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Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. July 7 07:19 Trash truck pulled down the cable wire and possibly the electric wire in the 300 block of Fruge. 07:29 Wire is down at Weaver and Fruge. Charter called. 10:07 disturbance in the 200 block of North 2nd.

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Basketball tournament to feature police, pastors Leaders Building Leaders Basketball Tournament will feature Eunice pastors and police officers at 6:30 p.m. July 18 at New Zion Baptist Church’s Dr. J.G. Frank Building, 251 Nimitz St., Eunice.

From The Eunice News files

The following are from the July 2006 files of The Eunice News. Iota inventer Edward Boudreaux was noted in a story about his fan adjuster. The idea came to him through his work at a casino, he said. The story said his other inventions included the Cajun Fipper, a spatula for outdoor grills.

Angelle: Post BP spill rules are under review

A review of offshore oil and gas drilling regulations imposed during the Obama administration is to be completed by the end of year, according to Scott Angelle, who was named director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement in the Department of the Interior in May.

Aldermen to hear more about city housekeeping

The Eunice Board of Aldermen are to hear of more community housekeeping measures as four properties are its agenda for cleanup action. Alderman Jack Burson, Dale Soileau and Jason Bertrand, along with Mayor Scott Fontenot, met Thursday to set the agenda for the city meeting on Tuesday.

Parish Council confronts its limitation

Despite a 2-cent tax funding a $66 million bond issue to pave more than 300 miles of roads, the St. Landry Parish Council confronted its monthly limitation to keep up maintenance and drainage on its other roads. The tax passed in 2013 is collected in rural St.

Park Service seeks comment on possible commercial services

New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park and Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve are developing a Commercial Services Strategy to assess the type and quality of services offered to park visitors and to consider possible future services such as tours, bike or boat rentals and...

Rayne water tests heavy on iron

Equipment failure at the city Water Treatment Plant has prompted officials to notify utility users of elevated iron content in their tap water. According to the city Water Department, this could last “for at least the next several days.

Ville Platte adopts $16M budget

The Ville Platte city council held a special meeting on June 29 to amend its 2016-2017 budget, as well as approve the city’s budget for the year beginning July 1 and ending June 30, 2018. For the 2016-17 fiscal year, the city originally anticipated revenues in the amount of $15,977,000.

Church Point man arrested for indecent behavior with juvenile

A 41-year-old Church Point man has been arrested for indecent behavior with a juvenile employee. St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz said Brandt Robin, of the 300 block of Houston Richard Road, Church, was arrested Wednesday for indecent behavior with a juvenile.