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Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. Dec. 1 Nathaniel Thomas, 58, 600 block of Poinciana Street, Mamou. Principal to theft. Robert Gallow, 49, 5700 Palm Street, Chataignier. Theft. Dawn Scott, 44, 1800 block of Gum Street, Basile. Four counts of theft.

Melinda Mindy Boone

A funeral service will be held for Melinda "Mindy" Boone, 63, on Tuesday, December 5, at 10:00 AM at Quirk & Son Funeral Home. Deacon David Guillory will officiate. Burial will be held at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Mindy passed away on Sunday, December 3, 2017.

News notes

ECCBC Christmas Concert tonight The Eunice Community Choir, Concert Band & Children’s Choir will present its Christmas Concert, “Dashing Through the Snow,” at 7 p.m. tonight and Friday night at the Liberty Center in Eunice.

Parish Council ends up with 2 budget choices

The St. Landry Parish Council introduced two budgets at a special meeting Wednesday. One budget was proposed by St. Landry Parish President Bill Fontenot. The other budget is identical except it cuts 15 percent from the Eunice and Opelousas marshals and courts.

Early release prisoner is back in jail

A 20-year-old Eunice man, who was released from prison on Nov. 1 under the state’s program early release program, is back behind bars.

Eunice man arrested in Houston; accused of attack on child

A 20-year-old Eunice man was arrested in Houston by U.S. Marshal deputies Thursday in the attempted first-degree murder of a 4-year-old boy, Eunice Police Detective Robert Brickley said.

Judge dismisses lawsuit against City of Ville Platte

In 2015 a federal investigation into operations at the Ville Platte Police Department and the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office has led to the filing of several federal lawsuits against the City of Ville Platte and its police department. However, a recent ruling from U.S.

From The Eunice News files

The following are from December 2008 files of The Eunice News. Eunice Mayor Bob Morris said the city qualified for additional FEMA reimbursements for its response to Hurricane Gustav. The city’s debris removal cost was about $88,000 and the standard reimbursement would have been $66,000.

Christmas Shopping event funds worthy projects

Tomorrow the Sacré Coeur KC Auxiliary will host its annual Christmas Shopping Extravaganza, marking the 25th year the group has held the event.

D.A. receives investigative file in DeJuan Guillory case

Evangeline Parish District Attorney Trent Brignac announced on Wednesday that his office has received the Louisiana State Police investigative file from the deputy involved shooting that ended the life of DeJuan Guillory last July.