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From left, are Richard Fontenot; Bill Fontenot; Dr. Nancee Sorenson, LSU Eunice Chancellor; Leonard Fontenot; Georgette Fontenot; Glynn Fontenot.(LSUE photo)

From left, are Richard Fontenot; Bill Fontenot; Dr. Nancee Sorenson, LSU Eunice Chancellor; Leonard Fontenot; Georgette Fontenot; Glynn Fontenot.(LSUE photo)

Fontenot family creates scholarship at LSUE

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, May 13, 2022
Louisiana State University at Eunice has created the Leonard G. Fontenot Family Scholarship, it was announced on the LSU Eunice campus on Thursday. The endowed scholarship will focus on Workforce Development in engineering.
Dr. John Rainey

Dr. John Rainey

Dr. Rainey fields COVID questions

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, May 13, 2022
Dr. John Rainey, a family medicine specialist in Eunice, opened the floor for questions at the Eunice Rotary Club on Wednesday. Rainey fielded numerous questions about COVID-19. Are the cases leveling off? Are masks good to wear to prevent the spread of the virus?
Army Pvt. Hillary Soileau

Army Pvt. Hillary Soileau

Missing WWII soldier comes home

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, May 13, 2022
An Army private lost 79 years ago in the World War II battle on Guadalcanal is returning home for burial in Washington. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced Army Pvt. Hillary Soileau, 23, of Whiteville, killed during World War II, was accounted for Dec. 8, 2020.

Sheriff announces 2nd major operation

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, May 13, 2022
St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz announced a second major operation to targeting criminal activity. A four-month undercover investigation resulted in 34 arrests, the seizure of 36 guns, four vehicles, and illegal drugs valued at $75,000, he stated in a news release on May 10.
Dorothy L. Nicklos Moses

Dorothy L. Nicklos Moses

Dorothy L. Nicklos Moses

Myra Miller
Friday, May 13, 2022
Dorothy L. Nicklos Moses passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2022 at the age of 93. A Celebration of Life will be held from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. preceded by a Rosary at 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 19, 2022 at the home of her daughter, Donna Baltakis.
Eunice Police Radio log

Eunice Police Radio log

Eunice Police Radio log

Myra Miller
Friday, May 13, 2022
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. May 12 07:28 Requested traffic control on southside of Eunice High. 08:31 Caller in the 500 block of South 2nd advised that a subject is trying to steal a roof off of a home.
Xavier Berrnard Watson

Xavier Berrnard Watson

Suspect in Eunice shooting sought

Rebecca Chaisson
Thursday, May 12, 2022
St. Landry Crime Stoppers and Eunice Police need help in locating a suspect wanted on attempted murder charges.  On May 4, just after 10 p.m., Eunice Police responded to a call of someone being shot in the 200 block of Acadia Street.
Ginger Myers, who co-founded LHC Group, will be recognized with an honorary degree during the College of Nursing & Health Sciences’ Commencement ceremony on Friday. It will begin at 12:30 p.m. at the Cajundome Convention Center. (Submitted photo)

Ginger Myers, who co-founded LHC Group, will be recognized with an honorary degree during the College of Nursing & Health Sciences’ Commencement ceremony on Friday. It will begin at 12:30 p.m. at the Cajundome Convention Center. (Submitted photo)

UL Lafayette to award honorary doctorate to LHC Group’s Ginger Myers

Rebecca Chaisson
Thursday, May 12, 2022
A health care leader with a long record of community service will earn an honorary doctorate of nursing practice during the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s Spring 2022 Commencement.
Eunice Police Arrests

Eunice Police Arrests

Eunice Police Arrests report

Myra Miller
Thursday, May 12, 2022
The following are arrests by Eunice Police. May 11 Larry Joseph Mason, 40, 100 block of North Beulah, Eunice. Domestic abuse battery, aggravated assault. Lekidely Wright, 29, 900 block of Ross Ave., Crowley. Probation warrant.