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Eunice Rotary Club seeks top citizen nominees The Eunice Rotary Club is accepting nominations for the 2018 Citizen of the Year Award.

Rogers Daigle

Rogers Daigle passed away on Thursday, January 3, 2019, at the age of 74. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, January 8, 2019, at 10:00 AM at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Eunice. Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Fr. Clinton Sensat will officiate.

Did you know? Risk factors for suicide

To conclude the suicide discussion, we will talk about the risk factors. Once again using sources with the helpguide.org. a trusted guide to mental and emotional health, here are their findings.

Fake money from Hollywood

Three fake $100 bills were passed recently. Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot said the bills were passed outside the city limits and reported by someone who wanted to remain anonymous. The clue to the counterfeit bills is obvious: They include a warning “Motion Picture Purposes.

Duson man charged in fatal crash

The Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office Fatality Crash Team continues an investigation into a Dec. 23 crash on Riceland Road north of Soldier Road in eastern Acadia Parish, according to a news release from Sheriff K.P. Gibson.

Sex offenders sought in Acadia Parish

The Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office has taken a hard stance in assuring sex offenders have complied with registration requirements as per Louisiana law, a news release from Acadia Parish Sheriff K.P. Gibson stated. Crime Stoppers of Acadia Parish is seeking information to locate wanted sex offenders.

Acadian Medical Center announces year’s first baby

Owen Dean Christ is the first baby of the new year born at Acadian Medical Center in Eunice. Owen was born at 6:32 p.m. Jan. 1 and weighed 6 pounds and 14 ounces and measured 19 3/4 inches long. His parents, Logan and Kristie Christ, are from Mamou.

School officials may get price cut from Council

Faced with a $1,125 monthly charge to use St. Landry Parish property in Opelousas, two School Board officials were back in front of the Parish Council requesting a price cut. The St. Landry Parish School Board began administering the Head Start program in September 2018.

Agenda light for new Board members

The agenda for Tuesday’s Board of Aldermen meeting, as of Thursday, was fairly light for two new members. Chad Andrepont, Ward 1, and Ernest Blanchard, Ward 3, attended their first agenda meeting Thursday as aldermen.

Tri-Parish job situation remains down

Tri-Parish unemployment rates are up from a year ago and the workforce remains below the 2017 number in November, according to Bureau of Labor and Statistics data released by the Louisiana Workforce Commission. There were 67,171 people in the workforce in November, down 1.