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Eunice Police Radio log

Myra Miller

Monday, October 25, 2021

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. October 22 04:53 Suspicious person in the 900 block of West Vine. 07:48 Caller in the 100 block of Pearl advised that her child will not get ready for school.

Cheryl Fournerat Fruge

Myra Miller

Monday, October 25, 2021

Cheryl Fournerat Fruge passed away on Saturday, October 23, 2021 at the age of 69. A Memorial Service will be held from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. on Thursday, October 28, 2021 at Quirk & Son Funeral Home of Eunice.

News notes items

News notes

Myra Miller

Monday, October 25, 2021

CDA leads Rosary daily in October Every day during the month of October, Court Eunice 208 Catholic Daughters of the Americas will be leading a rosary at 5:30 p.m. in the rosary garden at St. Anthony’s Church. The public is invited. St. Francis BBQ dinner sale Nov. 7 St.

The 2022 Get It Growing Lawn and Garden Calendar is now available from the LSU AgCenter. Nadine Melancon’s photo of a bee on a cosmos flower graces the cover. These annual flowers bloom summer through fall and come in colors of purple, pink, orange, red and white. The daisy-like flowers attract bees, birds and butterflies and prefer full sun and survive poor soil conditions.

2022 AgCenter Get It Growing calendar now on sale

Rebecca Chaisson

Friday, October 22, 2021

With a new year soon arriving, the LSU AgCenter has released the latest edition of the Get It Growing calendar — a resource that pairs seasonal horticulture tips with inspiring photos from Louisiana landscapes.

Abundant nectar produced by goldenrod attracts pollinators such as bees. (Photo by Heather Kirk-Ballard/LSU AgCenter)

Don’t blame the goldenrod — it’s the ragweed!

Rebecca Chaisson

Friday, October 22, 2021

If you are like me, you suffer from seasonal allergies — sneezing, headaches, itchy eyes and cough, all due to pollen from local, native plants that bloom in autumn. Among many culprits, two of the most common are goldenrod and ragweed.

Acadia Parish assessor releases map app

Rebecca Chaisson

Friday, October 22, 2021

Hundreds of people traffic the Acadia Parish Assessor’s Office website each week in search of parcel maps and property ownership information.

Shouldn’t America be happier?

Rebecca Chaisson

Friday, October 22, 2021

Despite the many blessings of living in America, why aren’t more Americans happy? According to World Population Review, the 2021 World Happiness Report ranks America as the 19th happiest out of 146 countries.

Is Halloween cursed this year?

Rebecca Chaisson

Friday, October 22, 2021

Someday we will all laugh about Halloween 2021. We may be laughing maniacally in padded cells, but we will laugh.

Hard part was getting on the bike

Rebecca Chaisson

Friday, October 22, 2021

The Old Spanish Trail that crossed south Louisiana owed its existence in part to a bicycle craze that swept America in the late 1890s, and south Louisiana was just as crazy as the rest of the nation. The fad put a spotlight on Jennings for a short while.

U.S. Department of Justice

Arnaudville stockman pleads guilty to stealing COVID money

Rebecca Chaisson

Friday, October 22, 2021

An Arnaudville stockman has pleaded guilty to receiving over $70,000 in COVID-19 losses from the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). Burnell Gabriel Zachary, 37, of Arnaudville, made the plea before U.S. Magistrate Judge Carol Whitehurst, according to a news release from acting U.S.