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Gregory Allen Chatagnier

Gregory Allen Chatagnier passed away on Thursday, August 1, 2019 at the age of 71. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, August 3, 2019 at 10:00 AM at St Thomas More Catholic Church in Eunice. Father Clinton Sensat will officiate. Burial will follow at Mt Calvary Cemetery in Eunice.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. July 31 11:32 Shoplifting a Champagne’s. 12:20 Traffic stop at East Maple and La. 13. 12:23 Subject is having mechanical problems. 14:37 Wreck at 8th and U.S. 190. 14:46 Stolen wallet in the 300 block of Corn.

Eunice Police arrest

The following is an arrest by Eunice Police. July 31 Tytania Marie Harris, 32, 100 block of Jeansonne, Eunice. Bench wrrant.

Jacqueline Marie Lanthier Young

Jacqueline Marie Lanthier Young passed away on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at the age of 67. A Memorial Mass is pending at St Edwards Catholic Church in Richard with Father Wayne Duet officiating. Burial will follow at Odom Cemetery.

News notes

Voter registration deadlines listed Cheryl Milburn, St. Landry Parish registrar of voters, has announced that the last day to register to vote in person or by mail for the Oct. 12 election will be Sept. 11. The deadline for GeauxVote.com online electronic registration will be Sept. 21.

Tips sought about homicide

Crowley Police detectives are seeking the public’s assistance with a homicide that occurred at 1:30 a.m. July 21, 2018, in the 1800 block of JD Miller Street in Crowley.

Texas man killed in 2-vehicle crash in Acadia Parish

A two-vehicle crash on La. 100 east of McCain Road in Acadia Parish claimed the life of 55-year-old Norges Ortiz of Houston, Texas, shortly after 5:30 a.m. on July 29, according to a news release from Louisiana State Police Troop I.

Tour highlights agricultural diversity in central Louisiana

State and federal agency representatives attended a crops tour held by the LSU AgCenter on July 25 to give them idea of the agricultural diversity in central Louisiana. The tour started near Bunkie at the James Deshotel sweet potato farm followed by a stop at the Todd Steele tree nursery.

New Louisiana child seat law goes into effect today

Parents and caregivers of children need to inform themselves and prepare for a new Louisiana child safety seat law that goes into effect today, the executive director of the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission said.

The real injustice of rapper’s saga

Last week, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania (my old employer) ruled that rapper Meek Mill was entitled to a new trial on his 2008 drug conviction, the same conviction that kept him on probation for 11 years and dogged him all through his meteoric rise in the music industry.