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Rotary requests nominees for Citizen of the Year

The Eunice Rotary Club is accepting nominations for the 2016 Citizen of the Year Award, which recognizes a Eunice citizen who has shown extraordinary community spirit and given outstanding service to the community during 2016.

Zevella Duplechan

Zevella M. Duplechan passed away on January 3, 2017 at the age of 79. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, January 6, 2017 at 10:00 am, at Quirk & Son Funeral Home in Eunice. Deacon Gary Gaudin will officiate. Burial will follow at Liberty Cemetery in Elton.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Jan. 4 Donald Ray Thibodeaux Jr., 48, 200 block of North St. Joseph St., Eunice,. Possession of schedule I CDS, possession w/ intent to distribute schedule II, possession of schedule IV, possession of drug paraphernalia.

Eunice Police radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Jan. 3 06:32 Juveniles shouting obscenities at corner of Vine and Mallet. 07:43 Concession stand broken into at recreation park on Sittig Road. 09:55 Male in yard with possible gun.

Eunice Police arrests

The following is an arrestsby Eunice Police. Arrests Jan. 3 Keegan Lee Wood, 34, 100 block of Baton Lane, Eunice. Bench warrant for possession of marijuana, bench warrant for contributing to the delinquency of a minor and bench warrant for theft by shoplifting.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Dec. 28 Christopher J. LeBleu, 45, 4100 block of Whiteville Road, Ville Platte. Simple criminal damage, criminal trespass. Dec. 29 John Tyler Myers, 49, 100 block of Moreau St., Melville.

Eunice Police radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio logs. Dec. 30 04:06 Hearing noises inside residence in the 200 block of Benoit. Roommate kicked over dishes and didn’t know who it was at the time.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. Dec. 17 Melissa Gaspard Bertrand, 49, 300 block of South Aymond, Eunice. Disturbing the peace. Daniel Rene Gaspard, 47, 300 block of South Aymond, Eunice. Disturbing the peace and simple battery. Dec.

Elvin Morein Sr.

Elvin Jospeh Morein, Sr., passed away on Monday, January 2, 2017 at the age of 86. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, January 5, 2017, at 10:00 AM at St. Anthony Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Msg. Robert Romero will officiate.

Laura "Papoose" Fruge

EUNICE-Laura ''Papoose'' Fruge, 92, of Eunice, passed away Saturday, December 31, 2016, surrounded by family at her home. A Celebration of Life will be celebrated at 10:30am on Tuesday, January 03, 2016 at Ardoin's Funeral Home Chapel in Eunice. Entombment will follow in the St.