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Chicot State Park to reopen

Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser and the Louisiana Office of State Parks announce the reopening of Chicot State Park in Ville Platte to the public. The south campground and cabins are available for reservations, effective immediately for stays beginning on June 26.

Information sought about lawn mower, trailer theft

Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office detectives are investigating the felony theft of a lawn mower and trailer from the 4200 block of Ebenezer Road, south of Crowley at about midnight June 5.

Rail facility to develop rice mill in Jeff Davis Parish

Gov. John Bel Edwards and the South Louisiana Rail Facility announced Thursday that SLRF will develop an $11.6 million rice mill in Jefferson Davis Parish.

WWII vet is on 2nd walk across U.S.

World War II Navy veteran Ernest Andrus will be 97 years old on Aug. 19 and is on his second coast to coast run across the United States. On May 19, he made his way through Basile, being escorted down Highway 190 by Earline Fruge, local sheriff’s deputy.

AT&T extends high-speed internet in Acadiana

AT&T has extended high-speed internet service to many rural parishes in Acadiana, part of the 60,000 homes and 45 parishes the company connected.

‘Dead Zone’ may remain 4X larger than the goal set in 2001

A recent forecast of the size of the “Dead Zone” in the northern Gulf of Mexico for late July is that it will cover 7,769 square-miles of the bottom of the continental shelf off Louisiana and Texas. The coronavirus pandemic has had no impact on the Gulf of Mexico dead zone.

Juanita "Neetsie" Ardoin

Juanita “Neetsie” Ardoin passed away on Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at the age of 82. No Services have been planned at this time.

Eunice Police Radio Logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. June 10 01:04 Caller in 200 block of Prairie advised that a subject hit his girlfriend and another subject on a bike. 01:53 Loud music reported in 800 block of South Beulah.

News notes

Eunice Farmers’ Market opens The Eunice Farmers’ Market is open to the public on Wednesday and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon on the grounds of Eunice Community Gardens, located behind the DMV building at 2101 West Ash.

American Legion building hits another delay

A plan for the city to give the American Legion building on Park Avenue back to the veterans’ group took another turn at Tuesday’s meeting of the Eunice Board of Aldermen. The Board was set to act on two resolutions involving the building, which has housed the Eunice Food Bank.