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Juan Rico Lopez

Juan Rico Lopez passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at the age of 41. Services will be held in his hometown of Comonfort, Gto, Mexico. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Juan Rico Lopez please visit our Sympathy Store.

Gov. Edwards March 25 address

File weekly for unemployment benefits

For an individual to receive their weekly unemployment benefits, they must file their Weekly Certification by Sunday of each week they are unemployed. Filing your Weekly Certification can be compared to filling out a weekly timesheet.

Eunice Police radio dispatch logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. March 25 06:02 Car parked in his yard in the 400 block of Mathilda. 06:48 Caller said there is bullet holes in his front office in the 100 block of West Maple.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. March 25 Toby Shillow, 28, 300 block of 8th Street, Mamou. Bench warrant. Juan Grimaldo, 35, 1400 block of West Vine Avenue, Eunice. Self-mutilation by prisoner, Sierra Lisa Rose Cradeur, 19, 4200 block of Riverside Road, Jennings. Theft less than $1,000.

News notes

Eunice Symphony Orchestra postponed The Eunice Symphony Orchestra, now in its 19th year, is gearing up for its concert, “Classics by Candlelight.” However with the conornavirus the orchestra made a decision to posposed the April concert to a later date. St.

John Carl Kackley

Born on September 9, 1931 in Terre Haute, Indiana, John Carl Kackley loved his family, dear friends and humanity with an open and flexibile heart, satirical wit, and high expectations that demanded one rise to the occasion.

Coronavirus spread in Louisiana is third fastest in nation

Gov. John Bel Edwards is stating that Louisiana is nearing a corona-crisis. He says the state now has the third fastest-growing COVID-19 caseload in the United States and could get much worse before it gets better.

Procession from St. Thomas More

St. Thomas More Catholic Church celebrated the Solemnity of the Annunciation, when God came to us in the flesh in the womb of the Virgin Mary, on Wednesday. In light of the caronavirus Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel gave Rev.

New tower

A new communications tower is up. A crew from Custom Tower of Scott worked Tuesday morning working to put the tower up, and as 11:15 a.m. Tuesday, the tower was built up to 140 feet. Upon completion the tower will be 400 feet high.