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City meeting today is fill vacant Board seat

A Ward 4 alderman is to be appointed at a special meeting of the Eunice mayor and Board of Aldermen at 3:30 p.m. Monday at the Eunice Municipal Complex. Earlier this month, Alderman Dale Solieau announced his resignation at the Aug. 8 Board meeting. A letter from the secretary of state dated Aug.

St. Landry Parish schools closed Tuesday

St. Landry Parish schools will be closed Tuesday due to Tropical Storm Havey. An announcement from Superintendent Patrick Jenkins, said officials will continue to monitor the situation closely and meet with the St.

‘Blackface’ hazing to be probed

The Lafayette Diocese and St. Edmund administrators said they are investigating a reported case of a hazing involving cheerleaders at St. Edmund High School wearing “blackface.

LSUE employees to receive pay raise

For the first time in eight years, The 243 employees at LSUE are getting a 4 percent pay raise, Chancellor Kim Russell said Thursday at a Eunice Kiwanis Club meeting.

From The Eunice News files

The following are from the August 1994 files of The Eunice News. Lou Brown, secretary at St. Edmund Elementary, was presented the Employee of the Month award by the Eunice Rotary Club. Presenting the award were Rodney Sonnier, club president, and Myra Burson, club member and St.

Hurricane threatens balance of Louisiana rice harvest

The 2017 rice harvest is wrapping up in south Louisiana with overall results considered fair because of unfavorable weather, but an approaching tropical storm could complicate getting the remaining crop out of the fields. Steve Linscombe, director of the LSU AgCenter H.

Tri-Parish jobless rates fall

Unemployment rates in the Tri-Parish area declined from June and from a year ago in July, according to Bureau of Labor and Statistics information released by the Louisiana Workforce Commission. St. Landry Parish’s jobless rate in July was 7.4 percent, down from 7.9 percent in June and 8.

Sandbags available

Sandbags will be available for pickup to Eunice residents starting at 1 p.m. Friday until further noticeat the Northwest Community Center Pavilion, 651 Samuel Dr., Eunice, according to an announcement from Mayor Scott Fontenot. This is a fill your own site. Sand and bags will be available.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Aug. 25 Ricky Kimble, 23, 300 block of North Gum Street, Melville. Aggravated second-degree battery; resisting an officer; possession of firearm by felon. Arrested by Melville Police.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police radio dispatch logs. Aug. 24 07:48 Lady walking on North 2nd Street by the railroad track. 08:24 Small safe looks like it has been stolen in the 1800 block of Park. 08:57 Wreck at LSUE parking lot. 14:55 Wreck at tobacco Plus.