Eunice police report arresting David LeBlanc, 26, of the 400 block of La. 178, Church Point, on Friday on a bench warrant for Allen Parish on charges of possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
A 62-year-old man was threatened with a shotgun then beaten with the gun in an attempted armed robbery at about 1 a.m. Saturday in the 600 block of Nimitz Street, Eunice police report.
The victim was treated and released at Acadian Medical Center.
Jacob Brown conducts an auction at Brown’s Auction east of Eunice off U.S. 190.
(Submitted Photo)
People sat on the edge of their seats when it was Linzay Downs. They sat on the edge of their seats when it was Louisiana Raceway. And now, spectators sit on the edge of their seats at Brown’s Auction.
Disappointing sales tax collections have city officials squeezing dollars even tighter than normal as the Eunice fiscal year heads into its final four months.
An example at February’s City Council meeting is a timely example.
Louisiana’s black bear population has gone from being fragile enough to join the Endangered Species list to restored to a viable level highly unlikely of going extinct.
Deer season dates were the hot topic of discussion at a Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries public comment meeting in Opelousas Thursday night.
St. Landry Parish Council committee agendas and minutes from the Feb. 19 meeting.
PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2015
6 O’CLOCK PM
OLD CITY MARKET, 131 W. BELLEVUE ST.
OPELOUSAS, LOUISIANA
AGENDA
ST. LANDRY PARISH COUNCIL
Jim Butler
By Jim Butler
Almost 50 years of newspapering is a lot of words.
These are the last ones and they are as much personal privilege as poblic interest.
This Week --
Blessing of St. Ed Softball field Monday
The public is invited to the official blessing, ribbon cutting and dedication of the new St. Edmund Softball field on Monday at 3 p.m.
The field, located at 1740 W. Magnolia, is next to St. Ed football stadium.
Cattle prices should remain strong for 2015, after a brief dip during the past two months, according to an LSU AgCenter beef cattle economist.
“Auction barn prices have been down but they’ve rebounded over the past couple of weeks,” said LSU AgCenter economist Ross Pruitt.
Kate Herke, public information and communication representative with the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance, spoke about a savings program at the Eunice Kiwanis Club meeting Thursday. START, the Student Tuition Assistance and Revenue Trust, is a 529 plan under the Internal Revenue Service code, which offers federal and state incentives to fund a college education. For more information, access START at www.startsaving.la.gov. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
Kate Herke, public information and communication representative with the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance, spoke about a savings program at the Eunice Kiwanis Club meeting Thursday.
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio logs.
February 17
1209 Trespass, Walmart.
1524 Shoplifting, Walmart.
1548 Theft, 2nd & Park.
1552 Theft, Walmart.
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.
