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5 projects unveiled for Acadia Parish

Tuesday night’s unveiling of plans for five economic/cultural development projects scattered across Acadia Parish was described as a “commencement.

Eunice News candidate announcement policy

The Eunice News will publish free announcements for candidates in the Oct. 12 Gubernatorial Primary Election. The announcements are biographical only and limited to 400 words. They will contain no campaign promises, pledges or references to other candidates.

Jobless rates down

Unemployment rates in the Tri-Parish area are lower than they were a year ago and the workforce, although down, is stabilizing, according to statistics from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics reported by the Louisiana Workforce Commission. The unemployment rates by parish for March are: — 5.

Former Eunice principal selected as interim superintendent for Lafayette schools

Irma Trosclair will take over as interim superintendent of Lafayette schools in three weeks, after a 9-0 School Board vote Wednesday tapped her to succeed retiring Superintendent Donald Aguillard. Trosclair will assume the lead school system position beginning May 18.

“It was like they were living like they were in a war zone,”

Some of the 11 people arrested in two pre-dawn raids in Eunice on Thursday were sleeping with their guns nearby, Police Chief Randy Fontenot said. “They were ready for attack. It was like they were living like they were in a war zone,” he said.

Fundraising in full gear for pregnancy center

A fundraising campaign that banks on one baby bottle after another getting filled with donations is underway, according to Kim Loewer, one of the volunteers for the planned New Life Pregnancy Care Center in Mamou.

Patricia Granger LeBlanc

Patricia Granger LeBlanc passed away on Thursday, April 25, 2019, at the age of 61. No services have been scheduled at this time. Patricia is survived by two sons; Donald LeBlanc, Jr.

T. C. Morris

T. C. Morris passed away on Thursday, April 25, 2019 at the age of 94. Mr. Morris was retired from AT&T as a manager. He served his country in the United States Air Force during the WWII conflict.

Turner John Landreneau, Sr.

Funeral Services will be held at 3:00 PM at Ardoin’s Funeral Home in Mamou on Saturday, April 27, 2019, for Turner John Landreneau, Sr., 69, who passed away on Thursday, April 25, 2019 in Branch, LA surrounded by his loved ones. Deacon David Guillory will conduct all funeral services.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. April 25 06:08 Need a transport unit at Townhome. 08:33 Search warrant complete on Mallet. 08:48 Male sitting in rain by Perry Pitre Ford. 11:26 Unit wrecked at Walmart. 12:02 Animal complaint at Tate and 8th.