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Police: Flashing a gun at passing car led to arrest, multiple charges

A road rage incident involving one driver flashing a gun at a passing car resulted in police charging a Eunice man with firearm, drug and other charges, Lt. Ryan Young said. Police received a call at about 4 p.m.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. August 21 09:03 Patrol requested in the 200 block of Mill. Someone keeps breaking in a property. 09:47 Male knocking on doors on North 11th. 10:04 Subject is looking for cash to mow grass.

Eunice Police arrest

The following is an arrest by Eunice Police. August 21 James Price, 26, 100 block of Fruge Street, Eunice.

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.

William "Tee" Mitchell Deason

William “Tee” Mitchell Deason passed away on Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at the age of 68. A Funeral Service will be held on Friday, August 23, 2019 at 11:00 AM at Quirk and Son Funeral Home in Basile. Father Kennon Brown will officiate. Burial will follow at St.Paul Cemetery in Elton, La.

Police: Domestic call escalated

News reports over the weekend were that Eunice Police were pursuing a man with a gun. But Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot said when the suspect was caught after a chase that began Saturday and ended Monday, no gun was found.

Body found in ditch near Washington

St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s detectives said the female found dead in a ditch near Washington was killed before she was placed there, according to a news release from Deputy Chief Eddie Thibodeaux. The cause of death is undetermined, he state. “The cause of death is undetermined.

Cow from Church Point is Louisiana’s first cloned bovine

With her long, dark lashes, shiny coat, sweet temperament and a love of being petted, it’s easy to slip and say that Lady Rhineaux is just like her mother, but the genetics are not that simple. Glen Cox, with Circle T Cattle Company in Church Point, said, “She’s never really had a true mother.

Observance for Blanco begin today

Kathleen Babineaux Blanco will lie in repose in the State Capitol today as part of a three-day commemoration for the former governor who lost her battle with cancer on Sunday. She was 76. Gov.

Eunice City Jail population shrinking

There were 20 inmates at the Eunice City Jail on Wednesday morning — the lowest in at least a decade, according to Police Chief Randy Fontenot.