The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio logs.
April 6
06:21 900 block of North 4th; Man wants to speak to an officer about a friend who took his vehicle and he wants its back.
A fourth annual balloon release is planned at 11:30 a.m. Thursday on the steps of the Eunice City Court, 300 South 2nd St., Eunice, for CASA of St. Landry Inc.
Three Eunice men ran into trouble Saturday when they were stopped from stealing a boat, St. Landry Parish Sheriff Office Lt. Clay Higgins said.
A complaint was called in at 6:24 p.m. and a deputy was dispatched by 6:26 p.m. to the 1100 block of La. 13 north., Higgins said.
Planting corn at the LSU AgCenter Dean Lee Research and Extension Center in Alexandria. (Photo by Craig Gautreaux)
Louisiana agriculture as a whole contributed $12.7 billion to the state’s economy in 2014, as reported in the 2014 Ag Summary from the LSU AgCenter, which was released today online.
Eunice police nabbed two men and charged them with simple burglary of the Dairy Queen Brazier on U.S. 190 Saturday.
Police Chief Randy Fontenot said, “There was a door that was accidentally left open, but they broke in through a window. I guess not knowing a door was unlocked.”
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio logs.
The following are Eunice police arrests reported by Police Chief Randy Fontenot.
April 2
Leonard James Miller, 28, 421 Cotton St., Eunice; Possession with intent to distribute Schedule II drugs and driving under suspension.
Damaged Louisiana State Police vehicle. (Photo from Louisiana State Police)
UPDATE:
A two vehicle head-on crash on La. 86 near Lake Teche Road has claimed the life of Albert Broussard, Loreauville’s mayor, and left two others injured in local hospitals, Louisiana State Police report in a news release.
New Acadia Project researchers will share their as they share discoveries from their 2014-2015 winter field expedition at the Acadian Cultural Center at 11 April 18.
The presentation by researchers Maegan Smith and Christian Sheumaker is free and open to the public.
April 1944
Several runway lights at the Eunice Airport were damaged and stolen. (Photo by Claudette Olivier)
Several runway lights at the Eunice Airport were stolen and damaged Thursday evening, and airport manager Drew Miller estimates the repairs and replacements will cost the city about $500.
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.
