News

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. May 17 07:23 Cell phone stolen at Super One. 07:31 Loose pit bull in the 1300 block of West Vine. 08:01 Female and male riding on South 7th with what looks like a 50-inch TV went to 600 block of South 7th.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. May 17 James Athony Edwards, 38, 400 block of Corn Street, Eunice. Simple assault. Christopher Daniel Prudhomme, 32, 100 block of Whispering Pines, Eunice.

Kimberly Bellard Hebert

Kimberly Ann Bellard Hebert passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2019 at the age of 50. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at 10:00 AM at Quirk and Son Funeral Home in Eunice.

Mary Helen Hundley

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, May 20, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. at St. Lawrence Catholic Church, Mowata for Mary Helen Hundley, 21, who died Friday, May 17, 2019, at 3:15 p.m. at Lafayette General Medical Center in Lafayette. Mary Helen was an adorer at St.

Railroad crossing in Eunice to close

The railroad crossing on La. 13, 0.4 of a mile north of U.S. 190, will be closed for railroad replacement from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, weather permitting. The detour will consist of La. 29, U.S. 190 and La. 758.

Will Amtrak break up Sunset Limited?

Amtrak is looking seriously at the idea of breaking up some of its traditional cross-country routes into shorter rides that would be attractive to more passengers.

Parish Council panel to investigate animal shelter policies, ordinances

The St. Landry Parish Council voted for a study of the parish’s animal control ordinances and policies that include the animal shelter.

Woman blames $80K theft on gambling problem

A Mamou woman said a gambling problem led her to use a Eunice company’s credit cards to steal about $80,000, according to an arrest warrant affidavit. Megan Reed Francois, 33, of the 2200 block of Duculus Road, Mamou, was arrested on April 22 for access device fraud.

Trooper: Cell phones and driving are dangerous mix

Cell phones are probably the single most dangerous and overused distraction of drivers in Louisiana, according to Trooper First Class Thomas Gossen, public information officer for Louisiana State Police Troop I.

UL Lafayette grad student earning dual master’s degrees

Jacob LeBlanc lives in double-time. At age 19, he shaved a year from a four-year program to complete a bachelor’s degree in industrial technology at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. But that’s not where LeBlanc’s fast track began or where it ends. First, he skipped kindergarten.