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Eunice Police Radio log

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Traffic stops are not normally included. October 4 04:49 Caller in the 500 block of Sharon reported a theft of a vehicle. Vehicle has been returned, but subject still wishes to report the incident.

Melvin Martin Reed

Melvin Martin Reed passed away on Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at the age of 42. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:45 a.m. on Thursday, October 13, 2022 at St. Mathilda Catholic Church with Father Hampton Davis Celebrant. Burial will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.

News notes

NAUW host Breast Cancer Awareness Walk Oct. 20 Members of the Eunice Branch of The National Associational Association of University Women will recognize National Breast Cancer Month with a walk at 5 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 20.

Helena Head

EUNICE-With heavy hearts the family of Helena Marie DeRosier Head announces her passing on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, at the Christus St. Patrick Hospital in Lake Charles at the age of 76. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1 p.m. on Friday, October 7, 2022, at St.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. October 5 Rondell Ronshon Guillory, 30, 1300 block of Artigue Street, Opelousas. Bench warrant (5 counts). Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Dominique Travon King, 31, 2100 block of Babe Street, Opelousas.

Incoming class of first-time freshmen at UL Lafayette is largest in 5 years

The number of first-time freshmen at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette continues to grow. A total of 2,885 freshmen are enrolled at UL Lafayette for the Fall 2022 semester. That’s up from 2,693 last fall and marks a 7.

Louisiana French language news magazine coming to LPB

Louisiana Public Broadcasting (LPB) is teaming up with Télé-Louisiane to bring viewers La Veillée, a new 15-minute long weekly look at the happenings, culture, and people of Louisiana’s French language speaking population – all told in Louisiana French. The series premieres at 8:45 p.m.

Hostility to pro-life activists taken too far

In 1994, Congress passed the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act.

Modern communications: Hung up on rudeness

Changing communications technology is one of life’s never-ending annoyances, and now we have a new agitation: voice messaging. Voice messaging allows smartphone owners to record their voice and send the recording to others as they would a text or a chat.

SLCC selected by Amazon as an education partner

SLCC announced that it has been selected as an education partner for Amazon’s Career Choice program, providing Amazon’s hourly employees with access to all of SLCC’s credit-bearing programs.