The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff.
Sept. 28
Derek L. Chautin, 47, 100 block of Raymond Meche Lane, Arnaudville. Operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Arrested by Arnaudville Police Dept.
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio logs.
Sept. 25
08:00 Abandoned bike a College and Mamie.
08:25 Horse across from rice dryers.
10:10 Woman in the 200 block of South Beulah needs to file a theft report.
The following are arrests by Eunice police.
Arrests
Sept. 26
James K. Guillory, 60, 400 block of East Dean Street, Eunice. Theft and criminal mischief, failure to return or surrender leased moveable.
Sept. 27
From the September 1975 files of The Eunice News
New teachers this fall at Eunice Junior High are Danny Chachere, science and PE; Donna Bordelon, reading; Jean Sonnier, English; Sheila Loeb, Louisiana history and civics; and Clarence Taylor, science. Freddie Alfred is principal.
Gov. Jared Sanders used a gold pen presented to him by Dr. Jules Vidrine of Mamou to sign the act carving Evangeline Parish from St. Landry in June 1910. It was a momentous event in southwest Louisiana, but getting the legislation to the governor’s desk hadn’t been easy.
State Fire Marshal H. "Butch" Browning, third from left, said the deaths of a Eunice mother and her two daughters Sunday was a murder-suicide. Browning spoke at news conference Monday afternoon at the Eunice City Hall. Browning said Carla Watford, 39, shot Julie Watford, 16, and Jayia Watford, 9, in the master bedroom of a house at 750 S. 4th St., early Sunday morning, the set the house on fire before killing herself. From left, are Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot; Lance Carruth, assistant chief with the fire marshal's office; Browning; and Eunice Fire Chief Mike Arnold. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
A Eunice mother shot her 16- and 9-year-old daughters with a handgun, set their home on fire and then shot herself, State Fire Marshal H. “Butch” Browning Jr. said Monday at a news conference at the Eunice City Hall.
A 2-year-old child was killed and three others were injured in a crash that occurred at about 10 a.m. Sunday on La. 754 near Alton Road in St. Landry Parish, a news release from Louisiana State Police Troop I reported.
Two juveniles injured in the wreck were taken to local hospitals.
Pat and Alice Morrow
(Submitted Photo)
Three Tri-Parish couples will be honored by the Community Foundation of Acadiana with its 2015 Leaders in Philanthropy Award.
The awards luncheon is scheduled Nov. 3 at the Cajundome Convention Center. Doors open at 11 a.m., and the program is from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The Eunice Symphony Orchestra is planning a free outdoor concert at 4 p.m. Oct. 3 at the Circle Park on Park Avenue. The rain date is at 4 p.m. Oct. 10.
A prayer day for local law enforcement is scheduled at noon Sept. 29 in the Eunice City Hall lobby.
St. Michael, the patron saint of police officers, is celebrated on Sept. 29, said Deacon David Guillory.
For more information, contact Guillory at 337-457-8107.
St. Landry Parish public school enrollment decreased to 14,452 students, about a 1 percent decrease while total enrollment at Eunice area schools rose by nearly 2 percent.
The current year enrollment numbers are as of Sept. 18. The 2014 enrollment numbers were as of Sept. 19.
A bobcat kitten feeds from a bottle. (Submitted Photo)
Almost two years after they passed through Eunice on their way to the Louisiana Bobcat Refuge, bobcats Hissy Fit aka Wild Child and Bitty Bit are back in the wild.
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.
