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Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Aug. 10 05:44 Bike next to City Lake with wet articles of clothing. 04:57 Body on dock. 05:57 Spoke with male and advised him City Lake is not a bathing facility and he cannot sleep on dock.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. Aug. 10 Gary Paul Wilson, 56, 400 block of Nimitz, Eunice. Probation violation. Aug. 11 Dustin Dwayne Higginbotham, 34, 1300 block of Nile, Eunice. Aggravated second-degree battery and entry on or remaining in places or on land after being forbidden.

Suzanne Herrera Doucet

Suzanne Herrera Doucet passed away on Sunday, August 12, 2018, at the age of 71. No services have been scheduled at this time. Suzanne is survived by three sons: Jonathan Doucet of Basile, Jason Doucet of Basile, Scott Doucet of Church Point, one daughter, Victoria Semien of Church Point.

News notes

Bulb meeting set for Monday The Bulb and Blossom Garden Club will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at the DeRouen home located at 8810 Eunice Iota Hwy., hosted by April DeRouen and Celeste Gomez. This is an important planning meeting.

Devin Marc Sanders

A memorial service for Devin Marc Sanders, 33, will be held on Tuesday, August 14, 2018, at Quirk & Son Funeral Home in Eunice from 4:00 PM. A rosary will be prayed by Deacon Gary Gaudin at 6:00 PM. The memorial service will follow the rosary, officiated by Deacon Gary Gaudin.

‘Little Cajun Saint’ celebrated at Mass

When the Cajun and Creole ancestors of those currently living in South Louisiana first arrived, they brought with them vestiges of the ways of life from their native homeland. One major vestige is the faith that is taught by the Roman Catholic Church.

DOTD to begin La. 106 project

Beginning Wednesday, construction will begin on a $3.04 million project on La. 106 from La. 13 to U.S. 167 between mileposts 9.9 to 14.4 in Evangeline Parish, according to DOTD. The work is estimated to take place on Mondays through Fridays between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.

Higgins pushes standards on imported seafood

Along with agriculture and oil and gas, the seafood industry is an important economic driver for south Louisiana. U.S. Rep.

Can the beer industry still brew up a comeback?

It’s a drastically different world than when I was working a summertime job during college. The first summer, a middle-aged co-worker would proudly pat his ample stomach and announce, “This is my baby — Bud Miller!” The second summer, my boss (hi, Elgin!

Tweet presidentially, Mr. Trump

Trump is still being Trump. Whether he’s holding his stand-up political rallies in Wilkes-Barre or Ohio, or delivering his incendiary early morning tweet storms, he’s not going to change his wild and crazy ways.