A man went into the Eunice Walmart store at about 3 a.m. Saturday with a juvenile, Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot said.
Things went downhill from there and the man started making derogatory and threatening comments to employees, Fontenot said.
Flooding on Bayou des Cannes on Sunday. (Photo by Tom Dodge)
Walmart and the Walmart Foundation have made a commitment to provide support through cash and in-kind donations of $500,000 to organizations helping with relief efforts for those affected by the floods in Louisiana.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT: NYSE) today announced plans to close 269 stores in the U.S. and globally.
A Walmart Neighborhood Market Store is planned for the northeast corner of St. Mary and U.S. 190. The site is to be annexed into the city of Eunice. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
A $3 increase in the basic natural gas rate charge was approved by Eunice aldermen Tuesday night without any public comment.
The increase is on the first 1,000 cubic feet of gas.
At 12:20 p.m. Friday, officers from Eunice police responded to multiple reports of two men with handguns inside the Eunice Walmart. The store was immediately evacuated, and after searching the store, officers did not locate any such individuals or firearms. (Photo by Claudette Olivier)
At 12:20 p.m. Friday, officers from Eunice police responded to multiple reports of two men with handguns inside the Eunice Walmart. The store was immediately evacuated, and after searching the store, officers did not locate any such individuals or firearms. (Photo by Claudette Olivier)
