Coroner’s proposal put on hold

From left, Dr. Zebediah Stearns, coroner, and Toby Savoy, chief investigator. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
From left, Dr. Zebediah Stearns, coroner, and Toby Savoy, chief investigator. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

The Eunice Board of Aldermen put a hold on a request to construct a cooler next to the Southeast Community Center. St. Landry Parish Coroner Dr. Zebediah Stearns and Toby Savoy, chief investigator, appeared at Tuesday’s meeting. Stearns, in a letter to Mayor Scott Fontenot, stated land south of 131 City Ave. would be an ideal location for the construction of a morgue due to its proximity to existi…