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Strain: Ag/forestry will pace state's economic rebound
By Todd C. Elliott todd.elliott@eunicetoday.com One state commissioner said that his department will be a leading sector in the recovery of Louisiana’s budgetary woes. Forestry tops Louisiana’s to...
Mar 29, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Iota man faces gun, drug charges; burglaries counts pending
An Iota man with a pistol and more than $8,000 in his vehicle when stopped for speeding is charged with several felonies and others pending. Garrett James Miller 23, allegedly confessed to St. Land...
Mar 28, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Evidence from the Richard-Sam bust by Eunice Police Department.
Eunice PD nab 5 Lafayette drug violators in 2 days
by Todd C. Elliott todd.elliott@eunicetoday.com Eunice Police nabbed five Lafayette area drug offenders in two days as part of an on going operation of the Eunice Police Narcotics Division, accordi...
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Parish taking road tax show on the road
St. Landry Parish government officials will do their version of off-Broadway over the next month, trying to get a feel of whether their road show will draw support in the fall. The Parish Council v...
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Two women charged after jail mayhem
Two female inmates who allegedly damaged the Eunice jail in an attempt to get time outside their cell are charged with two felonies. Police said Kira Patton, 30, and India Mayne, 18, threw water on...
Mar 27, 2013 | 2 2 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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City of Eunice announces a street closure; street repairs
The City of Eunice Mayor's Office and City of Eunice Street Maintenance Department announces the following street closure: North 12 Street at it's intersection with Hazel Street, north, to its int...
Mar 25, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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From the Files ... March 1990
From files of The Eunice News: March 1990 The Rev. Darryl Hoychick, pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church, has been elected president of Parents Against Drug Dealers. Membership is approaching 10,00...
Mar 24, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Hit and run driver strikes teen on bike
by Todd C. Elliott todd.elliott@eunicetoday.com A suspect driver remains at large after a local teen cyclist was struck by a moving vehicle on Saturday night while riding his bike in downtown Eunic...
Mar 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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From the Files ... March 1978
From files of The Eunice News: March 1978 Louisiana State University Eunice’s spring enrollment hit a record high of 989 in its 10th anniversary year, according to Chancellor Anthony Mumphrey. G...
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Area HIspanics excited about papal selection
Where there’s smoke, there’s history in the making. The Sistine Chapel billowed white smoke – signaling the selection of a new pope on Wednesday – as Jorge Mario Bergoglio, of Argentina, was name...
Mar 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Frankie LaFleur, Sr., businessman, former LSU cheerleader, dies at 73
Services for former LSU cheerleader, businessman and civic leader Frankie Joseph LaFleur, Sr., will be Monday. He died Friday, March 15 at age 73. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Celebrated at 1...
Mar 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Bellard pleads guilty to manslaughter in woman's killing
A Eunice man will be sentenced on May 16 after pleading guilty to manslaughter. Gerald Bellard,was charged with the second-degree murder of Delores Wilkes in March 2011. The two had been drinking ...
Mar 15, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Officers kill pit bull after attack on mail carrier, them
By Todd C. Elliott todd.elliott@eunicetoday.com Eunice police officers killed an aggressive pit bull after it attacked and bit a mail carrier, then turned on two officers who responded to the inci...
Apr 16, 2013 | 2 2 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Workers with Louisiana Radio Communications and Louisiana Crane & Construction help to erect a 180-foot communication tower adjacent to Eunice City Hall on Friday. The tower site was chosen as an alternate after it's original location– which was at the corner of 4th Street and Park Avenue next to the new location of the Jeff Davis Bank– was the cause of some local controversy.
Tower raising expectations for bank and community
By Todd C. Elliott todd.elliott@eunicetoday.com City and bank officials draft an amicable agreement. Construction began Friday on the 180 foot bank communications tower that many are calling a “wi...
Apr 15, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Discovery complete, Gautreaux murder case moves forward
The state has provided Warren Gautreaux’s attorney documents and physical evidence in its murder case against him as jury selection approaches. As is normal in such matters, Judge James Doherty, Jr...
Apr 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Caller kidnapped, kids assaulted, wife raped, an arrest made
On the afternoon of Wednesday, April 10 the Eunice Police Department responded to a residence within the city when the caller stated that they needed to speak to an officer. Upon arrival the calle...
Apr 12, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 24 24 recommendations | email to a friend
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Tax deadline looms
Heads up, all you last-minute taxpayers. The last minute is at hand. Whether you’re going to burn the midnight oil and do it yourself or get in line at an accountant’s office or at the door of a ta...
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Accused of 26 counts, woman pleads to one charge of theft, given probation
Cureese A. Richard will serve three years’ active probation after pleading to a count of theft over $1,000 from Brown Furniture. Judge Ellis Daigle deferred sentencing after she accepted the amende...
Apr 11, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Turbulent weather possible through the night
The underbelly of a cold front that has dumped sleet and snow on the country's interior will spawn thunderstorms as it pushes across Acadiana this afternoon and tonight. Winds gusting to 30 mph or ...
Apr 10, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Corey Pitre and friend just out for a walk? Police don't think so
Maybe it was just a nice night for a walk. Police don’t think so. Responding about 11 p.m. to a University Place complaint about prowlers, police found a man and a woman matching the description gi...
Apr 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Jindal relents, shelfs tax-swap plan, asks legislators to offer alternatives
BATON ROUGE – Gov. Bobby Jindal abandoned his tax swap plan Monday, telling the opening session of the Legislature he’ll do more homework on eliminating the state income tax before again seeking it...
Apr 08, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Rehearsing for the upcoming concert are Maggi Thibodeaux, left, and Annie Huckaby, violinists They are the daughters of Toby and Lisa Thibodeaux of Lawtell and William and Angela Huckaby of Eunice.
Symphony getting ready for Putting on the Ritz
The Eunice Symphony Orchestra will host its twelfth performance next Sunday, April 14 at the Liberty Theater. The program,entitled “Puttin’ On The Ritz”, encourages the audience to dress up as for ...
Apr 07, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Chief says high school 'sexting case' officially closed
by Todd C. Elliott todd.elliott@eunicetoday.com Police Chief Ronald Dies is closing the book on the "sexting" case at Eunice high. He said he will not pursue an attorney general's opinion on wheth...
Apr 05, 2013 | 2 2 comments | 46 46 recommendations | email to a friend
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City's revenues creep past expenses
City of Eunice revenue exceeded expenses through the first eight months of the fiscal year. The latest operating statement, through Feb. 28, shows income of $10.1 million and expenses of $9.98 mill...
Apr 03, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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