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Jennifer Doucet Perkins

Jennifer “Mrs. P” Doucet Perkins passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2020 at the age of 64. A Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at 2:00 PM at Quirk and Son Funeral Home in Eunice with Deacon Gary Gaudin officiating. Burial will follow in Mt Calvery Cemetery.

Louis James Hossley

Louis James Hossley passed away on Friday, January 10, 2020 at the age of 91. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, January 13, 2020 at 1:00 PM at St. Thomas More Catholic Church with Father Clinton Sensat officiating. Burial will follow in St. Thomas More Cemetery.

From The Eunice News files of January 2010

From The Eunice News files of January 2010.

Democrats in Iowa maneuver to stand out in crowd

Presidential candidates flock here months before the Democratic caucus to gain attention and to get Iowans to stand in their corner on caucus night Feb. 3. TV ads flood commercial breaks, T-shirts and buttons are given out or sold at most events. But lesser-known candidates need more to stand out.

Eunice Mardi Gras schedule

The Eunice Mardi Gras celebration schedule has been released. Festival music line up is scheduled for downtown Eunice beginning Feb. 21 and continues through Feb. 25 — Mardi Gras. The Eunice Mardi Gras season begins with the 10th annual Taster’s Choice event at the LSUE Acadian Center from 6 to 9 p.

Democrats’ do not do list

Here are 10 things Democratic presidential candidates should avoid saying Jan. 14 in the year’s first debate: 10 - “Everyone on the stage tonight would be a better president than Donald Trump.” That crowd-pleaser is usually said by a candidate who has been attacked and doesn’t have a good answer.

Impeachment isn’t exactly the Trial of the Century

Eighty-five years ago this month, Bruno Richard Hauptmann, accused of kidnapping and murdering the infant son of Charles Lindbergh, stood trial in what the news media described as “The Trial of the Century.

The poetry of seedsmen’s prose

One of the many sayings attributed to teacher and writer William Arthur Ward is, “Faith sees a beautiful blossom in a bulb, a lovely garden in a seed, and a giant oak in an acorn.

Arrests made for livestock theft in Avoyelles Parish

The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) Livestock Brand Commission arrested five men on Tuesday for their alleged involvement in the theft of two horses in two separate incidents in Avoyelles Parish. Armaud R.

Juvenile arrested here after chase from Ville Platte

A 17-year-old juvenile was arrested after a vehicle pursued from Ville Platte was stopped on La. 29 about a half mile from St. Mary Road at about 2:30 p.m. Thursday. Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot said Eunice City Marshal and Ville Platte Police units made the stop.