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Eunice Police Arrests

Eunice Police Arrests

Eunice Police Arrests report

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. July 15 Kenneth Malveaux, 58, 1000 block of West Ash, Eunice. Disturbing the peace. July 16 Courtney P. Ardoin, 40, 400 block of South Aymond, Eunice. Bench warrant, 2 counts. Shnowca A. Richard, 45, 400 block of Corn, Eunice. Serving time. Mariah D.
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News notes items

News notes

Farmers’ Market open Saturday, Wednesday The Eunice Farmers’ Market is open from 9 a.m. ot noon on Wednesdays and Saturdays, weather permitting. The market is located at 2101 W. Ash near the Community Garden, behind the Department of Motor Vehicles.
The Rev. Katie Glass

The Rev. Katie Glass

Methodist pastor to serve Eunice, Opelousas churches

First United Methodist Church in Eunice welcomed its new pastor, the Rev. Katie Glass, who performed her first service there on July 4. Glass, 27, is from Pineville. Her first post was serving as an associate pastor at First United Methodist Church in Alexandria.
Containers

Containers

Beat the excess rain with container-grown vegetables

With the historic rains this spring and summer, we’ve doubled — and in some cases tripled — the average for several places in Louisiana. It is no wonder some of our plants, yards and gardens are suffering. We’ve already reached 78% of the annual amount of rain, with another half a year to go.

Have you been avoiding the dentist?

Life is returning to normal. But where dental health is concerned, normal may not be good enough. According to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, even BEFORE the pandemic, one-third of American adults under 65 hadn’t had a dental exam or cleaning in more than a year.

Why Critical Race Theory is so dangerous

When Thurgood Marshall was strategizing his legal attack on segregation in the public school system of Topeka, Kansas, he asked psychologists Kenneth and Mamie Clark to repeat an experiment they had first conducted 20 years earlier in the 1930s.

Riding the rails and dining well

Once upon a time, one of the best places in the world to eat was in the dining car of a first-class passenger train. Chefs comparable to those in the best restaurants turned out delicious meals that were served on fine china set on crisp, white linen tablecloths.

Sales tax revenues continue to be strong

St. Landry Parish year-to-date sales tax collections were up 14.2% in June compared to the same period in 2020, according to the monthly report released by St. Landry Parish School Board sales tax division.
Rep. Mike Johnson

Rep. Mike Johnson

Johnson expounds on truth, partisanship

Speaking to the Eunice Rotary Club, U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson used one of the Rotary’s “Four-Way Test” questions as a launching point to expound on what he views as a national problem. The Rotary Club’s guiding principle Johnson noted is: “Is it the truth?

Police officer shot self in dog attack

A Eunice Police officer was wounded in the heel when his weapon discharged when he was attacked by a dog Wednesday morning, Police Chief Randy Fontenot said. The officer underwent surgery Wednesday night at a New Orleans hospital.