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Beverly Reeves McCoy

Beverly Reeves McCoy passed away on Sunday, June 20, 2021 at the age of 69. A Funeral Service will be held at 12 noon on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at Quirk & Son Funeral Home of Eunice with Reverend Brent Shoalmire officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff Office Arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. June 19-21 Tyrone Levier, 20, 100 block of Lydia Street, Port Barre. Disturbing the peace. Arrested by Opelousas Police. Rachel Elizabeth Bolfa, 43, 1300 block of Highway 178, Opelousas. Bench warrant (2 counts).

Eunice Police Arrests report

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. June 19 Brycelyn Ray Anderson, 21, 1300 block of N. St. Mary, Eunice. Probation violation, hold.

Eunice Police Log reports

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. June 18 04:31 Suspicious person reported at Acadian Medical’s parking lot. 09:50 Report of damage to a vehicle in the 400 block of Bacciochi. 10:17 Report of an illegally parked vehicle in the 1300 block of Oak.

News notes

Farmers’ Market open Saturdays The Eunice Farmers’ Market is open on Wednesday and Saturday mornings from 9 a.m. to noon. The market is located at 2101 West Ash behind the Department of Motor Vehicles.. Senior coupons are welcome.

Lelia Lafleur

Lelia M. LaFleur passed away on Thursday, June 17, 2021 at the age of 73. A Graveside Service will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, June 28, 2021 at St. Paul Mausoleum. Lelia is survived by one brother, Joseph “Berra” Linus LaFleur, Jr.

Protect, promote pollinators

June 21 to 27 is National Pollinator Week, and the focus is “Pollinators, Plants, People, Planet,” according to www.pollinator.org. Protecting pollinators should be popular year-round, but in June, we aim our focus on how these beneficial creatures help our ecosystems and bring food to our tables.

My dad taught me how

Need to learn how to unclog a shower drain, jump-start a car, shave your face without bleeding to death or successfully address dozens of other practical adult daily activities? Rob Kenney offers this kind of basic “dad advice” and millions are tuning into his YouTube channel “Dad, How Do I?

Will these pet peeves define your summer?

Prospects of a long, hot summer bring pet peeves to the surface. Surely someone besides me encounters deceptive packages of frozen microwaveable meat. “Tear here,” they cajole. So, you tear on the dotted line, only to discover that it’s an inch BELOW the grooves required to reseal the package.

The last, lovable, childlike, profane pirate

One of the few of Jean Lafitte’s ships to visit south Louisiana that we know by name was the Hotspur, which sailed up the Mermentau River in November 1820 to refill its water casks.