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Eunice Police Radio log

Eunice Police Radio log

Eunice Police Radio log

Myra Miller
Thursday, June 9, 2022
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Traffic stops are not normally included. June 8 01:22 Disturbance in the 300 block of West Gum. 04:53 Lobby complaint in reference to patrol in the alley behind the police department.
News notes items

News notes items

News notes

Myra Miller
Thursday, June 9, 2022
Pickleball every Monday, Wednesday You are invited to play Pickleball every Monday and Wednesday during the month of June from 1 to 3 p.m. inside the gym at LSUE. Newcomers are welcomed. Anyone 10 years old and older can play.
Helen LaFleur

Helen LaFleur

Helen Marie Overstreet LaFleur

Myra Miller
Thursday, June 9, 2022
Helen Marie Overstreet LaFleur passed away on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at the age of 84. A Memorial Mass will be held at noon on Monday, June 13, 2022 at St. Anthony Catholic Church with Father Sal Istre Celebrant. Interment of ashes will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
As Eunice Players’ Theatre rehearses with these young actors of the cast of “Charlotte’s Web,” they are seeking youth artists, ages 8 to 18, to paint the scenery for the stage. With the guidance of adult artists and teachers, those with a budding talent for drawing and painting will create the visual elements of the play, including the interior of a barn and the exterior of a county fair. In the meantime, the actors will continue to learn their lines and develop their characters for the performances to be h

As Eunice Players’ Theatre rehearses with these young actors of the cast of “Charlotte’s Web,” they are seeking youth artists, ages 8 to 18, to paint the scenery for the stage. With the guidance of adult artists and teachers, those with a budding talent for drawing and painting will create the visual elements of the play, including the interior of a barn and the exterior of a county fair. In the meantime, the actors will continue to learn their lines and develop their characters for the performances to be h

Players’ Theatre seeks artists

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
As Eunice Players’ Theatre rehearses with these young actors of the cast of “Charlotte’s Web,” they are seeking youth artists, ages 8 to 18, to paint the scenery for the stage.
Front, from left, are Dr. Malcolm Vidrine, PhD, Louisianian Conservationist of the Year, and Margaret Frey, Volunteer Recognition Award. Back, from left, are Annette Parker, Society outgoing president, Steve Nevitt, CPHPS president, Colby LeJeune, Society vice president, John Michael Kelley, speaker and Eric Van Bergen, Ascension Episcopal School Cajun Prairie Project. (Submitted photo)

Front, from left, are Dr. Malcolm Vidrine, PhD, Louisianian Conservationist of the Year, and Margaret Frey, Volunteer Recognition Award. Back, from left, are Annette Parker, Society outgoing president, Steve Nevitt, CPHPS president, Colby LeJeune, Society vice president, John Michael Kelley, speaker and Eric Van Bergen, Ascension Episcopal School Cajun Prairie Project. (Submitted photo)

Cajun Prairie Habitat Preservation Society recognizes Vidrine

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
The Cajun Prairie Habitat Preservation Society held its Spring Symposium and meeting on May 14 at the Ascension Episcopal School’s Youngsville campus. Members of the Society took the opportunity to tour the Cajun Prairie Garden planted by Eric Van Bergen and the Society in the spring of 2019.
Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin cannot hold congressional elections this fall under a ruling by a federal judge rejecting a redistricting map passed by the Legislature. (Photo by Abbie Shull/LSU Manship School News Service)

Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin cannot hold congressional elections this fall under a ruling by a federal judge rejecting a redistricting map passed by the Legislature. (Photo by Abbie Shull/LSU Manship School News Service)

Judge orders map with 2 black majority congressional districts

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
A federal district judge ruled Monday that the new congressional maps drawn during a special legislative redistricting session earlier this year need to be redone to be fair to the state’s minority residents. Gov.

Don’t count on a solution to gun violence

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
If you have small children or grandchildren, it’s difficult to process how a deranged assassin could slaughter such innocent youngsters. Yet it has become a regular happening all over America. After each shooting, we hear cries of “not this, not ever again.

FEMA hurricane preparation tips for seniors

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
From the Federal Emergency Management Agency When a hurricane threatens, the senior population may experience additional peril. They face many more obstacles during an emergency than most people: isolation, limited mobility, and medical needs.