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Compromise bills on auto insurance approved

With the special session nearing an end, the Senate passed two possible compromise bills Monday aimed at lowering auto insurance rates and winning support from Gov. John Bel Edwards, who vetoed a major Republican-backed tort reform plan.

$250 stipend for frontline workers OK'd

Legislators voted Monday to provide one-time payments of $250 to front-line workers during the COVID-19 stay-at-home order and to protect schools and colleges against lawsuits that could arise if students or staff-members contract the virus.

Eunice Police Arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. June 29 Kari Fields, 34, 100 block of College, Eunice. Probation violation, hold.

Eunice Police Radio Logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. June 29 00:38 Disturbance reported in 1000 block of West Oak. 01:43 Loud noise complaint in Sweetridge Apartment area. 02:06 Suspicious person reported in 400 block of Hill.

Brian Pitkin

Brian Pitkin passed away on Monday, June 29, 2020 at the age of 61. No Services have been planned at this time. Brian is survived by his mother, Alberta Pitkin; three daughters, Erika Ward, Kara Pitkin, Kasey Pitkin; two brothers, Gary Pitkin and Steven Pitkin.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff Office reports arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. June 27 - 29: Whitney Irene Burleson, 34, 500 block of Highway 182, Sunset. Illegal possession of stolen things, theft. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Cecil J.

Eunice Police Arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. June 26 Joshua Victorian, 29, 100 block of Prairie, Eunice. Serving time. June 27 Marvin D. Ranton, 43, 200 block of Jennifer, Eunice. Simple battery. June 28 Jared Christopher Ortego, 41, 100 block of Boudreaux, Eunice.

Eunice Police Radio Logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. June 26 04:34 Caller from Crestview Apartment advised of shots fired. 04:52 Caller in Mill Street area reported shots fired. 05:16 911 call came through, subject advised that she was beaten by another subject.

News notes

Grab & Go meals for kids through Aug. 5 Restoring God’s Glory Ministries is part of the summer feeding program for kids. Lunches will be available through Aug. 5. There will be a cooked lunch and snacks served daily from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.

Spewing oil caught everyone’s eye

Oil fever struck the Louisiana prairies with a vengeance in the summer of 1902, when the Southern Number Four well showed, in the words of the Jennings Daily Record, that it “now appears that a gusher can be secured … just as often as a hole is put into the ground at the proper depth.