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Highland Elementary teacher receives $200 gift card

A Highland Elementary teacher is among more than 5,000 public school teachers that will receive a $200 gift card from Sonic Drive-In through its Limeades for Learning initiatives. The gift card presentations were made in celebration of Teacher Appreciation Month in May.

Crime Stoppers of Acadia seeks information on fugitive

Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies need the public’s help to locate a wanted fugitive on the charge of cruelty of a juvenile, according to a news release from Crime Stoppers of Acadia Parish. On Jan.

Eunice year-to-date sales tax collection up 1%

Sales tax collections from January through May in Eunice were $2,264,744, up 1 percent from the $2,241,524 collected during the same period in 2017, according to statistics from the St. Landry Parish School Board Sales Tax Division. Total sales tax collections in St.

Legislators lose cent at end of session

It was only one sixth of a penny. Heading into the final night of the special session Monday, that’s all that divided the House and the Senate over how much of an expiring sales tax to extend. That extra sixth of a penny would have cost Louisiana residents 17 cents on a $100 purchase.

Wilson "Socko" James Estillette

Wilson “Socko” James Estillette passed away on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, at the age of 61. A Funeral Service will be held on Friday, June 8, 2018, at 11:00 AM. at Quirk and Son Funeral Home in Eunice. Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Deacon David Guillory will officiate.

Rayne man killed in Acadia Parish crash

A two-vehicle crash on La. 35 north of La. 365 near Branch killed Joseph Goodwin, 54, of Rayne shortly before 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to a news release from Louisiana State Police Troop I. The preliminary investigation revealed Goodwin was traveling south on La. 35 in a 2014 Dodge Ram truck.

State Fire Marshal: He set fire to ex-girlfriend’s house, her dad’s truck, her parents’ house; now he’s in jail

The Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal has arrested a man accused of setting fire to his ex-girlfriend’s house, her father’s truck and her parents’ house.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. June 5 05:02 Remove a subject from Crestview Apartments. in the 600 block of College. 06:26 Theft of a bike in the 400 block of North East Street. 06:44 Trespassing in the 100 block of Shell Street.

Eunice Police arrest

The following is an arrest by Eunice Police. June 5 Marlana Bushnell, 32, homeless. Disturbing the peace by intoxication and battery on a police officer.

21-year-old succumbs to injuries weeks after accident

GUEYDAN - A second victim has died as the result of a recent single-vehicle crash near Mermentau in Acadia Parish. Cade Sonnier, 21, of Gueydan, succumbed to his injuries on Friday, June 1. Sonnier was one of seven passengers in the 2009 Ford F-250 that crashed at about 6:30 a.m.