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Governor easing COVID restrictions

BATON ROUGE — Following almost six weeks of improvements in Louisiana’s COVID case counts and a sustained decrease in COVID-related hospitalizations, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that Louisiana will move forward to Phase 3.

Eunice area church vandalized

The Macedonia Baptist Church located on the 300 block of Willie Young Road in Eunice was reported vandalized on Sunday to the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. According to a news release from St.

Early voting begins Saturday

Early voting for the March 20 election begins at 8:30 a.m. Saturday. Early voting ends March 13. Early voting locations will be at the Registrar of Voters office, 118 S. Court St., Suite 114, and Eunice City Hall, 300 S. 2nd St, Eunice. Early voting hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff Office reports arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. March 3 Jacoby P. Broussard, 36, 700 block of W. Butcher Switch, Lafayette. Domestic abuse battery, stalking, domestic abuse battery with strangulation and serious bodily injury. Arrested by St.

Juvenile shooting suspect surrenders

A 17-year-old suspect to a shooting that occurred outside Golden Seafood on Feb. 23 surrendered to Eunice Police on Monday, Police chief Randy Fontenot said. The teen was booked on charges of aggravated battery with a firearm and illegal possession of a handgun by a juvenile, Fontenot reported.

Eunice Police Arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. March 1 Trevor Lane Briley, 21, 700 block of S. Wimberly, Church Point. Serving time. March 2 Juvenile, 17, Eunice. Illegal possession of a handgun by a juvenile, aggravated battery.

Eunice Police Radio Logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. March 2 00:36 Caller from Burger King advised of a snake inside in the building. 02:47 Report of a subject foaming from the mouth in the 500 block of Fuselier.

Gerald "Chub" Kellar

EUNICE-It is with a heavy heart that the family of Gerald “Chub” Kellar announces his passing at Acadian Medical Center on March 1, 2021 at the age of 91. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 6, 2021 at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Eunice.

Schexnayder raced to House leadership post

Speaker Clay Schexnayder went from winning races in cars to winning races against career politicians, and the leading Republican legislator in the House was the last person who predicted that sharp curve in his road.

Governor’s office proposes hopeful budget with no spending cuts

The Gov. John Bel Edwards administration on Friday proposed a budget for fiscal 2022 that would use federal coronavirus aid to avoid cuts and provide additional funds to K-12 and higher education. The $36.