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Eunice Police arrest

The following is an arrest by Eunice Police. September 4 Dustin Edwards, 24, 1600 block of Hundley Road, Eunice. Simple criminal damage to property and simple assault. Bryan K. Oncale, 56, 200 block of Mill Street, Eunice. Monetary instrument abuse.

Cecil James Doucet

Cecil James Doucet passed away on Wednesday, September, 4, 2019 at the age of 59. No Services have been planned at this time.

News notes

Mt. Olive Cemetery volunteers needed Families of the Mount Olive Cemetery, located at 1199 E. Ardoin (on Old Crowley Road), are in dire need of volunteers for lawn maintenance, grass mowing, and up keep of the cemetery. It is a public cemetery, established many years ago.

A dumb idea to buy Greenland?

President Trump stirred up a hornet’s nest recently as he proposed that the U.S. try to buy Greenland. Many political observers rolled their eyes. Buy another country? Has the Prez thrown out another wacky suggestion and is this really a good idea? Actually, yes.

Americans, unite: The Martians are coming!

An invasion from outer space might do America some good. And maybe one’s coming?

Truck fire on La. 13

A firefighter douses a truck with water on La. 13 south at about 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. Fire Chief Mike Arnold said a hydraulic line broke on the truck. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Coastal passenger rail reemerging

The federal government is directing $4.3 million toward the Gulf Coast to restore an active passenger rail service that once transported Louisiana to and from neighboring states.

AC outage won’t stop celebration’s final performance

The air conditioning breakdown and closing of the Liberty Theater is casting a shadow on one of the top events scheduled for city’s 125th anniversary celebration. The Grammy-award-winning band, the Pine Leaf Boys, is scheduled to perform from 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 14 at the Liberty Theater.

Hospital, United Way to celebrate library

Ten years ago, Acadian Medical Center, partnered with St. Landry-Evangeline United Way to distribute Dolly Parton Imagination Library enrollment forms in the hospital’s maternity ward and waiting areas.

Public safety tax to start in October

A 0.25% tax to fund public safety pay raises is scheduled to begin in October and is projected to generate at least $500,000 a year. The tax passed with 78% of the vote on May 4 in the election that drew 6,308 votes.