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Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. June 19 07:59 Stolen weed trimmer in the 700 block of Tate. 08:30 Lobby complaint about hacked phone. 10:20 Wreck on La. 13. 12:12 Stolen lawnmower in the 1700 block of West Dudley.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. June 19 Takeiya Keiogta King, 24, 500 block of West Hiram Street, Opelousas. Theft less than $1,000, contributing to the delinquency of juveniles and possession of Schedule IV drugs Damien L. Chevis, 38, 900 block of East Laurent Street. Opelousas.

News notes

Farmers Market at DMV parking lot The Eunice Farmers’ Market is held in the DMV parking lot, and normally is open from 9 a.m. until noon on Saturdays. However, on the third Saturday of each month the market is joined by outside vendors and the market remains open until 3 p.m.

DeVillier’s bill to shed light on tax election costs

State Rep. Phillip DeVillier said his service on the State Bond Commission sparked his House Bill 82 requiring disclosure of local election costs in the session that ended June 6. “This is to me a very, very important bill ...’” he said.

Former Sen. Don Hines dies

Bunkie icon and former State Senate president, Dr. Donald Elliott Hines, passed away surrounded by his family on Tuesday at age 85. Born on Nov. 14, 1933, in Bunkie, Hines was a lifelong resident of the community. He practiced as a family physician in Bunkie.

Scalise talks about presidential impeachment

Over the past few months, Capitol Hill has been plagued with rumors and innuendo regarding multiple investigations into President Donald Trump and related chatter about possible impeachment charges. Speaking to LaPolitics recently, U.S.

The Therapy Center celebrates anniversary

The Eunice Chamber of Commerce sponsored a one-year celebration and ribbon-cutting ceremony of The Therapy Center, 101 S. 2nd St. on Tuesday. (Submitted photo)

St. Landry-Evangeline United Way to allocate $62,625 for food, shelter

St. Landry-Evangeline United Way will oversee distribution of federal funds made available through the Federal Emergency Management Agency. St. Landry Parish will be awarded $46,425 and Evangeline Parish will be awarded $16,200.

Guns stolen in Acadia Parish burglary

Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office detectives are investigating a residential burglary which occurred in the 700 block of Link Road in Branch between May 25 and 31. According to Sheriff K.P.

Childhood home visit taught her how to grieve

Recently, I found myself standing in front of my old house in Philadelphia. From 1966, when I was 4, until 1969, when we moved to Delaware County, I lived in the two-story quasi-Victorian on the 5400 block of North 12th Street.