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Elnora LeBouef Andrus

Elnora LeBouef Andrus joined her savior and the saints in glory on February 13, 2020. Elnora was born on November 21, 1917 to John Meus LeBouef and Rose Schambough LeBouef in Iota, Louisiana. Elnora married Vernon Andrus on August 8, 1950.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excepts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. February 17 09:50 Counterfeit bill at McDonald’s. 10:20 Child running from mother down 9th Street toward Park. 11:26 Reckless driver coming into Eunice from Ville Platte on La. 13 in green Chevy pickup.

Eunice Police Arrests

The following is an arrest by Eunice Police. February 14 Mark D. Jones, 41, 200 block of Boudreaux, Eunice. Theft value less than $1,000. February 15 Tylor Fontenot, 600 block of Bernice, Eunice. Unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling. Mark Edwards, 30, 100 block of Fruge, Eunice.

Eunice Police Radio Logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. February 14 06:49 Suspicious vehicle at Fairgrounds tennis court. 07:41 Traffic crash reported at W. Vine and N. 4th St. No injuries reported. 10:18 Report of a railroad crossing guard down at N. Hwy. 13.

News notes

Veterans Outreach Clinic in Church Point U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins will hold a veterans outreach clinic from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Church Point Community Center, 104 E. Darbonne St., Church Point. This is the first of six outreach clinics planned this year.

Citizen of the Year nomination tells Nesbitt’s story

Rick Nesbitt was awarded the Eunice Rotary Club’s 2019 Citizen of the Year Award on Wednesday. John Pucheu, chairman of the club’s Citizen of the Year committee, presented the award. The Rotary Club was founded in 1924 and has given the Citizen of the Year award since 1942.

From the February 2010 files of The Eunice News

From the February 2010 files of The Eunice News

The fire that changed everything

Joseph Kaufman and Frances Munzesheimer planned to be married on March 7, 1875, but on March 6 announced that the wedding was “unavoidably postponed . . . on account of the illness and consequent non-arrival of the minister who was to officiate.

Can we have more middlebrow citizens?

“Middlebrow.” I sit typing this column on the 20th anniversary of the massive heart attack that took the life of my father, and “middlebrow” is one of the words that pops into my mind when remembering Dad.

Nearly all our presidents were big baseball ‘bugs’

Out of all our presidents, not many are suspected of being indifferent to baseball. The most notable is probably Thomas Jefferson, who no doubt considered games that involve balls frivolous, and would distract him from his multiple intellectual pursuits.