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David Guillory was the guest speaker Wednesday at the Eunice Rotary Club meeting. Guillory is an avid collector of arrowheads and artifacts. (Photo by Myra Miller)

David Guillory was the guest speaker Wednesday at the Eunice Rotary Club meeting. Guillory is an avid collector of arrowheads and artifacts. (Photo by Myra Miller)

Guillory: Arrowheads, artifacts reveal ancient world

Myra Miller
Friday, August 22, 2025
David Guillory presents a glimpse into history through his arrowhead and artifact collection. Guillory, an avid arrowhead and artifact collector for the past 30 years, spoke at the Eunice Rotary Club meeting Wednesday. Arrowheads are a big business, he said. “They have big shows in Temple, Texas.
Eunice Police Arrests

Eunice Police Arrests

Eunice Police Arrests report

Myra Miller
Friday, August 22, 2025
The following are arrests by Eunice Police. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Thursday, Aug. 21 Montana Brickley, 19, 1300 block of Dudley, Eunice. Probation warrant. Remington McGee, 18, 2000 block of Dudley, Eunice.
Eunice Police Radio log

Eunice Police Radio log

Eunice Police Radio log

Myra Miller
Friday, August 22, 2025
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. The Police Department changed the format from chronological to one based on officers who responded to calls. Thursday, Aug. 21 There were 12 traffic stops from 6:54 a.m. until 11:58 p.m. Officer S. Myers 12:36 a.m.
St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests report

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests report

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

Myra Miller
Friday, August 22, 2025
The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Friday, Aug. 22 Coby Don Brazier, 33, 800 block of South Beulah Street, Eunice. Resisting an officer. Arrested by Eunice Police.
John Verzwyvelt Sr.

John Verzwyvelt Sr.

John Verzwyvelt Sr.

Myra Miller
Friday, August 22, 2025
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 23, 2025 at an 11. a.m. Mass in Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Scott for John Verzwyvelt, Sr., age 95, who passed away on August 20, 2025 in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Festivals Acadiens et Créoles music lineup released

Myra Miller
Thursday, August 21, 2025
LAFAYETTE — Festivals Acadiens et Créoles, the world’s original and largest Cajun and Zydeco music festival, will kick off its weekend-long celebration with cultural trailblazer Zachary Richard.
Michael Reagan

Michael Reagan

Time for Trump to show Putin who’s boss

Myra Miller
Thursday, August 21, 2025
Mr. Trump, “Tear down that Putin!” That’s something my father might say at this point if he were watching Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy still struggling to end the bloody war in Ukraine. Trump is in Alaska to meet face-to-face with Putin.

Voter registration drive scheduled in September

Myra Miller
Thursday, August 21, 2025
The St. Landry Parish Registrar of Voters announces a series of Voter Registration Drives in celebration of Voter Registration Week and in preparation for the upcoming fall election cycle.
A. J. Frank, assistant police chief for the Town of Basile, speaks during a local law enforcement call-in show program on KVPI radio in Ville Platte. (KVPI Photo)

A. J. Frank, assistant police chief for the Town of Basile, speaks during a local law enforcement call-in show program on KVPI radio in Ville Platte. (KVPI Photo)

Frank is leading Basile Police Department

Myra Miller
Thursday, August 21, 2025
By Darrel LeJeune The Basile Weekly With the town’s long-serving police chief recovering from an extended hospital stay, Assistant Police Chief Allarate “A.J.