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Eunice Police Radio log

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. July 20 08:27 Truck stalled in front of Raceway on Hwy. 190. 09:02 Wreck in parking lot at Acadian Medical. 09:35 Caller said an older subject hit his cousin and stole his bicycle in the area of Rodney and Vine.

News notes

La Table Française in Opelousas Wednesday La Table Française will take place from 8:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Louisiana Orphan Train Museum at Le Vieux Village, located at 828 E. Landry St., in Opelousas. The event is free and all ages and speaking abilities are invited.

District 11 cleanup event slated

The St. Landry Parish Government Code Enforcement team invites District 11 residents to its “Code Enforcement Community Day” from 8 a.m. to noon July 29 at 1011 Hwy 357 Opelousas, (previously Weston’s Meat Market). The event aims to promote a cleaner and safer environment for everyone.

Church Point Police seek tips to locate suspect

Crime Stoppers of Acadia Parish needs help to locate a wanted fugitive. Church Point Police seek the public’s assistance to locate Matthew John McBride, 42. McBride is a white male, 6’4” in height weighing about 250 pounds. He has black / grey hair and beard.

Companion planting – More than ‘Just Friends’

Companion planting involves growing plants together for specific benefits. Benefits involve attracting good bugs to manage the bad bugs, enhance plant growth and vegetable production, increase flavor of certain vegetables, attract beneficial pollinators and prevent disease.

Assessing tree damage is crucial in preventing property damage during hurricane season

We are well into hurricane season here in Louisiana, but we still have a long time ahead of us. The hurricane season officially begins each summer on June 1 and lasts until Nov. 30.

The lost freedom of bike hikes

I dream of recreating some of the epic bike hikes I enjoyed as a kid back in the 1970s. My used Murray five-speed spyder-bike with the high handlebars only cost 25 bucks but it was one of the coolest bikes of the age. Man, I loved that bike. During the long summer days, I rode with a group of kids.

Is the world ready for these random thoughts?

Sometimes topics simply demand more research than a deadline allows. I couldn’t do justice to this week’s topic, so I’m kicking the can down the road by dishing out another batch of research-free random thoughts.

History of Bayou Teche takes many turns

If you read enough stuff that was written a good while ago, you will eventually run across the claim that Bayou Teche was named for Edward Teach, the infamous pirate better known as Blackbeard.

988 Lifeline volume grows since launch a year ago

BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Department of Health’s Office of Behavioral Health (OBH) is celebrating the anniversary of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline this week with a focus on growth, increased capacity and the lives that are being changed with increased access to mental health resources.