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Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. October 4 Gerald Daniel Gardner Jr., 29, homeless, Eunice. Disturbing the peace and simple assault. Albury Kyle Cortina, 24, 1600 block of Dudley, Eunice. Simple battery and contributing to the delinquency of juveniles.

Daphne Fontenot Boren

Daphne Fontenot Boren passed away on Saturday, October 5, 2019 at the age of 68. No Services have been planned at this time. Daphne is survived by her son, Blake Boren and wife Kristin.

News notes

Court 208 Rosary during October Throughout the month of October, Court Eunice 208 Catholic Daughters of the Americas, will be leading a rosary each day at 5:30 p.m. in the rosary garden at St. Anthony Church. Everyone is invited to come and pray.

Jimmy Wayne Boone

MAMOU-Funeral Services will be held at 2:30 PM at Ardoin’s Funeral Home of Mamou on Monday, October 7, 2019, for Jimmy Wayne Boone, 45, who passed away on Wednesday, October 2, 2019 in Lafayette, LA. Burial will take place in the Protestant Cemetery in Mamou.

Church Point Library undergoing $435,000 renovation

The Church Point Library is catching up with the times with a $435,000 renovation. Acadia Parish Library Director Ted Landry said, “It’s a 40 year old building. It was time to update it. It has served us very well those 40 years. It was time to bring it into the 21st century.

From The Eunice News files

From the October 2009 files of The Eunice News. Team D’Aubin leads EMTL. Team D’Aubin extended its leade in the week six of Eunice Men’s Tennis League play with a 12-9 victory over second-place Team Fuselier Monday Night. Troy Broussard returns the ball for Team Pucheu.

More fiction than fact in Schiff’s performance

Adam Schiff – congressman, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, thespian. Schiff’s dramatic reading of President Donald Trump’s phone call to the president of Ukraine was a tour de force by the California Democrat. The performance had a little bit of everything.

SNL’s political spoof hits too close to home

In its season opener “Saturday Night Live” did a fine job of skewering political figures who dominated headlines during the show’s summer hiatus. The Trump stuff was funny, but even with new Ukrainian fodder it was routine.

Orphan Train museum tells remarkable story

The orphan train museum in Opelousas, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this month, chronicles a remarkable story of children who found new lives in south Louisiana.

Business assistance program at UL Lafayette recognized for economic development success

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has recognized the Louisiana Procurement Technical Assistance Center at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette for its success in assisting state businesses obtain local, state and federal government contracts.