Timmy Lejeune
A resolution asking for twice-weekly garbage collection in unincorporated areas, or two carts for those residents, was approved by the St. Landry Parish Council’s public works committee.
Most commercial crawfish peeling operations in Louisiana are winding down, but a labor shortage they faced this season is likely to affect other seafood processors that aren’t in full swing yet.
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio logs.
June 4
12:23 Theft, 1538 W. U.S.190; Occurred May 25.
13:41 Child complaint, 1000 block of East Laurel; Baby left in vehicle, but vehicle left before police arrived.
An Opelousas woman pleaded guilty to stealing a woman’s identity so she could cash a tax refund check worth more than $6,000, U.S. Attorney Stephanie A. Finley said in a news release.
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries invites Louisianans of all ages to fish for free the first weekend in June without a fishing license on any of the state’s public waters.
New books for May at the Eunice Public Library.
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio logs.
June 3
09:27 1230 E. Laurel; Pipe on the road in front of John R. Young Chevrolet.
13:12 Traffic crash, 300 East Laurel; Information exchanged.
The following are arrests by Eunice police.
June 3
Cody Nicholas Ardoin, 22, 2148 Hwy. 95, Eunice; Warrant for theft and five counts of warrant for forgery.
Raesha Tronshanique Joseph, 18, 851 E. Maple, Eunice; Bench warrant on two counts of simple battery and trespassing.
The swimming area at Lakeview Park north of Eunice features a water trampoline and two inflatable water slides. Day passes to the park are: weekend, Saturday and Sunday - $10 per person; weekday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday - $7 per person; Tuesdays, $5 per person; holidays, $10 per person and children 3 and under get in free. (Photo by Claudette Olivier)
Is there anything hotter than a Louisiana summer?
New, blue garbage carts are due to start arriving in Eunice on Monday, St. Landry Solid Waste District officials said.
The carts, which allow trucks operated by one person to pick up garbage, have already been delivered in Opelousas and the rural area between Opelousas and Eunice.
Alisha Ardoin, a medical assistant at the Eunice Community Medical Center, is in the center’s pharmacy. The center d oes not dispense narcotics, but has a wide variety of other drugs. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
The Eunice Community Health Center has its finger on more than the pulse of its patients.
Yancy Fontenot, the center’s executive director, said the free clinic and pharmacy has seen an increase in patients since last summer.
St. Landry Parish’s unemployent rate dipped slightly to 7.8 percent in April from 7.9 percent in March, but remained above the 6.1 percent in April 2014, according to not seasonally adjusted data released Tuesday by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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.
