The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported 16 recent bookings into the parish jail.
Arrested were the following persons:
Capitane Pat Frey leads the courir, freezing rain, sleet and all.
One item that no one -- residents or visitors -- will be giving up for the Lenten season is talking about the freezing, wintry Mardi Gras of 2014 in Eunice.
Monday, March 3
2040 Ungovernable child reported in the 200 block of Acadia Street.
2156 Waiting for closing requested at Bayou Gold Casino; resulted in arrest.
2158 Drug violation reported in the 3500 block of US Hwy. 190.
March 3
John Luther Babineaux, 66, 267 Donald Pekins Road, Pitkin; DWI, careless operation.
Tyronne Tyler, 47, 100 East Oak Street; possession of schedule two drugs.
A green bear Mardi Gras throw
Eunice's "Le View Mardi Gras De Cajuns" annual run went on as scheduled Tuesday despite freezing off-and-on rain and some sleeting weather conditions.
Temperatures are expected to dip into the upper 20s tonight, following an afternoon of freezing rain and an evening of patchy freezing drizzle.
The Eunice Courir de Mardi Gras was wending its way along La. 29 at 1 p.m., slogging through wind, rain and ice on the annual Fat Tuesday run.
A 3 p.m. parade in downtown Eunicewill hail the runners return to the city as they head to a courir-ending gumbo dinner.
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a winter weather advisory for all of southeast Texas and central Louisiana, and most of southwest and south central Louisiana. The only locations not in the advisory are Cameron, Vermilion, Iberia, lower St. Martin, and St. Mary Parishes.
Friday, February 28
1035 Traffic stop reported in the area of Ulysess and Fuselier; resulted in arrest.
1210 Traffic crash reported in the area of North Magnolia.
1457 Shoplifting reported a Winn Dixie
1539 Traffic crash reported at Raceway.
State Police reported today that gas is no longer leaking from a blown-out well south of Eunice, but that the scene remains unstable enough to require a continuing cordon around the area.
Now that is some beads.
Forecasts of downright dreary weather don't dampen plans for Tuesday's Courir de Mardi Gras and the mid-afternoon parade which concludes it.
February 28
Danielle Rena Ardoin, 29, 408 North Fontenot Street, Ville Platte; possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, no seatbelt.
Monique Brasseaux, 32, 4927 Duralde Highway; Unauthorized use of a food stamp.
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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.
