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Settlement reached with St. Landry Parish Head Start over grants

A settlement was reached with a St. Landry Parish Head Start administrator over its use of federal grants, a news release from U.S. Attorney David C. Joseph stated. According to the court documents filed in the case, Child Development Council of Acadiana Inc.

LSU ranked in top tier by U.S. News & World Report

In U.S. News & World Report’s 2019 edition of Best Colleges, LSU is ranked in the top tier for “Best National Universities” for the 11th-straight year and is the only public university in Louisiana ranked in the top tier this year.

U.S. News & World Report grades UL Lafayette among the ‘best’

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is among the top 311 national universities cited in U.S. News & World Report’s 2019 edition of “Best Colleges.” The annual guidebook for prospective college students was released today.

Linda S. Vidrine

EUNICE~It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that the family of Linda S. Vidrine announces her passing on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at the Acadia Medical Center in Crowley with loving family by her side. She was 70.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. Sept. 10 Wilkema Qunae Fontenot, 17, 100 block of Goose Street, Eunice. Resisting an officer. Holden Lane Gautreaux, 20, 800 block of South 10th Street, Mamou. Disturbing the peace and criminal trespass.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Sept. 10 05:25 Caller in the 700 block of 5th said his friend messaged him to come over that he was struck in the head and his belonging stolen. 07:11 Loose dog near Champagne’s.

Marie "Ethel" Thibodeaux

LAWTELL – A Catholic Mass will be held for, Marie “Ethel” Thibodeaux, on Thursday, September 13, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. in the St. Bridget Catholic Church in Lawtell. Fr. Ted Broussard will celebrate the Mass. Rite of Committal will follow in the St. Bridget Cemetery.

Missing inmate found in Eunice

According to St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby J. Guidroz, the inmate who walked off a work detail on Sept. 7, has been captured in the Eunice area.

What happens to waterways with no water?

A University of Louisiana at Lafayette hydrologist is among a team of researchers that has secured $3 million in federal funds to examine what happens to waterways – and the creatures that reside within them – as they dry.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Sept. 11 Shannon Marie Laycock, 31, 3500 block of Patterson Street, Pollock. Obstructing public passages, battery of a police officer, resisting an officer with force or violence. Arrested By Eunice Police.