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More than 20 Eunice Police officers mounted an intense patrol of problem streets for about five hours on Thursday to suppress street crime.

The Eunice Chamber of Commerce held at grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for Gatti’s Pizza, 2224 W. Laurel Ave., Eunice, on Tuesday. Gatti’s is located in the Acadienne Shopping Center and is owned by Byant Gielen.

The group given the responsibility of developing long-term budget and tax solutions to the state’s fiscal woes took up the state’s messy sales tax system Friday, struggling to figure out with economic demographic bears the heavies burden.

With a variety of issues on the agenda for second special session of the Louisiana Legislature, ranging from sales tax exemptions to corporate taxes, Senate President John Alario believes the most endangered part of the governor’s call may involve the personal taxes paid by citizens of the state.

Louisiana lawmakers voted to kill a key part of Gov. John Bel Edwards’ revenue-raising package Wednesday, throwing a wrench in his plan to close the state’s $600 million budget deficit.