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The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff.

Dec. 21

From the December 1953 files of The Eunice News.
A Eunice teenager returning from a trapping trip with two friends was killed when they vehicle turned over on La. 26 north of the city.
The Rotary Club named auto dealer Otere LaHaye its Citizen of the Year.

Today we know the jolly old elf who brings presents to good children on Christmas as Santa Claus. But he went by several names in Louisiana in days gone by, and Santa wasn’t one of them.

Never say never, and that’s Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot’s motivation to send some of his officers to an active shooter training event this coming spring.

There are only five shopping days left to get those last-minute Christmas presents, and several locals shared their gift ideas.