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ECCBC announces its summer concert The ECCBC announces its 2021 summer concert, “Be Our Guest!” It is the 31st anniversary of the ECCBC. Concert dates are set at 7 p.m. July 15 and July 16 at First Baptist Church in Eunice. Tickets are $5 for adults and $2 for children under 12.

Rice researchers highlight variety development, growing methods at field day

More than 400 rice producers and industry insiders gathered for the first post-pandemic field day at the LSU AgCenter H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station on June 30.

The arc of justice bends for Bill Cosby

“Evil may so shape events that Caesar will occupy a palace and Christ a cross, but that same Christ will rise up and split history into A.D. and B.C., so that even the life of Caesar must be dated by his name. Yes, ‘the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.

Thanks for the wonderful days, Jack

Every night, just before bed, he’d thank his bride of 70 years for giving him another wonderful day on Earth. That was the sweet-hearted nature of Jack Krieger, my family’s next-door neighbor for more than 30 years.

‘Big Squeeze’ winner leads Saturday’s Zydeco Capital Jam

Kaleb LeDay, an award-winning accordion player and teacher, leads the next Zydeco Capital Jam from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the St. Landry Parish Visitor Center at I-49 exit 23 in Opelousas.

3 dead in 2 separate I-10 crashes in Acadia Parish

Two crashes on Interstate 10 occurring within three hours of each other on Tuesday in Acadia Parish left three people dead. The first crash occurred shortly before 8 a.m.

Information sought about fatal shooting in Crowley

Crime Stoppers of Acadia Parish is seeking information regarding a homicide which occurred at about 1:15 a.m. Jan. 26. Crowley Police responded to a shooting in the Northgate Apartment Complex and discovered that an individual had been fatally shot.

Eunice Police Log reports

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. July 6 00:08 Wreck reported in front of Taco Bell. 01:00 Suspicious vehicle near of the area of North Cane. 01:18 Suspicious juveniles reported in a yard near the 300 block of East Maple.

Eunice Police Arrests report

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. July 6 Juvenile, 14, Eunice. Runaway juvenile, curfew violation, illegal carrying a weapon, illegal possession of a handgun by a juvenile, theft of a firearm. Ethel M. Fontenot, 25, 800 block of North 4th, Eunice. Warrant.

Margaret Fruge Anderson

EUNICE–Funeral services for Margaret Fruge’ Anderson will be held on Friday, July 9, 2021, at 11 a.m. at St. Mathilda Catholic Church with the visitation observed from 8 a.m. until service time at Owens-Thomas Funeral Home in Eunice, LA. Burial wlll be in St. Mathilda Catholic Church Cemetery.