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From The Eunice News files

The following are from the June 1976 files of The Eunice News. Mike Kammera, manager of Dresser Industry in Eunice, said the company was pleased with the caliber of people available to hire and the plant will have about 450 people employed within a year.

Are we all federal criminals?

Congress is going “new law” crazy. In the nation’s capitol, hundreds of proposed new laws are being introduced every month, creating numerous different regulations and crimes.

Ensure grads are equipped for citizenship

“I may have to do WHAT to receive my high school diploma?” “Pass a U.S. citizenship exam. The Civics Education Initiative is hoping state legislatures will require high school students in all 50 states to pass the exam in order to graduate.

June was money month for loggers

In days gone by, the Calcasieu River was jammed from top to bottom with pine logs in the early days of June. This was the high-water month, when logs could easily be floated to nearly a dozen lumber mills that ringed Lake Charles.

Clearing pipes

Drain pipes were surveyed by a camera and cleared over six days in Eunice. Eunice Mayor Scott Fontenot said it cost about $2,500 a day for the operation, which is to continue to alleviate flooding.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. June 9 Terry Demondre Desmond, 20, 400 block of Jelks Street, Eunice. No driver’s license, no insurance, windshield view obstructed by tint. Jake N. Lanclos, 23, 4300 block of Highway 10, Washington.

Eunice Police radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. June 9 07:52 Subject at Sweetridge Apartments is on the floor and the door is locked. 09:38 Three 4-wheelers being driving recklessly in the parking lot and baseball field at Southeast park.

News notes

Eunice Farmers’ Market open The Eunice Farmers’ Market is meeting on South 2nd Street from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays, and from 2 to 5 p.m. on Wednesdays. For more information, call Sanford Wood at 337-457-0607.

Laura Smith Crader

A funeral service for Laura Smith Crader , 65, will be held on Tuesday, June 13,2017, at 11:00 AM at New Hope Fellowship Church with burial to follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Laura passed away on Saturday June 10, 2017.

Aldermen turn eyes to neglected property

Aldermen turned their eyes to dilapidated property as they planned to put three such parcels on their Tuesday meeting agenda. An order of condemnation for property at 1050 Faris Street is to be considered at the meeting scheduled at 6:30 p.m. at the Eunice Municipal Complex.