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Myra Miller
Monday, November 15, 2021
Annual Food Bank Food Drive set Dec. 7 The annual Food Bank Food Drive in Eunice is set for Tuesday, Dec. 7 from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. Director Mary Ann Guillory will accept all donations at the Eunice Food Bank located directly behind the DMV, 2101 West Ash.
Ethel A. Hale

Ethel A. Hale

Ethel A. Hale

Myra Miller
Monday, November 15, 2021
EUNICE–It is with the heaviest hearts that the family of Ethel A. Hale announces her passing on Sunday, November 14, 2021, at her home surrounded by loved ones at the age of 83. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, November 16, 2021, at St. Thomas More Catholic Church.
Tammy Kratzer

Tammy Kratzer

Tammy Louise Barnwell Kratzer

Myra Miller
Monday, November 15, 2021
Tammy Louise Barnwell Kratzer passed away on Friday, November 12, 2021 at the age of 56. A Funeral Service will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, November 15, 2021 at Quirk & Son Funeral Home of Eunice with Reverend Gordon Scoggin officiating. Cremation will follow Services.
The husband and wife owners of a local auto repair shop and an employee of that shop have been arrested on various charges including felony theft by fraud.

The husband and wife owners of a local auto repair shop and an employee of that shop have been arrested on various charges including felony theft by fraud.

Crowley auto repair shop owners charged with theft by fraud

Rebecca Chaisson
Saturday, November 13, 2021
The husband and wife owners of a local auto repair shop and an employee of that shop have been arrested on various charges including felony theft by fraud. Police Chief Jimmy Broussard said Addison and Jessica Doucet, owners of Doucet’s Gas and Diesel Repair Shop, 225 S. Eastern Ave.

3 people indicted on murder charges in St. Landry Parish

Rebecca Chaisson
Saturday, November 13, 2021
Three people were indicted on murder charges in St. Landry Parish after a grand jury convened last week. On Nov. 3, the grand jury handed up charges to 27th Judicial District Court Judge D.

Evangeline Parish buzzing over sheriff’s 911 proposal

Rebecca Chaisson
Saturday, November 13, 2021
Seventy-two thousand three hundred eighty-four. That figure was repeated frequently by Liz Hill, director of Evangeline Parish 911 and Office of Emergency Preparedness, during a public hearing held Tuesday, November 9.
Seaman Conner Deshotel serves as a yeoman and joined the Navy to follow in the footsteps of his grandfather, Robert Reed. Photo by Lt. Cmdr. Jake Joy / Navy Office of Community Outreach

Seaman Conner Deshotel serves as a yeoman and joined the Navy to follow in the footsteps of his grandfather, Robert Reed. Photo by Lt. Cmdr. Jake Joy / Navy Office of Community Outreach

Mamou native serves as a member of U.S. Navy’s ‘Silent Service’

Rebecca Chaisson
Saturday, November 13, 2021
A Mamou native is serving aboard USS Nebraska, one of the world’s most advanced nuclear-powered submarines. “Growing up he told me a lot of stories,” said Deshotel. “Once I reached my senior year, I started researching and decided to join as well.

Lafayette should elect its police chief

Rebecca Chaisson
Saturday, November 13, 2021
“I firmly believe that Lafayette should have an elected Chief of Police,” State Sen. Gerald Boudreaux spoke in response to a TV conversation recently. That statement should have been made years ago in every town that has an appointed chief of police.

Plan to use technology to prevent the next crisis

Rebecca Chaisson
Saturday, November 13, 2021
It’s time to be honest. Despite all the scientific chatter, nobody yet has a handle on the COVID-19 crisis. No one can pinpoint for certain where or how it started. No one knows when it will end. The possibility COVID may be with us for some time (despite predictions by Dr.