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Treasury partners with revenue department to pay $15M in unclaimed property claims

The Louisiana Department of the Treasury will begin mailing out 85,000 unclaimed property checks this month to citizens who are owed up to $1,500 each, according to State Treasurer John M. Schroder, Sr. “All you have to do to collect this money is open up your mailbox,” Treasurer Schroder.

After Pittsburgh’s tragedy, start with Mister Rogers

Saturday morning is normally my favorite morning of the week. Usually, I sit in a festive coffee shop near downtown Pittsburgh, working on a novel, a love story, I’m eager to complete.

Is anyone interested in voting in Louisiana?

Remember the 1970 song by Chicago; “Does anybody know what time it is, does anybody really care?” Well it’s close to Election Day in Louisiana, and it would seem by early voting projections and general lack of interest that Louisianans are not holding their breath to cast their ballot.

Work requirements, welfare: Lessons of history

The value of studying history is so that future generations don’t make the same mistakes as our forefathers.

Study find traffic deaths on the rise in state

There were 771 highway deaths in 2017, up from 757 in 2016, according to the 2017 Louisiana Traffic Records Data Report. The report, which offers details information from the state to city level, also found there were no highway fatalities in Eunice during 2017. There were 23 fatalities in St.

4 of 14 Eunice city candidates file campaign disclosure reports

Four of the 14 candidates in the November elected have filed candidate reports with the Louisiana Board of Ethics. Incumbent Mayor Scott Fontenot and Police Chief Randy Fontenot have filed reports along with Tony Baltakis and Jackie Vallare, both candidates for the Board of Aldermen.

Nearly 5,000 votes cast in Tuesday’s election

Nearly 5,000 votes had been cast in St. Landry Parish in Tuesday’s election as of Wednesday, according to the secretary of state’s website. Cheryl Milburn, St. Landry Parish registrar of voters, said 4,076 voters were cast in person in early voting that ended Tuesday.

Theft ring preyed on Coburn’s

A theft ring believed to have stolen more than $90,000 in property from Coburn’s Supply Company is in the process of being broken up by Eunice Police.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Oct. 30 10:03 Phone stolen in the 200 block of North 8th. 11:15 Power line down at Gum and 13th. 11:25 Stalled vehicle in front of Jerry’s Furniture on East Laurel.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. Oct. 30 Jimmy J. Lee, 45, homeless. Probation hold, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession with intent to distribute Schedule II drug less than 28 grams and possession of Schedule II drug less than two grams. Wesley M.