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Cloud wins District 28 Senate race with 63%

Republican Heather Cloud won 63% of the vote to capture the 28th Senate District, which includes Eunice. With 100% of the 35,288 votes cast, Cloud defeated Robert Johnson and H. Bernard LeBas. Johnson polled 24% and LeBas 13%. Cloud is a degreed school teacher.

VFW Buddy Poppy

Lisa Aguillard, left, finds donation for a Buddy Poppy on Saturday in front of Super 1 in Eunice. Offering poppies were Lidna Thibodeaux, president of the VFW 8971 Post Auxiliary, and Bernita Briscoe, treasurer of the VFW 8971 Post Auxiliary. They were assisted by 5-year-old Lily Briscoe.

Edwards in runoff with Rispone

Gov. John Bel Edwards will face businessman Eddie Rispone as he seeks a second term. With 63 of 64 parish reporting, 3,905 of 3,934 precincts, Edwards received 47% of the votes in Saturday’s primary. In St. Landry Parish won 46% of the vote.

Assessor race ends in runoff

Sherri Zeringue McGovern took 41% of the vote Saturday, but will face Blair Brigg, who won 33% of the ballots cast with 90 of 92 precincts reporting. Coming in third was Garett Duplechain, who won 26% of the vote. With 90 of 92 precincts reporting, 24,783 votes had been cast.

Parish president race ends with runoff in Nov.

St. Landry Parish President Bill Fontenot will face Parish Councilman Ken Marks in the Nov. 16 runoff election. With 90 of 92 precincts reporting, Fontenot received 30% of the vote and Marks had 32%. Total votes cast were 25,101 with the 90 of 92 precincts reporting.

Guidroz wins 4th term as sheriff

St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz won a fourth term as he overwhelmed a three opponents in Saturday’s primary election. With 90 ot 92 precincts reporting, Guidroz garnered 60% of the 26,349 votes cast. Paul DiCapio came in second with 31% of the vote.

Port Barre man pleads guilty to to transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity

U.S. Attorney David C. Joseph announced that Cory Shane Disotell, 48, of Port Barre, appeared before U.S. District Judge Robert R. Summerhays today and pled guilty to transportation of a minor with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity.

From The Eunice News files

From the October 2009 files of The Eunice News. Children find K-9s friendly, bad guys don’t. School children find meeting Zeus and Pullo fun. The same can’t be said for the people the two meet during their routine work.

River Road submitted as All-American Road

The Louisiana Office of Tourism, along with the 9 additional states through which the Great River Road National Scenic Byway runs, is planning the submission of the Louisiana’s Great River Road byway for designation as an All-American Road.

High river pushed more CO2 into atmosphere

Many scientists believe rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are contributing to climate change. The increase may be related to the frequency that water moves from the ground into rivers and then into the air before returning to land as rainfall.