Jan. 16
Dana Lynn Leblanc, age 33, 339 E. Gloria Switch Rd., Lafayette, LA, hold for deputies, hold for outside agencies, 10 counts of monetary instrument abuse.
When it comes to economic development, it’s “boom” over books.
A proposed library tax for St. Landry Parish– which would finance establishing a parish- wide library system – is gaining no ground with one local economic development official.
The Eunice City Council on Tuesday night called a May 3 election to ask voters to re-allocate the capital improvement sales tax.
The proposed change would give the city access to up to 10 percent more of the tax revenue on a one-time emergency basis in any given fiscal year.
By their very definition, sidewalks and parking lots are not the same.
And Tuesday night’s meeting of the Eunice City Council marked a re-defining moment in what many have called a problem that has been growing in downtown Eunice for the last eight years.
Dudley Melancon, Jr., age 25, 1834 Prayer House Rd., Opelousas, LA, 1st degree robbery, hold for deputies.
Tuesday, January 14
0812 Simple burglary reported at the Dresser building.
1131 Traffic crash reported in the area of 1st Street and Maple Avenue.
1233 Disturbance reported in the 300 block of South 2nd Street.
David Savoy, center, was elected president of the Acadia Parish Police Jury Tuesday night with Robert Guidry, left, as vice president. Richard “Dickie” Latiolais, right, was reappointed secretary-treasurer
David Savoy of Church Point was elected president of the Acadia Parish Police Jury Tuesday night, succeeding A.J. “Fatty” Broussard, who had held that seat for the last two years.
January 14
Jacob Porche, 27, 938 Highway 13; probation warrant.
Jan. 14
Ted Juke Zerangue, age 55, 2813 Seven Arpents Road, Arnaudville, LA, simple battery involving domestic violence.
Jamarcus D. Tezeno, age 22, 849 Bolden Road, Palmetto, LA, possession of schedule I drug with intent to distribute.
Monday, January 13
0721 Traffic crash reported in the area of 190 West and 8th Street.
0759 Traffic crash reported at LSUE.
1144 Traffic crash reported in the area of Hwy. 190 and Bobcat.
1539 Extra patrol requested at the Holiday Inn in Eunice.
January 13
Jerome Guillory, 36, 3125 East Laurel Avenue; possession of marijuana, violation of uniform CDS, possession of drug paraphernalia.
Deonte Daigle, 18, 100 Crestview Loop; possession of marijuana, violation of CDS drug free zone, possession of drug paraphernalia.
IberiaBank announced Monday that it will buy Teche Federal Bank, which has a branch in Eunice, in a stock deal valued at about $161 million.
IberiaBank is headquartered in New Iberia; Teche Federal operates out of Lafayette.
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.
