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Walmart did not close on the property at the corner of St. Mary Road and U.S. 190, Don Reber, chairman of the Eunice Economic Development Committee, said Thursday.

There was one fewer Eunice High Bobcat fan cheering in the stands for the homecoming game Friday night, and the absence of Julia Watford will never be forgotten by her classmates, including best friend Meghan Guillory.

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

Oct. 2

St. Ed elementary and high school campuses were released from a lockdown about 2:35 p.m. Thursday following an incident in the city this morning, said Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot.

Kenneth Scott Prather, 34, of Branch, has been indicted on a second-degree murder charge in the June shooting death of Jordy Bellard, KATC is reporting.