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Eunice Police Radio Logs

Myra Miller
Monday, January 11, 2021
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. January 7 06:32 Caller in the 200 block of West Laurel advised that an employee brought a gun to work. 08:44 Possible theft reported in the 500 block of West Walnut.

News notes

Myra Miller
Monday, January 11, 2021
March of Life set Jan. 22 in Eunice The annual March for Life is scheduled for noon Jan. 22 beginning at Picou’s Drug Store on 2nd Street for a socially distanced march to the Eunice City Hall in prayerful silence for a concluding prayer.

Sharon Ann Pangle Baker Casper

Myra Miller
Monday, January 11, 2021
EUNICE~ It is with heavy hearts that the family of Sharon Ann Pangle Baker Casper announces her passing on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at the Nacogdoches Medical Center in Texas at the age of 73. A Celebration of Life will be held at Ardoin’s Funeral Home Chapel at 2 p.m.

The gang is all here

Rebecca Chaisson
Sunday, January 10, 2021
Turtles were lined up sunning at the lake at the Eunice Walking Park on Tuesday. Temperatures were forecast to cool with lows in the 30s by today and Monday. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

The best time to plant a tree is now

Rebecca Chaisson
Sunday, January 10, 2021
Many of us get a generous amount of time off for the holidays at the end of each year. This time is best spent with family, reflecting on the past year and looking forward to the next. It is also a great time to get outside and get things done in the garden.

Steamer was sucked right out of river

Rebecca Chaisson
Sunday, January 10, 2021
The Banner of Attakapas had to have been one of the unluckiest steamboats ever to travel on Bayou Teche. It was sturdily built in 1848, and had a good captain and crew, but misadventure seemed to follow wherever it went. In late 1849, E. W.

Bridge on Jessie B Road gets attention

Rebecca Chaisson
Sunday, January 10, 2021
A bridge on Jessie B Road in the Swords area may be replaced with a temporary culvert, according to St. Landry Parish President Jessie Bellard. Bellard said the bridge is to be replaced in 2022 or 2023, but the culvert is a temporary fix.

March of Life set Jan. 22 in Eunice

Rebecca Chaisson
Saturday, January 9, 2021
The annual March for Life is scheduled for noon Jan. 22 beginning at Picou’s Drug Store on 2nd Street for a socially distanced march to the Eunice City Hall in prayerful silence for a concluding prayer.