Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot
Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot is asking people to stay off roads Saturday.
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development released the following road status report in Acadiana at 8:34 a.m. Saturday.
Flooding at the Crestview Apartments in Eunice Saturday morning. (Submitted Photo)
Flooding at the Crestview Apartments in Eunice Saturday morning.
Flooding at the Chevron station on La. 13 in Eunice near The Eunice News Saturday morning. (Submitted Photo)
Flooding in Eunice.
The 1400 block of Yukon Avenue in Eunice was flooded Saturday morning. Portions of U.S. 190 and La. 13 was covered with water Saturday morning. (Photo by Myra Miller)
Widespread flooding is being reported in the Eunice area Saturday morning.
Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot said boat rescues have occurred in what he called the worst flooding he has seen in 34 years.
Widespread street flooding in Eunice has disrupted the printing and delivery schedule for The Eunice News. Delivery of the Sunday edition is scheduled for Sunday.
Due to widespread flooding, delivery of The Eunice News' Sunday edition is now planned for Sunday.
The newspaper’s Sunday edition is normally printed and delivered on Saturday, but printing is planned on Sunday.
With heavy down pours of rain and possible flooding in the forecast today, Eunice city barn workers are hard at work filling sand bags that are made available for Eunice residents. Left, Paul Carrier, and Gerald Leger loaded bags for a Eunice resident. Sandbags are available today until 5 p.m.
City of Eunice will offer sandbags to Eunice residents at the City Barn located on S. Bobcat Drive.
The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.
Aug. 12
Thomas Glen Rouse II, 40, 7200 block of Highway 105, Krotz Springs. Disturbing the peace by intoxication, simple criminal damage to property.
The following are excerpts for the Eunice Police Department radio logs.
Aug. 12
07:10 Wreck at 12th and U.S. 190.
07:29 One person taken to Acadian Medical Center.
07:47 Stolen keys at Tobacco Plus.
08:27 House broken into in 1600 block of Dudley.
Claire Stearns of Eunice, has been named to the University of Dallas Dean’s List for the spring 2016 semester for earning a semester GPA of 3.5 or higher. Stearns is majoring in Economics and Finance.
Among those present at the Saturday Summit meeting at the Rice Palace in Crowley were, seated from left, Danny Wilson, former head of the State Democratic Party Buddy Leach, B.I. Moody III and Mary Werner, candidate for the Public Service Commission; standing, Stephen Edwards, Acadia Parish Tax Assessor Jimbo Petitjean, Milo Nickel, former Louisiana Governor Edwin W. Edwards, Rocky Robin, Billy Trotter, Dawn Trotter and Jerrl Thompson.
Mary Werner, candidate for the Public Service Commission in District 4 in the upcoming election, visited the Crowley Summit Group at the Rice Palace on July 30. She discussed the duties and responsibilities of the Public Service Commission.
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.
