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Teen accused for murder, pleads to lesser charge, gets 33 months
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A Crowley teenager accused of first-degree murder took the state’s offer of accessory after the fact, pleading no contest and getting 33 months at hard labor rather than risk life in prison. Ove Wilson, 15 when arrested in March 2009, was released last week, given credit for time served in the Acadia Parish jail since his arrest. His plea conc...
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Bond reduced for Eunice man arrested on multiple drug charges
Bond for Billy Thomas, charged with several drug counts, has been reduced from $66,500 to $40,000 after a hearing this month. Thomas, 34, of 450 North Cane, is charged with four counts of violatio...
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LSUE to co-host conferences on French education in minority language settings
Louisiana State University Eunice and its Francophone Canadian partners, Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie and Centre de la Francophonie des Ameriques, will be hosting a series of conferences...
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Looking Back
From files of The Eunice News: January 1940 Professor Francis Bulber of the LSU Extension Service is organizing a community chorus in Eunice. W.R. Hill is chairman of the new chorus. Paving, at ...
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Warren "Boo Boo" Gautreaux
Second Courvilles murder defendant seeks dismissal of charge
Dist. Atty. Earl Taylor’s office this week received the Eunice case file regarding the arrests of Quinten Ceasar and Warren Gautreaux, charged by police in November with the first-degree murder of ...
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DeRouen's path to recovery begins following initial surgery
Karl DeRouen, Jr. faces additional surgery in the aftermath of his bicycle’s collision with a pick up truck Monday. Persons close to the family said that following initial surgery Tuesday doctors ...
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Judge delays Soileau sentencing, allowing time for property sale closing
Sentencing of a Eunice woman for 36 counts of monetary instrument abuse and fraud has been re-scheduled for Feb. 23. Lisa Soileau pleaded guilty in December to charges that involved more than $100...
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Hunting rules would allow deer hunters option of up to four antlerless in season
BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC) adopted notices of intent for the 2013-14 hunting season and the 2012-13 Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) General Rules and Regul...
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Vermilion moving to pick new school super
ABBEVILLE – Applications will be accepted Feb. 12-March 5 for superintendent of the Vermilion Parish School Board. Supt. Randy Schexnayder has announced he will retired in August of next year. The...
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Teen gets 33 months in murder case plea bargain
CROWLEY – A teenager accused of first-degree murder took the state’s offer of accessory after the fact, pleading no contest and getting 33 months at hard labor rather than risk life in prison. Ove...
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Landmark Monroe restaurant closing
MONROE – A landmark Monroe restaurant - The Chateau - will close in March. The eatery has operated on Louisville Avenue for more than 45 years. Victor Cascio sold the restaurant to Monroe develo...
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Sex-crime records remained closed in St. Landry
As of this writing, no one within the judicial bureaucracy has responded to last week’s column noting that persons accused of sex crimes get special treatment in St. Landry Parish. Minutiae about ...
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SPORTS
Three Bobcats named to LFCA All-State
Three Eunice High Bobcats were recently selected to the Louisiana Football Coaches Association Class 3-A All-State football team. Junior Taylor Aguillard was named first team kicker after he naile...
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LSWA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL POLLS
CLASS 5A Team Rec. 1st Points Prev 1, Southwood 27-0 (11) 131 1 2, Lafayette 26-0 (1) 122 2 3, Walker 22-3 109 3 4, Northshore 22-4 100 4 5, Natchitoches Central 21-5 84 6 6, Zachary 19-3 ...
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LSWA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL POLLS
CLASS 5A Team Rec. 1st Points Prev 1, Scotlandville 23-2 (12) 144 1 2, Ouachita 17-6 129 3 3, Airline 20-5 113 4 4, West Monroe 19-5 106 5 5, Westgate 20-3 92 2 6, East St. John 17-5 85 6 ...
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Eunice falls to Red Devils
The Port Barre High Red Devils pulled away from the Eunice High Bobcats in the final minutes to claim a 34-27 victory in 4-3A action Friday at the Bobcat gym. The Bobcats had a 26-24 lead in the...
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Bobcats, Blue Jays ready for baseball season
Eunice High School and St. Edmund are both looking forward to the challenges ahead this season, coaches told the Eunice Kiwanis Club last week. Bobcat Coach Scott Phillips told Kiwanians he has lo...
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Lady Jays grab win over WCA
Every win puts the Lady Jays closer to their goal of making the playoffs. St. Edmund improved to 13-8 overall and 9-2 in District 6-1A play with a 45-33 win over Westminster Christian Academy (8-1...
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St. Landry arrests
Feb. 3 Wilbert James Istre, Jr., age 37, 331 June Street, Eunice, La., two counts of unlawful presence of a sex offender, two counts of failure to register as a sex offender, criminal trespass, ...
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Police Reports
Thursday, Feb. 2 0738 Investigation, drugs found, 100 block Jeanne. 0939 Fight, 1600 block W. Vine. 1006 Disturbance, Sunrise Community. 1030 Report of drugs, 1900 block W. Oak. 1046 Investiga...
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Eunice Arrests
Feb. 2 Neal Jude Tahan, 42, 181 Jeanne St.; possession of drug paraphernalia, expired license plates. Nicholas Brock Boone, 24, 441 Eula; possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of Schedule ...
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Xavier Thomas, a pre-k student at Glendale Elementary, browses through a book during the school s annual Scholastic Book Fair held this week.
Xavier Thomas, a pre-k student at Glendale Elementary, browses through a book during the school's annual Scholastic Book Fair held this week.
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LIFESTYLE
Students of the Year named at St. Edmund Catholic School
Students of the Year at St. Edmund Catholic School were honored and recognized Wednesday. Receiving Fifth-Grade Student of the Year was Joshua Shaine McGee, Eighth-Grade Student of the Year went t...
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Present for the Eunice Branch NAUW 28th year breakfast celebration were, sitting from left, Gladys L. Blount and Adressie C. Francois, both honorees and charter members. Standing from left are Patricia Harris, new inductee; Pamela Robinson, Sandy Guidry, new inductee; Linda P. Armstrong, South Central Sectional Director; Henrietta Dupre, Denise W. Antoine, honoree and Branch President; Joyce Neville, Lelia Adams, Patricia Harrison and Carolyn Baldwin, honoree. Each honoree in attendance was given time to make remarks and given a gift of remembrance of the event.
New members inducted into Eunice NAUW
Members of the Eunice branch of the National Association of University Women celebrated their 28th Chapter year recently by attending breakfast and inducting two new members, then attending church ...
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Irving Dancers to perform at Irving Awards
The Irving Dancers are to perform at the upcoming Eunice Player’s Theatre’s Irving Awards on Saturday. The dancers are from Oliva Dodd’s Studio of Dance. In keeping with the theme of the event, “A ...
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OBITUARIES
Deaths Elsewhere
Baptist camps manager RUSTON – Services will be Feb. 11 for retired Southern Baptist camp manager Joe Backus. He died Feb. 1 at age 82. He helped organize Acadian Baptist Center in Eunice and w...
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Joe Backus, Acadian Baptist Center organizer
RUSTON – A Celebration of His Life Memorial Service for Joe Carroll Backus, 82, of Ruston, will be held at 10 a.m. February 11, 2012 at Cook Baptist Church in Ruston, La. Dr. Mike Holloway will of...
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Fredrick Duplechain, welder-inspector
EUNICE~ Fredrick “Fred” Duplechain at Oaklane Wellness & Rehabilitation Center in Eunice on the afternoon of Wednesday, February 01, 2012. He was 67. A Celebration of Life will be held at Ardoin’s...
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