take a class during the Blackpot Camp at Lakeview Park and Beach. The event is part of the Blackpot Festival, which will be this Saturday and Sunday in Vermilionville. (Photo by Claudette Olivier)
Music, dancing and food are all slices of the pie that make up Louisiana’s history, and out-of-towners are camping out to get a piece of the action.
St. Landry Parish’s unemployment was 7.8 percent in September, down from 8.1 percent a year ago, but the number of people employed and looking for jobs dropped over the year, a report by the Louisiana Workforce Commission shows.
St. Landry Parish School Superintendent Edward Brown.
(The Eunice News file photo)
Eunice third- through eighth-grade students generally outperformed the St. Landry Parish district scores in the recently released Common Core tests, but fell short of the state composite scores.
The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff.
Oct. 29
Joshua J. Pete, 36, 300 block of Miller Road, Opelousas. Failure to return leased movable.
The following is an arrest by Eunice police.
Oct. 28
Fredrick Luben, 1100 block of Martin Luther King Drive, Basile. Warrant.
The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff.
Oct. 28
Lance Arron Edwards, 19, 100 block of Hill Street, Sunset. Theft.
07:16 Wreck at U.S. 190 and Martin Luther King. Three vehicles. Road blockage and injuries.
07:46 Driver of one of the vehicles is transferred to Acadian Medical Center.
12:15 Screaming coming from apartment at Hill Street. Domestic disturbance.
13:49 Stolen license plate in the 1900 block of Betty Street.
Mike G. Dupre, 42, 100 block of Hill Street, Eunice. Possession of drug paraphernalia, two counts of possession with intent to distribute Schedule 2 drugs, possession of Schedule 3 drugs, transactions involving drug proceeds, tow counts of possession of Schedule 4 drugs and possession of Schedule 2 drugs.
Curley Jalonza Pitre, 21, 200 block of Acadia Street, Eunice. Money warrant for simple battery.
Obrine J. Louis, 24, 100 block of South St. George, Eunice. Money warrant for entry-remaining after being forbidden.
As a result of the recent rains experienced in the parish, Bill Fontenot, St. Landry Parish president, lifted the burn ban put in place on Oct. 14, effective Tuesday.
New data for September on not-seasonally-adjusted employment in Louisiana show unemployment rates dropped in seven of the state’s nine metropolitan statistical areas from the same period a year ago.
The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff.
Oct. 27
Michael Javon Albert, Sr., 31, 200 block of North Walnut Street, Opelousas. No seat belt. Arrested by Louisiana State Police.
A wreck involving three vehicles occurred shortly before 8 a.m. Tuesday on U.S. 190 at Martin Luther King Drive in Eunice. One woman was taken to Acadian Medical Center for possible treatment, Deputy Police Chief Richard Daigle said. Westbound traffic was detoured on Moosa Boulevard. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
A wreck involving three vehicles occurred about 7:15 a.m. Tuesday on U.S. 190 at Martin Luther King Drive in Eunice. One woman was taken to Acadian Medical Center for possible treatment, Deputy Police Chief Richard Daigle said. Westbound traffic was detoured on Moosa Boulevard.
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.
