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Eunice Police Radio Logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. August 12 01:02 Caller in 800 block of South Beulah advised that a Lake Charles police officer asked to picked up a subject in reference to a infant kidnapping. 01:40 Infant was found and is in custody.

News notes

ELTL fall registration set The Eunice Ladies Tennis League (ELTL) will hold its fall registration, beginning Aug. 17 and will conclude on Aug. 28. Registration is $25 and will include 12 weeks of play with an end of season tennis banquet. The tennis league players play every Tuesday evening at 6 p.

Eunice native named principal at Basile High School

Eunice native Helana Francois was named Basile High School principal Aug. 5 at the meeting of the Evangeline Parish School Board. She replaces Tony Bertrand, who has been promoted to maintenance supervisor at the School Board office. Bertrand had served as the school’s leader since January 2014.

Firefighters get an app and you might be safer

The Eunice Fire Department recently acquired an application that probably makes us a bit safer. Fire Chief Mike Arnold said, “Nothing is foolproof, but this is pretty good. I’m impressed.” The application is Active 911 and firefighters here have been working with it since April.

Feeding program wants to use Southeast Center

Eunice Mayor Scott Fontenot is to negotiate a request from the Rev. Kayla Givs to use the Southeast Community Center seven days a week for an after-school feeding program. Givs is pastor of Restoring God’s Glory Ministries Inc.

Sheriff launches ‘contactless’ crime reporting

St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz has started a Contactless Self-Reporting System that allows citizens to file a crime report online. Guidroz stressed the system is for minor crimes in his announcement on Monday.

Louisiana rice harvest reaching half-way mark

The harvest for the 2020 rice crop in south Louisiana is nearing the halfway point, and the result is a big improvement over a string of bad to mediocre years.

4th child death related to COVID-19

The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) is reporting a fourth death related to Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) associated with COVID-19. MIS-C is a serious health condition in young people less than 21 years of age where different body organs can become inflamed and fail.

LSU holds virtual graduation celebration, confers 609 degrees

LSU honored more than 600 spring graduates with a virtual graduation celebration, and during the ceremony, 609 degrees were conferred on Aug. 7.

LSU professor receives $1.5M award for oyster research

Each year, nearly 2 billion oysters are consumed around the globe. The Gulf of Mexico produces more oysters than anywhere else in the United States, with Louisiana accounting for more than a third of the nation’s annual harvest.