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Longing for authenticity, even if its fake

The older I get, the more I am turning into my father. You see, the world makes less sense to me every day. My fellow man puzzles me more every day. I cite exhibit A: crappy stone walls. I know a woman who recently paid $10,000 to have a stone retaining wall built along her driveway.

Voodoo humbug brought in the year

As the new year began a half century ago in 1951 there was a big stir in the newspapers about a woman who lived “almost in the heart of Eunice” who was “in the power of a witch doctor.

Gender, politics, and equal protection under the law

Civil rights legislation always has its genesis in humanitarian principles: Protecting the weak, advocating for the voiceless, providing opportunities for the disenfranchised.

Is profanity in the ear of the beholder?

In case you (expletives deleted) missed the marketing campaign, on January 5 the noble public servants at Netflix will launch a six-episode series, “History of Swear Words,” hosted by actor Nicholas Cage.

Jobless rates remain above a year ago

Tri-Parish unemployment rates as well as the state rate remain above those of a year ago. The state unemployment rate in November was 8.1%, up from 5% a year ago, but down from 9.2% in October.

Review of 2020 through June

The Eunice News is presenting a month-by-month review of 2020’s news. The review is an attempt to note major and some minor issues through the year dominated by COVID-19. The report will continue in Sunday’s edition.

COVID-19 is the top story for 2020

Thinking back on 2020 there was little need to study past editions. Starting in March and continuing through the year, COVID-19 was and is the predominate news. Chances are great the virus will be 2021’s top story because there seems to be no end to the misery and disruption in lives from COVID-19.

Church Point Police officer resigns

A probationary Church Point Police officer has resigned following his arrest in connection with a domestic violence incident on Christmas Day. Rasiem Alexis Fredericks, 27, of Opelousas, was arrested by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office on a charge of domestic abuse battery child endangerment.

John Irving Reed

John Irving Reed died at Ochsner’s Medical Center in New Orleans on December 29, 2020. He was 76 years old. John, the son of Dr. B. Rodney Reed and Marion Irving Reed, was born in Eunice on November 25, 1944. A graduate of Eunice High School Class of 1962, he received his B.S.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff Office reports arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. December 30 Edwin Brisco, 40, 300 block of Jolivette Road, Opelousas. Third degree rape. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Nicholas Maurice Goins, 27, 7700 block of Cameron Street, Duson.