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St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. May 11 - 13 Kendracia Michele Castille, 23, 12600 block of Kuykendahl Road, Houston, Texas. Aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon (2 counts), aggravated criminal damage to property. Arrested by Opelousas Police.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. May 10 Verna Lafleur, 49, 200 block of Childs Street, Eunice. Prior unauthorized use of access card and bench warrant. Juvenile, 17, 400 block of North 9th Street, Eunice. Entry or remaining in places or on land after being forbidden.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. May 10 05:32 Power line on tree sparking and now it is on fire at 550 Brother J Road. 08:26 Women yelling in the 400 block of North 9th. St. Landry officer thinks they are drugs.

News notes

Program on small business capital planned A program on small business capital access is schedule from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday in Room C116, LSUE Community Education Building. The free program features speakers from Small Business Administration, U.S.

Nicholas Roy Miller

IOTA~It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that the family of Nicholas Roy Miller announces his passing on Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at Acadia General Hospital in Crowley at the age of 40. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 am on Saturday, May 11, 2019 at St.

Bernadine G. Fontenot

EUNICE~It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that the family of Bernadine G. Fontenot announces her passing on Saturday, May 11, 2019 at Southwind Nursing and Rehab Center in Crowley with loving family by her side. She was 81.

LSUE honors top graduates

From The Eunice News files

From the May 2009 files of The Eunice News. International Day at St. Edmund Elementary. St. Edmund Elementary sixth-graders celebrated International Day Friday. The students completed a Social Studies unit on different countries of the world and they were given an assignment.

Breaking news: Legitimate political discourse is dead

“This just in,” as we say in the news business. British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher recently called Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden to complain about President Donald Trump. This is indeed big news, mainly because Thatcher has been dead for six years.

Hurricane season: Do you feel lucky? Well, do ya?

It’s the kickoff for hurricane season and forecasters are predicting as many as 14 named storms with anywhere from three to six of these storms growing into major hurricanes. Here on the Gulf Coast, we certainly perk up when this time of year rolls around.