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Road closure update from DOTD

UPDATE: DISTRICT 03 (ACADIANA REGION) VARIOUS ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO HARVEY Monday, August 28, 2017 11:54 AM Effective immediately, the following road closures and high water notifications are in place due to heavy rains and high tides. The roads will be reopened as soon as conditions improve.

Kathleen B. Miller

IOTA~A wonderful mother, sister, grandmother, great grandmother and friend, Kathleen B. Miller will be missed by all who knew and loved her. Kathleen died on Monday, August 28, 2017 in the comfort of her home surrounded by her loving family. She was 80.

Want to help with flood, hurricane relief? Here's one way.

United Way of Acadiana will be launching Flood the Love, a community donation drive to collect essentials, in response to Hurricane Harvey in Texas and the consequent flooding across Louisiana.

Wednesday closures

LSUE will close Wednesday. This includes programs at LGMCSW, the Academy and at LSUA. All Catholic schools in the Diocese of Lafayette will be closed Wednesday. This includes St. Martin, Evangeline, Lafayette, St. Mary, St. Landry, Iberia, Acadia and Vermilion.

St. Landry Parish school closed Wednesday

St. Landry Parish public schools will be closed, Wednesday, according to an announcement from Superintendent Patrick Jenkins.

State parks, welcome centers closing due to weather

The Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism announces the following closures due to high water levels over roadways – resulting from Tropical Storm Harvey – leading to the facilities: Atchafalaya Welcome Center, located at Exit 121 on I-10 New Orleans Welcome Center, Jackson Square Grand Isle...

Cleco issues statement as Tropical Storm Harvey approaches

Pineville, La., Aug. 29, 2017 – Tropical Storm Harvey is expected to make landfall south of Lake Charles on Wednesday morning and exit the northeast corner of Louisiana by Thursday night. This projection puts five of Cleco’s operating regions in the path of the storm.

Weather update: Expect rain

Harvey is a weak tropical storm, moving northeast towards the southwest Louisiana coast. Landfall projection is Wednesday morning in Cameron Parish as a tropical storm.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Aug. 28 11:36 Power line down at 220 N. Mallet.The power lines are live. Cleco notified. 11:41 Line was not down. It has hanging. 11:43 Meter pulled off house in the 200 block of North Mallet.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. Aug. 28 Joshua Denton, 25, 800 block of South Beulah, Eunice. Disturbing the peace. David Frank, 55, 700 block of Peach Street, Eunice. Disturbing the peace.