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Temporary post office

The temporary building of the Eunice post office is opened on the west side of the post office. All post office box customers are asked to bring a valid ID and a PO Box key (one per family) will be issued. The post office resumed regular business hours 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Germanfest celebrates Roberts Cove heritage

The public is invited to celebrate German-style at the 25th annual Roberts Cove Germanfest on Saturday and Sunday. The festival will be held on the grounds of St. Leo IV Catholic Church in Roberts Cove, located off Interstate 10 Exit 87 (Rayne Exit) in Acadia Parish.

Chief: FBI stats confirm his view

Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot says FBI crime statistics confirm what he has been telling people. “This crime is not as bad as they say it is right now in Eunice,” he said after being told about the statistics showing crime rates are down over the past 20 years in Eunice.

FBI statistics show crime is down in Eunice

Over the past 20 years crime in Eunice has been on decline, according to a statistics from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program. In nearly every category in the online Crime Data Explorer the numbers are down for Eunice crime.

What’s driving early voting?

The early voting process, still somewhat of a novelty in Louisiana but catching on with voters like wildfire, has consultants and political junkies scratching their heads this year.

Walman J. Higginbotham

Walman J Higginbotham passed away at the Southwest Louisiana Veterans Home in Jennings on Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at the age of 93. Broussard Funeral Home of Beaumont, Texas will be handling his arrangements. T

Debra Young Adaway

Debra Young Adaway passed away on Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at the age of 55. No Services have been planned at this time.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. October 10 08:07 Stolen bike at Crestview Apartments. 08:11 Car vandalized at Crestview Apartments. 08:34 17-year-old daughter in the 100 block of Boudreaux doesn’t now want to go to school.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests reported by Eunice Police. October 10 Marcelite Edna Devillier, 39, 500 block of Willie Young Road, Eunice. Two counts of improper supervision of a minor by parent or legal custodian. John Jacob, 55, 400 block of South Beulah, Eunice. Two warrants.

Passenger succumbs to injuries after falling from pickup in St. Landry Parish

A 38-year-old Opelousas man died from injuries sustained when he fell out of a moving truck on Sept. 21 on La. 103 south of U.S. 167 in St. Landry Parish, according to a news release from Louisiana State Police Troop I. On Sept.