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Acadia Parish patrol vehicles

The Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office has declared fove vehicles as surplus. In doing so, Sheriff KP Gibson has donated one police unit to five different agencies to assist with their needs for units to patrol their communities.

Contract talks OK’d for school superintendent

St. Landry Parish School Superintendent Patrick Jenkins was voted an 18-month contract extension during a virtual meeting of the School Board on Thursday.

United Way’s ALICE is in focus as jobs disrupted

After two months of business slowdowns and shutdowns the United Way’s ALICE is sharp focus. Ginger LeCompte, executive director of the St. Landry - Evangeline United Way, said, “You have about 51% of our population that is living paycheck to paycheck or struggling. That’s in good times.

More people turning to the Eunice Food Bank for assistance

More people are turning to the Eunice Food Bank for assistance as the coronavirus has slowed the economy along with the spread of the disease. Mary Ann Guillory, director, said many people have lost their jobs in the last couple of month “which means no income, and also means no food.

Rena Rougeau

EUNICE~Our mom passed away on Thursday, May 07, 2020, in the comfort of her home with her loving family by her side at the age of 97. A Private Graveside Service will be held at Mt. Calvary Cemetery with Father Wayne Duet officiating. Rena retired from banking after twenty eight years.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff Office reports arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. May 8: Braxton L. Taylor, 21, 400 block of Corn Ave, Eunice. Domestic abuse battery by strangulation. Arrested by Eunice Police. Johnathon R. Arclese, 29, 100 block of Elmwood Drive, Opelousas.

‘Goldmouth’ Johnson arrested on 5 attempted second-degree murder charges

A man who has found himself a target of shootings has been charged with five counts of attempted second-degree murder in a May 3 shooting. Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot said Dustin “Goldmouth” Johnson, 33, of East Ardoin Street, Eunice, as arrested Thursday.

Eunice Police Radio Logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. May 7 01:37 Caller in Boudreaux and Maple Avenue area advised that suspicious subjects are in a dumpster, and appears to be hiding. 06:45 Caller in 300 block of Emmitt advised that his vehicle was broken into.

Eunice Police Arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. May 7 Dustin Brice Johnson, 33, 100 block of East Ardoin, Eunice. Five counts of attempted second degree murder, One count of possession of a firearm or carrying a concealed weapon by a person. Lacanda Mascrro Ortego, 31, 800 block of South Beulah, Eunice.

Contact "tracing" your cellphone

With only a week left of Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards' stay-at-home order, a Louisiana House committee debated for more than five hours a bill by Rep. Blake Miguez (R-Erath) over whether to strip certain emergency powers from Edwards and reopen businesses immediately.