A 92-year-old Lafayette man, Lillard Payne, died as the result of a wreck on Interstate 10 east of Duson at about 8 a.m. Wednesday, Louisiana State Police report.
Shannon Marie Laycock of Lake Charles
Louisiana State Police Troop I troopers arrested a Lake Charles woman Thursday for numerous traffic offenses after she led Troopers on a pursuit lasting 24 minutes.
The Eunice Police Department, which is partnering with the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission to reduce the number of fatal and injury crashes in Louisiana, issued 79 citations from Friday through Thursday.
The grant is broken up into three phases/campaigns.
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio logs
April 29
08:50 Child complaint, 300 South 2nd; Evidence and statement.
09:01 Traffic stop, Maple and LSUE; Citation.
0:28 Traffic stop, Park and Nellie; Citation.
The following are Eunice police arrests.
April 29
Stacie Renae Ogea, 42, 1750 Mercy Road, Eunice; Warrant on a theft charge.
Todd Joseph Porche, 39, 1813 Buzz Lane, Mamou; Warrants for careless operation, hit and run, and principle to theft.
Jehovah’s Witnesses volunteers watch as part of the roof is lifted into place at the Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall on Moosa Boulevard. The hall is expected to be complete by May 10. (Photo by Claudette Olivier)
The new Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall on Moosa Boulevard is expected to be complete by May 10, thanks to the help of about 400 daily volunteers.
Central Middle School in Eunice is to be added to the schools where all school meals are free to students.
Members of the LA Thunder softball team volunteered to help the Eunice Rotary Zydeco Triathlon Saturday at the Louisiana State University Eunice campus. The team handed out waters to athletes. (Photos by Harlan Kirgan)
A record number of athletes participated in the 13th annual Eunice Rotary Zydeco Triathlon Saturday.
Donald Richard, one of the organizing Rotarians, said there were 167 pre-registrations and 15 registrations the day of the race.
“Previously we were around 130 to 140,” he said.
Conner Bertrand, left, a third-grader at St. Edmunds Catholic School, and Laura Miller, a first-grader, show off the signs they made for the 50th Anniversary St. Edmund’s Spring Fair. Miller is the daughter of Aimee and Lee Miller of Eunice, and Bertrand is the son of Denise and Brandon Bertrand, also of Eunice. (Photo by Claudette Olivier)
By Claudette Olivier
Claudette.Olivier@eunicetoday.com
The St. Landry Parish unemployment rate rose to 8 percent in March, up from 7.8 percent in February and 5.7 percent in March 2014, according to not seasonally adjusted data released Tuesday by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz cuts the ribbon during a grand opening ceremony for a new Public Safety Complex in Opelousas on Tuesday. About 400 people attended the ceremony. (Photos by Harlan Kirgan)
Sheriff Bobby Guidroz conducted a tour of the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office Public Safety Complex Tuesday for the hundreds of visitors attending a grand opening ceremony.
A Eunice police patrol officer, Joey Fontenot, was injured in a traffic crash around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday on West Laurel Avenue.
Fontenot was treated for fractures and released fro Acadian Medical Center, Police Chief Randy Fontenot 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.
