The City-Wide MLK Celebration Committee announced this week that it will award scholarships to two students each year.
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Eunice police arrested a suspect Monday in the Easter burglaries for at least four Bengal Village apartments.
This house and car were destroyed by fire Sunday. The fire apparently started in the carport on South 4th Street.
A family that had lived in their South 4th Street home a week lost it and most of their belongings in an early Easter morning fire.
Eunice Fire Department officials said that at 1:21 a.m. on Easter Sunday, trucks were dispatched to a house fire at 531 S. 4th.
Connie Gardner is honored and recognized as the Rotary Club’s Administrative Professional of the Year. The event was held at St. Thomas More on Wednesday as more than $3,000 worth of door prizes were given out to local administrative assistants.
The Rotary Club of Eunice’s Wednesday luncheon at St. Thomas More resembled a Thanksgiving dinner as local businesses gave thanks to area administrative professionals and honored the administrative professional of the year, Connie Gardner.
Tuesday, April 22
0801 Damage to property reported in the 100 block of East Maple Avenue.
0817 Theft reported in the 100 block of University Place; stolen trash can.
1322 Theft reported in the 600 block of North 11th Street.
April 22
Hermandus Dashanski Semien, 20, 720 Young Street, Ville Platte; Criminal damage to property, simple burglary.
Charles Ray Anderson, 33, 560 Lewis Street; Distribution of schedule two drugs, violation of CDS in drug free zone.
Monday, April 21
0635 Theft reported in the 600 block of North 11th Street.
0921 Theft reported in the 400 block of South 6th Street.
1116 Theft reported at Bengal Village; resulted in arrest.
1122 Theft reported at Bengal Village; resulted in arrest.
April 22
Clinton James Knott, age 23, 1412 Hwy. 741, Arnaudville, LA, simple burglary, theft of goods.
Talya Rae Fruge, age 33, 1121 College Rd., Eunice, La, malfeasance in office.
Jade Simone Weaver, age 27, 2412 Hwy. 95, Eunice, LA, malfeasance in office.
April 21
Dwight Anthony Damond, 37, 720 Faris Street; Theft of goods -shoplifting.
Peggy Jane Bergeaux, 40, 1778 Tepetate Road, Basile; Disturbing the peace.
Demarco Lee Chambers, 19, 200 North Young Street, Abbeville; Simple burglary of inhabited dwelling, felony theft.
The Mamou Police Department reported seven recent bookings into the town jail.
Arrested were the following persons:
•Zackery Ellison, 30, 309 Elm St., Mamou, was charged April 15, with theft of utilities. Ellison bonded out of jail the same day.
The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported 10 recent bookings into the parish jail.
Arrested were the following persons:
By Todd C. Elliott
todd.elliott@eunicetoday.com
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.
