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Mayor to utility customers: Pay up or do without
BASILE – Mayor Berline Boone has had enough of utility customers who don't pay their bills on time and says there'll be no more extensions. In a statement this week, Boone advised customers that th...
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Ryan Courville
Brothers allegedly bash car with brick
Two brothers were arrested Sunday night after police alleged they went to another man’s house and attacked his car with a brick. According to Eunice Police, Ryan and Jacob Courville, of 213 Lafayet...
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Picard Center conducts preliminary study into Imagination Library
A preliminary survey shows improvement in family reading and enthusiasm with the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, St. Landry-Evangeline United Way Executive Director Ginger LeCompte said. LeCompte...
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Ja’Marcous T. Walker
Teen allegedly shot at Eunice house with stolen semi-auto
Eunice Police arrested a teen who allegedly shot at a Child Street house with a stolen semi automatic. On Sept. 28, police responded to reports of a house in the 200 block of Child Street struck by...
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Acadia DA drops inciting charge
CROWLEY – The Acadia Parish District Attorney’s Office has changed its mind, dropping an inciting charge against an Iota man. The charge against Logan Fournerat was dismissed at the request of the ...
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Hadley Castille will emcee Liberty show; Babineaux Sisters, Jamie Berzas and Cajun Tradition on playbill
Saturday, October 8, 2011, the weekly "Rendez-vous des Cajuns" Music Show will feature a performance by THE BABINEAUX SISTERS Band, featuring Gracie (age 12) and Julie (age 10), followed by JAMIE B...
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Investigation continues into Sept. 19 beating of bullied pregnant teen; arrests pending, detective says
Juvenile Detective Ron Whaley said investigation is ongoing in the case of a pregnant teen who was brutally beaten, and said that despite a lack of cooperation from parents, charges are pending in ...
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Looking Back
From files of The Eunice News: October 1934 Not withstanding rainy weather, cotton receipts at the three local gins continue to rise, with almost 3,300 bales ginned. The police jury adopted a $6...
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Preliminary litter index results find cigarette butts, abandoned properties major problems
Litter Index scoring has been completed and is in the process of being analyzed, Eunice “Keep America Beautiful” co-chair Donna Baltakis announced Thursday. Last month, the national “Keep America B...
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Mervin Hebert
Trio arrested in burglaries no strangers to law enforcement
Eunice Police Chief Ronald Dies said in a press release that the three individuals arrested following a string of burglaries earlier this week have extensive criminal records. Eunice Police initial...
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Alton “Pete” Landry shows Eunice Rotarians the warning label the Enivironmental Protection Agency has proposed using on all pumps carrying 15 percent ethanol blended gasoline.
Retired chemist warning of dangers in higher ethanol blended fuel
Fifteen percent ethanol fuel will hit the market next year, and although it may be cheaper than ethanol-free gas, retired chemist Alton “Pete” Landry is warning it may not be the best choice. Ethan...
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Grammy-nominated Pine Leaf Boys at Liberty on Oct. 1
Saturday, October 1, 2011, the weekly "Rendez-vous des Cajuns" Music Show presents the Grammy nominated Cajun band THE PINE LEAF BOYS...emcee for the evening will be RAY LANDRY. The "Rendez-vous d...
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Teen who allegedly tried to shoot and kill brother will be handled as juvenile
A 16-year-old who officers say showed no remorse for attempting to kill his older brother will be handled in Juvenile Court rather than face attempted manslaughter charges as an adult. The boy, rec...
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City honors its fallen, and remembers all who wear the nation's uniforms
Eunice honored its soldiers who gave the last full measure in defense of American at Memorial Day ceremonies on Monday, May 30. Speakers representing the VFW, American Legion, city and state govern...
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If it's not too wet, it's too dry; flood threat easing, drought intensifies
By Jim Bradshaw Where else but south Louisiana can half of us be worrying about a flood while the other half sweats over a drought? If there’s a silver lining in our rainless clouds, it’s that...
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The World War II monument to Mowata’s fallen sits behind the St. Lawrence Catholic Church on La. 13 south of Eunice. the World War II Memorial Committee hopes their monument will be recognized by the state for the high price their small community paid in the war.
Mowata paid high price for freedom fight in World War II
MOWATA – This community, located south of Eunice on La. 13, is so small that it can’t be found on many maps. But its contribution to World War II was immense. Forty-nine young men from Mowata heed...
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Eunice 4th-graders ace LEAP, outdistancing parish and state results
By Myra Miller myra.miller@eunicetoday.com Eunice schools aced the 4th grade LEAP testing this spring, while many 8th graders, in a pattern tracking parish and state scores, continued to struggle ...
May 27, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Deseg lawyer's tab final piece in St. Landry school budget puzzle
One difficult piece is all that remains to completing the St. Landry Parish School Board budget puzzle for the next fiscal year. Supt. Michael Nassif intends to propose at the June 2 board meeting ...
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3rd Circuit upholds $15 million award in St. Landry gas explosion, notes victims will suffer all their lives
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a St. Landry jury’s $15 million verdict in a case of an explosion that occurred when an Opelousas man turned the natural gas on at his house after it w...
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As river flow drops, Corps closing Morganza gates
Based on reduced flows in the Mississippi River at Red River Landing, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, has begun closing bays at the Morganza Floodway. One bay had closed Tu...
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Barry Giglio
Two child rape suspects face previous sex charges in Evangeline; all eight remain in St. Landry jail
OPELOUSAS -- Eight men and women accused of rape and incest involving a trio of nine-year-old girls remain in the St. Landry Parish Jail, with bond consideration awaiting formal application. Record...
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Owner says pet pig was people friendly; its killer says otherwise
Its owner says Jackson the micro pot-belllied pig was a people-friendly pet that unfortunately would occasionally get out of its Mamie street yard. Loicy Johnson, according to records, disagrees. H...
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Allegedly drunk teen driver's car plows into another; two seriously injured
A car driven by an allegedly drunk teenager plowed into another at a Eunice intersection Monday night, flipping the vehicle and leaving two persons with serious injuries. According to records the t...
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Eighth suspect in multiple little girls rape-incest case surrenders; their case files closed to public
OPELOUSAS – The last of eight men and women accused of rape and incest on three nine-year-old girls turned himself in Monday to State Police and U.S. Marshals. Lawrence Ricks, Jr., 35, of Ventress ...
May 23, 2011 | 8 8 comments | 37 37 recommendations | email to a friend
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