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Police remind kids, parents of Eunice curfew hours, enforcement intentions
Police Chief Ronald Dies wants kids under 17 and their parents to know his officers will strictly enforce the Eunice curfew ordinance. “Kids are already started to push the limits, staying out late...
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Maj. Gen. Bennett C. Landreneau, adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, briefs Governor Bobby Jindal on a project to raise a levee due to potential flooding at the southern end of Krotz Springs. The Louisiana National Guard is working jointly with local, state and parish officials on a nearly two-mile long levee that will add one to nine feet of protection for 240 homes outside of the town’s ring levee when the Morganza Spillway is opened.
Guard raising levee near Krotz Springs as Atachafalaya swells
By Sgt. Rebekah Malone Public Affairs Office KROTZ SPRINGS – Louisiana National Guardsmen from the 139th Regional Support Group and the 225th Engineer Brigade helped raise a levee to protect 240 ...
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Library system begins evaluation process
Opelousas-Eunice Library Control Board President Estelle Perrault said the goal of the library system is to move forward and expand services for its patrons. To that end, Perrault said a number of ...
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Rayne tornado relief concert Sunday
Eight area musicians will donate their time and talent to aid victims of the March 5 tornado that devastated the northwest area of Rayne. The Rayne Knights of Columbus, Council 1897, in close coope...
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United Blood Services reports urgent need for donations; expected flooding affecting community blood supply
United Blood Services, the community blood provider for this region, has reported several blood drives have been cancelled due to the expected flooding in many of the parishes they supply blood to....
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Eunice Farmers Market Saturday
The Eunice Farmers Market will feature the following locally grown and produced items Saturday: Steen's Syrup Popcorn Balls, tea cakes, pecan pralines, blackberries, yellow squash, quince, plum and...
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Library Control Board votes to fire Opelousas-Eunice library director
The Opelousas-Eunice Library Control Board terminated the employment of Director Walter Stubbs at its quarterly meeting Tuesday, Board member Alma Reed stated. Reed said the minutes from the previo...
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McKeiver tapped for Crowley High principal post; Church Point's DeRousselle to central office
CROWLEY – The Acadia Parish School Board on Monday night named James McKeiver interim principal of Crowley High. He has been disciplinarian at Rose Elementary. The board also named Church Point Pri...
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Office of Juvenile Justice seeking input from Acadiana communities on location of juvenile detention center
After failing to secure a suitable location in St. Landry Parish, the Office of Juvenile Justice is now asking Acadiana communities for recommendations for the location of a proposed 72-bed juveni...
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Mathematics professor Lorrie Joubert is presented the LSUE Foundation Teaching Excellence Award by Campus Credit Union Asst. Vice President of Business Development Brian Ainsworth, Campus Credit Union Business Development and Finance Education Coordinator Blaine Grimes and LSUE Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs Stephen Guempel.
Lorrie Joubert receives teaching excellence award at LSUE faculty-staff banquet
Louisiana State University Eunice held its annual Faculty and Staff Appreciation Dinner Friday, honoring retirees and others for their service to the university. Lorrie Joubert, Associate Professor...
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Civil War series - Missouri gets caught in the middle
MAY 10, 1861 – The border state of Missouri was an integral part of the violent tug-of-war over the secession issue. St. Louis, although divided on the issue of secession, had a large population...
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From the Files - May 1944
From files of The Eunice News: May 1944 A Memorial Mass for Lt. Stephen Joseph Bollich, 24-year-old bombadier who died in the Italian campaign on March 27, was held in Mowata. He was the son of Mr...
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This is an architect’s rendering of the St. Landry Parish Veterans Memorial, to be built on land donated by Evangeline Downs.
Veterans Memorial seeks public’s support
Land has been donated for the upcoming St. Landry Parish Veterans Memorial, but donations from the community are needed to make it a reality, Committee Chairperson Pat Mason-Guillory said. Ground-b...
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Mayor Kirk Champagne presents a flag to Ulysse Trahan on being selected as Kaplan’s first veteran to be honored for “Thank-A-Vet Day.” Standing behind Trahan is his wife, Margerite.
Kaplan formalizes Thank A Vet Day; three-war soldier honored
LSN KAPLAN -- Nov. 11 is Thank A Vet Day in his Acadian communty. Each year on Veteran’s Day, the mayor and town council will select a living veteran and present him with a U.S. flag as a ‘thank ...
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New chief will pick his own No. 2
The City Council will allow Police Chief-elect Ronald Dies to pick his own No. 2 as deputy chief, a new departmental position. Under a law passed by the Legislature this year, the deputy chief woul...
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Statewide hotline available for reporting louts who litter
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is advocating the public to call the "Litterbug Hotline" whenever they witness somebody littering or observe an illegal dumping site. The ...
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Coach pleads not guilty to fatal accident charges
JENNINGS -- Ville Platte High School Football Coach and Athletic Director Roy Serie pleaded not guilty on Monday to two counts of vehicular homicide and one of first-degree negligent injury. Serie ...
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Ville Platte bank robber still at large
The search continues for a man who robbed a Ville Platte bank on Monday. The suspect entered Hancock Bank about 10 a.m. He did not show, produce or say he had a weapon on him. He only gave a note t...
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Blue Jays at home, Eunice travels for playoffs
St. Edmund plays at home and Eunice travels in the first round of the high school football playoffs. St. Edmund, ranked 7th, hosts No. 26 Delcambre. Eunice, ranked 23rd, takes Highway 13 to No. 1...
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He heard 'go and preach gospel' and he's preached, and preached, and preached
ZACHARY - Many people know him as Mr. Stewart. Others as Mack Stewart Jr., Th.D. Plenty of folks, however, know him simply as Brother Mack, pastor of Second Baptist Church in nearby Jackson, for ne...
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Area woman killed driving wrong way on interstate
Arrangements are pending for a Eunice-area woman killed driving the wrong way on Interstate 110 in Baton Rouge on Thursday night. According to police, Dana Brooke Veillon, 27, of 1955 Navy Road, dr...
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Trial date set for alleged bat bandit
A December trial date has been set for a Eunice man accused of beating another with a bat and robbing him in 2009. The suspect has been arrested four times since allegedly committing that armed rob...
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Alleged 'kidnapper-jumper' withdraws motion; trial still set this month
As the hearing began Thursday, accused kidnapper Mark Savoy withdrew his motion to quash the charges, allowing the case to move forward to jury selection and trial. Savoy is accused of kidnapping h...
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Police chief-elect Ronald Dies, right, and Detective Capt. Richard Daigle talk during Fire and Police Civil Service Board meeting. In background between them is A.J. Frank, a police chief candidate in the Oct. 2 primary who was reinstated to the department.
Police switch to captain system on hold
Ronald Dies’ election as Eunice’s new police chief has already set change in motion at the Police Department, or more precisely has stopped it. The Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board lea...
Nov 04, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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