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Police: Eunice homeowner thwarts burglary; gets shot

A Eunice homeowner stopped the burglary of his pickup truck at about 6:30 a.m. Thursday, but was shot in the stomach and is in critical condition at a Lafayette hospital, Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot said. The incident occurred in the 500 block of Juanita Street.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Dec. 22 - 26 Robin Nicole Landry, 37, 1300 block of North Wilderness Trail, Carencro. Unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling, criminal trespass. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Department.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excepts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Dec. 26 10:17 Stolen trash can in the 200 block of Corrine. 10:39 Disturbance at Vivian and Rose. 10:42 Male trying to fight employees at Eunice Poultry.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. Dec. 26 Thomas Glass, 36, 600 block of Bernice Street, Eunice. Serving time. Elizabeth Medford, 44, 100 block of Boulet, Branch. Bench warrant for Acadia Parish. William Logan Peoples, 23, 500 block of North Vivian Avenue, Eunice. Domestic abuse battery.

News notes

Hank Williams Sr. tribute is Jan. 12 The Tribute to Hank Williams Sr. is scheduled at 6 p.m. Jan. 12 at the Liberty Center for the Performing Arts. The emcee will be Barry Ancelet. Special guests will be Hugh Harris, Jo-El Sonnier, Yvette Landry, Benjamin Bruce, Luke Huval and Terry Huval.

​Trump’s last chance for a wall

By the time you read this, you’ll know whether the federal government has been partially shut down for the holidays.

The holidays offer us a second chance!

Most of us have been swept up in the momentum of the holiday season. We have passed Thanksgiving, reached the Christmas milestone and are approaching New Year’s Day, the third in the trilogy of holidays. Sure, there is a lot of our attention on holiday shopping, football, and social events.

Children’s Christmas gifts to adults brings joy

I love Christmas. I love it because my mother has worked hard to make the day magical and eventful for her family for more years than she will permit me to share! My mother has six children, 17 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren — and counting.

Rice producer meetings set for January, February

The LSU AgCenter will hold a series of meetings to help rice farmers prepare for their 2019 crop. Don Groth, resident coordinator of the LSU AgCenter H.

Information sought about burglary in Iota

Acadia Parish Sheriff’s investigators are seeking the public’s assistance to solve a residential burglary reported on July 10 in the 1900 block of Ray Milner Road in Iota. Items were stolen out of a home being remodeled.