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Dr. Seuss erasure is just beginning

I do not like green eggs and ham I do not like their colors, ma’am I only sup on rainbow fish I like a multi-colored dish I will not swallow things too white But chocolate milk is a delight And Black-eyed peas are really nice I’ll eat them ma’am I’ll eat them twice I think the thing that matters...

How did we survive Looney Tunes?

Is the world finally coming to grips with the wrongs I endured as a child growing up in the 1970s? I came of age before 24-hour cable news channels sensationalized childhood abductions and made every parent in America terrified that their kid was likely to become the next victim.

Early voting in Eunice

Alexis Gallien with St. Landry Parish voters’ registrar, looks up a voter, Brett Faulkner, during early voting Tuesday morning.

Eunice Police Radio Logs

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. March 10 Michael Javon Albert, Sr., 37, 200 block of Acadia Street, Eunice.

Sweenie Joseph Fruge Jr.

EUNICE–Sweenie Joseph Fruge, Jr was a caring father, brother, grandfather and friend.He passed away on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at the Acadia General Hospital in Crowley with loving family by his side at the age of 76. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1:30 p.m.

Gertie Labbie Kibodeaux

Gertie Labbie Kibodeaux passed away on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at the age of 87. A Funeral Service will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 11, 2021 at Quirk & Son Funeral Home of Eunice with Reverend Marcus Bergeron officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.

Eunice Police Radio Logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. March 9 01:55 Report of subjects staying inside an abandoned home in the 400 block of East Vine. 07:41 Report of a broken back window at Best Western. 09:20 Wreck reported at Hancock Whitney Bank. Car flipped.

Church Point Police officer injured in vehicle chase

A Church Point Police officer received minor injuries during a vehicle pursuit on Sunday, and some of the suspects from the incident fled the scene on foot.

Louisiana expands COVID vaccine eligibility to all Louisianans 16 and older with certain health conditions, effective immediately

Following a steady resupply of COVID-19 vaccine doses to the state and after a series of successful mass vaccination events, Gov.

Eunice Police Arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. March 7 Travis Alan Troha, 31, 1700 block of West Vine, Eunice. Probation warrant. March 8 Jacqueline N. Bergeron, 30, 100 block of Mamie, Eunice. Probation warrant. James E. Boutte, 54, 400 block of Acadia, Eunice. Probation warrant.