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Eunice Police Arrests report

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. June 23 Rebecca Lynn Vasalle, 27, 10000 Daigle Drive, Welsh. Possession of Schedule II, resisting an officer by flight. Keegan Guillory, 25, 100 block of College, Eunice. Bench warrant. June 24 Brette Logan Hebert, 27, 600 block of W.

Eunice Police Radio log

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. June 23 01:15 911 hang up call from the 200 block of Fruge. 04:34 Caller in the 300 block of Mayer said a subject is intoxicated and is attempting to steal her brother’s scooter.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. June 24-June 26 Rigoberto Martinez, 51, 100 block of White Oak Road, Washington. Domestic abuse battery. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Eunice Police Radio log

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. June 22 12:54 Lobby complaint in reference to identity theft. 13:26 Subject laying in the middle of the road way near Juanita and Clifford. 13:34 Caller said a vehicle, east bound on Hwy.

Eunice Police Arrests report

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. June 22 Wilbert Ray Fontenot, 63, 100 block of Premier Lane, Eunice. Terrorizing. Shane Ceasar, 45, 300 block of South Martin Luther King, Eunice. Domestic abuse battery with child endangerment, domestic abuse with a dangerous weapon.

News notes

ECCBC Summer Concert set July 13, 14 The Eunice Community Concert Concert Band & Community Choir will have its Summer Concert, “Summertime” at 7 p.m. July 13 and 14 at First Baptist Church in Eunice. ECCBC promises a musically diverse program with something for everyone in the family.

Cynthia “Cindy” Thibodeaux Chapman

Cynthia “Cindy” Thibodeaux Chapman passed away on Saturday, June 17, 2023 at her home in Conroe, Texas at the age of 65. A visitation will be held on Thursday, July 6, 2023, at Quirk & Son Funeral Home Chapel from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. A Memorial Service will be held immediately after from 11 a.m.

Deborah “Debbie” Ann Lemoine Zorn

Deborah “Debbie” Ann Lemoine Zorn, age 67, passed away peacefully on the morning of June 23, 2023. She succumbed to her long fight with cancer while surrounded by her loving husband, children, and grandchildren.. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1 p.m.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. June 23 Terry Lee Foreman, 41, 100 block of Savoie Road, Cankton. Bench Warrant. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Wallace Williams Jr, 54, 100 block of Still Water Lane, Carencro. False imprisonment.

LSU professor, AgCenter receive $10M grant to design new variety of rice

As anyone in South Louisiana knows, rice is a major part of one’s diet. It is the most widely consumed staple food for more than half of the world’s population, which continues to grow each year. With the production of rice increasing, so does the need for water to grow it.