The following roads will be addressed this week, as weather permits, as part of the Smooth Ride Home rural road improvement program.
Phase 1A:
Prairie Contractors is scheduled to be laying asphalt on the following roads as weather permits:
- Meche Road.
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio logs.
May 22
18:09 Traffic stop, 2100 W. Magnolia; Citation.
18:31 Traffic stop; High speed chase. Arrest.
10:26 Traffic crash, 2200 block of West Laurel; Citation.
The following are arrests by Eunice police.
A 41-year-old man died after he was struck by a car while he attempted to cross U.S. 167 near Interstate 49, a report from Louisiana State Police Troop I report stated.
South Louisiana music is commonly called “Cajun” and “Creole” music today, but almost all of it shares common roots in a Louisiana French musical tradition that found its fullest expression on the prairies of south Louisiana.
Becky Perry has won the Mercy Regional Medical Center’s 2015 Mercy Award, which is presented by LifePoint Health. (Submitted Photos)
Becky Perry is Mercy Regional Medical Center’s 2015 Mercy Award winner.
Eunice City Court Judge Terry Hoychick
Eunice City Judge Terry Hoychick says the biggest change in his court was ending Monday evening court, but he also says his faith guides him.
Eunice ham radio operator Tom Dischler speaks at the Eunice Rotary Club on Wednesday. Dischler’s own portable ham radio station, at right, includes a radio and a digital adapter, and the gear can run for 24 hours on one car battery, which he can recharge on a solar charging station. (Photo by Claudette Olivier)
By Claudette Olivier
claudette.olivier@eunicetoday.com
When all else fails, there will always be ham.
Ryan LeJeune of Eunice holds up two of the bass he caught during the Rayovac Fishing League Worldwide Series Texas Division tournament on Lake Texoma. LeJeune won a Ranger Z117 boat with a 90 horsepower outboard engine and $5,000 Ranger Cup Bonus. (Submitted photo)
Most people have to wait until Christmas or tax return time for a new bass boat, but Ryan LeJeune of Eunice earned himself a new vessel by winning the Rayovac Fishing League Worldwide Series Texas Division tournament on Lake Texoma.
Jeanette Police Chief Marvin Grogan was arrested Friday in connection with an investigation into Lipsticks Gentleman’s Club, 6157 Johnston St., Lafayette, a news release from the Lafayette Metro Narcotics Task Force said.
Timmy Lejeune, left, District 11 St. Landry Parish councilman, listens to Katry Martin, right, executive director of the St. Landry Solid Waste Disposal Distict executive director, at the Parish Council meeting Wednesday in Opelousas. Center is Jimmie Edwards, District 12 council member. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
A plan to automate household garbage collection appears to be headed toward trouble in rural St. Landry Parish.
The Eunice Police Department, which is partnering with the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission to reduce the number of fatal and injury crashes in Louisiana, launched “Click It Or Ticket” May 18.
The campaign continues through May 31.
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.
