The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio logs.
Eunice Farmer’s Market summer set
The Eunice Farmers’ Market will meet on Second Street twice a week, from 1 to 5 p.m. on Wednesdays, and again Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon.
From the June 2006 files of The Eunice News.
The Courtyard at Nick’s and Matthew Vidrine were first-place winners in the Louisiana Main Street annual awards program. Nick’s won for best adaptive re-use of a building and Vidrine was volunteer of the year.
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents cited one subject for alleged amphibian violations and arrested another for alleged drug violations in Evangeline Parish on June 7.
Agents cited Kirk Reed, 41, and arrested Crystal Jones, 40, both from Basile.
The St. Landry Parish Council selected the Daily World as its official journal without discussion and disregarded a lower bid from The Eunice News.
The Daily World, of Opelousas, bid $5.60 per column inch. The Eunice News bid was $4 column inch.
Listening to a description of Charleston, South Carolina, fire that killed nine firefighters are, seated from left, Eunice firefighters Capt. Brett Fontenot, Capt. Garrett DaVille, operator Chase Brown, Capt. Blake Smith and Capt. Jeremy Faulkner. Eunice firefighter Many Sandoval, operator, is standing in the background. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
For three days about 100 firefighters attended a leadership conference at LSUE last week learning about safety.
Some of the lessons are hard-earned.
Andrew Hundley
Andrew Hundley, who was sentenced to life without parole for the murder of 14-year-old Terri Elizabeth Pitre of Eunice in 1997, walked out of the Baton Rouge State Police Barracks after being released on June 9.
The Eunice News won 10 awards including six first-place awards in the Louisiana Press Association’s annual newspaper competition.
The awards were announced during Saturday’s awards luncheon in Lake Charles.
Garland Forman
Garland Forman’s passion for journalism began at an early age.
A Washington man who left a fake prescription and his 8-year-old son at the Maple Avenue Pharmacy, led police on a high-speed chase to LSUE, Eunice Police Detective Robert Brickley said.
The following are arrests reported by St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz.
June 17
Clinton Joseph Pitre Jr., 43, 4300 block of Highway 31, Opelousas. Two counts of simple battery involving domestic violence. Arrested by Leonville Police.
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio logs.
June 16
06:18 Man said he ran off four teens from his rent house at 2nd and Gum. Would like an officer to tell them not to return.
07:49 Female needs help removing a snake.
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.
