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Weather causes some changes in I-49 ramp closure schedule in St. Landry
The following ramp closures on I-49 in St. Landry Parish are being revised due to weather delays. The ramps will be closed for cleaning and sealing of pavement joints, dirt work, guard rail work, ...
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Several I-49 ramp closures scheduled in St. Landry
La DOTD advises that the following ramps on I-49 in St. Landry Parish will be closed for embankment widening. 10/31/11 Monday Northbound Sunset Off and On Ramp 6:00a...
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Defeated Evangeline clerk candidate booked on conspiracy count
VILLE PLATTE – Police are tight-lipped on particulars of conspiracy charge against defeated Clerk of Court candidate Joseph Gregory Tate. Tate, 54, was booked into the City Jail on Thursday on one ...
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Iota man gets 10 years in federal pen in meth case
An Iota man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison this week conspiracy to distribute meth. Justin Regan, 28, will have five years supervised probation following his jail time. Also sentenced ...
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Eunice man awaits sentencing in federal steroid case
A Eunice man will be sentenced in December for his part in a steroid trafficking ring operating out of Lake Charles. Ronald Lee Bert Fontenot, 23, is one of 13 defendants accused of converted powde...
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Jennifer Cormier
Walmart employees foil two alleged shoplifting attempts within three hours Wednesday
Walmart security foiled two unrelated alleged shoplifting attempts Wednesday within hours of each other, Eunice Police report. At 11:45 a.m., police responded to Walmart in reference to an alleged ...
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Soileau
Several questions remain in Soileau case; one --where is he? -- answered
A number of questions are raised as investigators piece together the latest mayhem allegedly inflicted on society by Brian Keith Soileau. Answers for some have been reached; others are still being ...
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Garland Coates
Texas man allegedly jumped on train for a ride
A Texas man was arrested here yesterday after allegedly sneaking onboard a Union Pacific freight train. Eunice Police said they received calls Wednesday morning from witnesses reporting seeing a ma...
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Council creates veterans memorial board, okays loan of $60K to Community Action Agency
OPELOUSAS – By an 11-1 vote, the St. Landry Parish Council named five members to the Board of Control accepting the donation of land for a proposed St. Landry Parish Veterans Memorial Park. The cou...
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One St. Landry assistant school super, Olivier, resigns
Area media reported early this afternoon that Assistant St. Landry Superintendent of Schools has resigned. School Board employees would not confirm for the record the report, though some indicated...
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From the Files ... Oct. 1990.. EHS names homecoming court; election winners include lottery backers
From files of The Eunice News: October 1990 Named to the Eunice High homecoming court were Lesley Manuel, Kristin Bass, Tara Fruge, Mike Dupre, Mayoshe White, Kimberly Bell, Merinda Arvie, Nancy ...
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Eunice High graduation rate increases, dropout rate way down
The percentage of Eunice High School students who graduated in four years increased slightly last year and its dropout rate fell by 50 percent. According to the La. Dept. of Education, the state Co...
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At last, Charles Drew Cobras of '65 get back together, share success stories, memories
By Myra Miller myra.miller@eunicetoday.com After graduation, the Charles Drew High Class of 1965, one of St. Landry Parish’s last segregated classes, spread to the four corners to pursue, successf...
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Marquita Demouchet
Eunice Police say Breaux Bridge trio in Walmart TV thefts was actually a quartet
The Breaux Bridge trio accused of stealing televisions from the Eunice Walmart has turned into a quartet. On June 11, Eunice police arrested three Breaux Bridge men following a chase that began at ...
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Tina Rollins
Widow seeks to raise awareness of motorcycle safety issues
One year ago this month, Tina Rollins’ husband, a motorcycle enthusiast, was killed while riding his bike by a drunk driver in a Suburban, who was later charged with improper left turn, DWI and veh...
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Fisher says chief abused power when he closed club Sunday; Dies said club posed public safety threat
Community activist and nightclub owner George Fisher is calling for Eunice Police Chief Ronald Dies’ ouster after police closed down his club Sunday night. In response, Dies said that Fisher’s nigh...
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Boudin - light and dark -- in spotlight at Liberty, Cultural Center
Members of the Southern Foodways Alliance will be attending a special “food-themed” performance of the “Rendez-vous des Cajuns” Cajun Music Radio and TV Show at the Liberty Theater, Eunice, LA on S...
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Volunteer firemen walk away from the Chrysler 300 struck by a train while sitting on the railroad tracks Sunday night.
UPDATE: Leona Withers killed in train collision, Larry Gallien charged with DWI vehicular homicide
A Lake Charles man has been charged with DWI and vehicular homicide after an accident Sunday night in Eunice left one woman dead and two other individuals seriously injured. Leona Withers, 44, of L...
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A Chrysler 300 sits where it came to rest after being struck by a train in Eunice Sunday night. The woman occupying the front passenger seat was killed.
Train hits car sitting on Eunice track; Lake Charles woman killed, two passengers critically injured; driver may have been drunk
A Lake Charles woman was killed and two other people critically injured when the car driven by her husband was hit by a train in Eunice Sunday night. Police said the car was sitting on the track ne...
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Anthony Potier
Breaux Bridge trio arrested after allegedly stealing TVs from Eunice Walmart, leading police on chase
Three Breaux Bridge men stand accused of stealing several flat-screen televisions from the Eunice Walmart and fleeing police in a chase through Acadia Parish and on Interstate 10. Eunice Police rep...
Jun 17, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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33-year firefighter and five-year Eunice Chief Wayne Lavergne.
Lavergne, fire chief for five years, retiring
His wife told Wayne Lavergne to put up or shut up. He’s putting up, and will retire from the Eunice fire chief’s job on July 31. He reached full pension retirement status three years ago and has be...
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Accident at 7th and Laurel; injured driver flees scene
Eunice Police are searching for the driver of a white Chevy, who they say fled the scene Thursday afternoon after running a stop sign, colliding with another truck, and crashing into a telephone po...
Jun 16, 2011 | 1 1 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Savoy, bridge-jumping kidnapper, gets 12 years
Mark Savoy will serve 12 years in prison for the second-degree kidnapping of his estranged wife and the flight from police that ensued, ending when he jumped from a bridge in the Atchafalaya Basin....
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Honoring Iota Marine's sacrifice
After graduating from Iota High in 2008, Matthew Richard had to wait until he turned 18 to join the Marine Corps. Now Iota and Acadiana, hearts broken, mourn his loss. Matthew, taciturn with a seem...
Jun 16, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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