The following are arrests by Eunice police.
July 10
Walter James Jack Jr., 44, 2900 block of Veteran Memorial La. 13, Mamou; Probation warrant for possession of marijuana.
Lynn Landreneau, 42, 100 block of Faris St., Eunice; Simple assault.
From the July 1945 files of The Eunice News.
Mayor Chester J. Derbes and aldermen J.B. Andrews, Dr. Harry Jenkins, O.A. LaHaye, Standord Laughlin and I.E. Miller have taken their oathes of office, as has Police Chief Cilton Jeansonne.
Old timers will remember the Evangeline Baseball League that stirred south Louisiana passions into the 1950s, earning a reputation as the “Hot Pepper League” because fans were just as likely to see a brawl as a base hit.
Drs. Herry Utomo and James “Jim” Oard talk about their advances in rice breeding over the past year and what they will be focusing on in the upcoming year. The duo were the fifth of six stops along the field tour that focused on weed control, rice breeding, pathology, entomology, hybrid breeding and genetics and agronomy, during the annual Rice Research Station Field Day July 1. (Photo by Jeannine LeJeune/The Post-Signal)
At the opening of the 106th annual Rice Field Day at the Rice Research Station, there were droves of farmers and industry personnel on hand to learn all they could about the latest advances in rice from researchers and commissioners, professors and more.
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s legalization of same-sex marriage, the Louisiana Justice of the Peace and Constable’s Association is awaiting an opinion from the state Attorney General’s Office on whether justices must perform marriages.
Purchasing a same-sex marriage license may be easier for same-sex couples than finding a religious house to marry in, and so far, one of the only religious denominations willing to marry these couples will be the Episcopal Church, according to Bishop Morris Thompson Jr.
Registration is open for the youth races of Petit Tour du Teche in Breaux Bridge Aug. 1 and for TDT’s “big” races – including the new ultra marathon, the 410 (miles) de Louisiane – in the fall.
The Eunice News will publish free announcements for candidates in this fall’s primary election.
Coby Clavier
Coby Clavier is announcing his candidacy for the St. Landry Parish Council District 13 seat.
Clavier is a lifelong resident of Eunice. He graduated from Eunice High School in 1998. Clavier has been married 15 years and has three children.
The seventh annual St. Landry Parish Crimestoppers award banquet was held Thursday at Evangeline Downs in Opelousas. Eunice Police Department employees, from left, are Detective Sgt. Sebastian Noel, Detective of the Year; Police Chief Randy Fontenot; Lt. Ryan Young, Officer of the Year; and Angelique Lebouef, Dispatcher of the Year. The officers were voted for the awards by their peers. (Submitted Photo)
The seventh annual St. Landry Parish Crimestoppers award banquet was held Thursday at Evangeline Downs in Opelousas.
Phillip DeVillier
Eunice native and business man, Phillip DeVillier, announced that he is running for District 41 state representative.
DeVillier is a member of the NRA, Delta Waterfowl and the National Turkey Association.
Rep. Mickey Guillory
Rep. Mickey Guillory said he wants legislators to reconvene in Baton Rouge to override Gov. Bobby Jindal’s veto of a cost of living raise for state retirees.
“The governor vetoed the most prominent bill in this area,” Guillory, D-Eunice, said.
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.
