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Eunice Police arrests

The following are Eunice Police arrests. December 23 Ronnie Lee Fontenot, 33, 1700 block of Providence Highway, Rayne. Telephone communications, improper language and harassment. December 24 Cody Lee Mayes, 22, 400 block of West LaSalle Street, Ville Platte.

Eunice Police radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. December 23 08:48 Harassment in the 400 block of Cotton. 12:54 Disturbance in the 800 block of South Beulah. 13:09 Subject in the 1300 block of Gregg said he found his gun. 14:39 Stolen bike in the 700 block of Faris.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. Ronnie Lee Fontenot, 33, 1700 block of Providence Highway, Rayne. Telephone communications, improper language and harassment.

Japanese maples can create an area of tranquility

Japanese maple (Acer palmatum) is one of my favorite small trees for the landscape. These trees can provide a unique look to your garden and be a focal point of your landscape. The thought of Japanese maples brings an air of tranquility and visual thoughts of an Oriental garden.

Born on Christmas: 3 baseball hall of famers

Of the 42 Major League baseball players born on December 25th, three are enshrined in Cooperstown’s Hall of Fame. First on the list is fan-favorite Chicago White Sox’ second baseman and defensive specialist Nellie Fox, who played in every game from 1953 to 1959.

An old time (circa 2019) Christmas in Baton Rouge

Pastor Tony Spell is a man who takes his texts seriously. He believes in the plain truth of the Bible and the First Amendment. And that’s why Life Tabernacle Church in Baton Rouge, will be having Christmas services as usual this year. In person. In the presence of God.

A New Year’s retrospective

Over the half-century-plus that I have been writing about Acadiana, I’ve driven down practically every road in south Louisiana, visited (or at least passed through) every named community, and met and been befriended by some of the most extraordinary “ordinary” people on the globe.

Priest shares how hunting brings him closer to his faith

As a priest, many mornings of Father David Rozas’s life are spent in his natural habitat, the church, but as a born and bred resident of the Sportsman’s Paradise, he can also be found in places some of his parishioners may be surprised to find him.