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Eunice Police arrest

The following is an arrest by Eunice Police. =December 3 Franco Hara Guillory, 41, 200 block of Mathilde, Eunice. Disturbing the peace.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. December 4 Lane Michael Briley, 19, 100 block of Aaron Lane, Washington. Unauthorized use of a moveable.Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff Department.

Eunice Police radio dispatch logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. December 3 01:08 Caller in the 1100 block of West Ash advised that she was robbed by a subject and that he is now headed toward Opelousas.

Kasey Andrepont is Teacher of the Year at Eunice High

Kasey Andrepont is Eunice High School’s Teacher of the Year. Andrepont’s teaching career began at Eunice High School in 2013.

Fighting hunger

Diaunne Dischler gives a food box Wednesday at the Northwest Center pavilion. The food distribution was sponsored by Second Harvest. Kevin Guillory helps out during the Second Harvest drive-thru food drive. One box was given per one family while supplies lasted.

LSU Board OKs naming building in honor of Mumphrey

The LSU Board of Regents approved renaming the Acadian Center to the Dr. Anthony Mumphrey Center at its monthly meeting Friday. The building will now honor Dr. Anthony Mumphrey, the first chancellor of LSU Eunice and one of its earliest champions.

Board rates superintendent proficient

St. Landry Parish School Superintendent Patrick Jenkins received a proficient score in an annual evaluation conducted by the School Board on Thursday. Jenkins was scored by 12 of the 13 Board members with an average score of 33.6. In 2019, the Board’s average score rated him at 31.

Layton Wayne Thibodeaux Sr.

It is with the heaviest of hearts that the family of Layton Wayne Thibodeaux Sr. announces his passing on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020, at Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital at the age of 66. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, at St.

From The Eunice News November 2008 files

From the November 2008 files of The Eunice News.

Irene Boone Reed

Kinder- Irene B. Reed, 89, passed away Thursday, December 3, 2020. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother & great-great grandmother. She was a devout Catholic, a member of the Ladies Alter Society and Chaplin for American Legion Ladies Auxiliary of many years.