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Chemical plant explodes, burns Thursday in Duson

DUSON - Explosions and a massive fireball at a chemical plant led to the closure of a long swath of Interstate 10 and the evacuation of businesses and residences here Thursday. The fire happened around 4 p.m.

Burglaries in northern area of parish focus of Acadia Crime Stoppers

Deputies with the Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office are investigating three separate home burglaries which occurred on April 17 in the northern portion of Acadia Parish.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts form the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. May 4 05:47 Corner of Boudreaux and Maple male on the corner crying and shooting a gun. 05:51 Large piece of sheet metal on the road at Oak and Gum. 05:57 Male shot with a paintball gun.

Patricia Courville Sittig

EUNICE~It is with heavy hearts that the family of Patricia Courville Sittig announces her passing on Saturday, May 05, 2018 at Acadian Medical Center in Eunice with loving family by her side. She was 66.

Mary Lane Meaux Nunez

EUNICE~A wonderful wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great grandmother and friend, Mary Lane Meaux Nunez will be missed by all who knew and loved her. Mary died peacefully on Saturday, May 05, 2018 with loving family by her side at the age of 83.

John Kenneth Duplechin

EUNICE~It is with heavy hearts that the family of John Kenneth Duplechin of Eunice, LA announce his passing on May 4, 2018 at the Carpenter House in Lafayette with loving family by his side. He was 49. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Celebrated on Monday, May 07, 2018 at 11:00 am at St.

Renee N. Diaville

EUNICE- It is with heavy hearts that the family of Renee N. Diaville announces her passing on Friday, May 04, 2018 in the comfort of her home at the age of 42. A Celebration of Life will be celebrated at 4:00pm on Sunday, May 6, 2018 at Ardoin's Funeral Home Chapel in Eunice.

News notes

Auditions for EPT Children’s Theatre Auditions for the children’s summer workshop at Eunice Players’ Theatre will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the theater, 121 S. 2nd St., Eunice. Children and youth ages 6-17 are invited to participate.

White House stirs up jambalaya question

A controversy in the White House? That’s hardly news. Over jambalaya? Maybe. If you missed it, White House chefs prepared a rice dish listed on the menu as “jambalaya” for a big shindig when French President Emmanuel Macron came to call.

Eunice school employee wins top parish honor

Randy Moreau, of Eunice Career and Technical Education Center, won the high school level Outstanding School Support Employee of the Year award. The award, along with other support personnel honors, were announced at Thursday’s St. Landry Parish School Board meeting in Opelousas.