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Weston John Deshotel

MAMOU – Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, October 22, 2021 at Ardoin’s Funeral Home Chapel in Mamou for Weston John Deshotel., 94, who passed away Wednesday, October 20, 2021 in Beaumont, Texas. Deacon Chuck Ortego will preside over the funeral services.

Paul Armond LaFleur

Paul Armond LaFleur passed away on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at the age of 60. A Funeral Service will be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday, October 24, 2021 at Quirk & Son Funeral Home of Eunice with Pastor Stacey Miller officiating. Cremation will follow Services.

Eunice Police Arrests report

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. October 20 Robert Hall, 45, 200 block of South Cane, Eunice. Battery of a dating partner, simple assault.

Eunice Police Radio log

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. October 20 00:15 Suspicious vehicle reported in the parking lot at Super 1 Foods. 00:16 A subject running on the roadway behind the Old’s Fred’s with two pit bulls.

Prevention and assistance tips as health care fraud grows nationwide

When Jimmy Davis presented his Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana card at a health care facility ahead of a medical procedure, he was stunned at the response. Unbeknownst to him, he no longer had Blue Cross coverage.

News notes

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.

Donald Ray Bacon Sr.

Donald Ray Bacon, Sr. passed away on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at the age of 67. A Celebration of Life will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, October 23, 2021 at his favorite place, Ronnie’s Cajun Café, at 541 W. Laurel Avenue, Eunice. Donald is survived by two sons, Donald Ray Bacon, Jr.

Acadia Parish School Board OKs mobile STEM labs

A short, but productive committee meeting of the Acadia Parish School Board saw a number of subjects heard, discussed and approved.

Acadia Parish Police Jury adopts culvert installation policy

An new ordinance regulating the installation of culverts along parish roads allows residents to contract with the Police Jury for the labor involved in the installation. The property owner is responsible for the cost of the culverts and the cover.

Imaginary, destructive power of social media

It’s very easy these days to say that social media is toxic. People act in ways they’d never do in real life, because it isn’t real life. They act like feral wolves, because they can. The Twitter police don’t carry guns, and their badges are imaginary.