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Eunice Police Arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. October 25 Titus Macral Thomas, 37, 100 block of Allison Loop, Eunice. Theft, value less than $1,000.

Eunice Police Radio Logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. October 23 06:41 Stalled vehicle in front of Basile State Bank. 08:17 Small child found unattended in the 1300 block of East Laurel. 08:18 Grandparent there, in the garage.

News notes

EHS annual auction set for Nov. 10 The Eunice High auction will be held at 6 p.m. Nov. 10 at Nick’s on 2nd Street. Auctions items can be dropped off at Totally Tanned at 1801 W. Laurel Ave. The auction will be lived broadcast on 92.5 KVPI. For more information, call Minette Vienne at 337-523-3503.

Laura Mae Gobert

EUNICE~It is with the heaviest hearts that the family of Laura Mae Gobert announces her passing on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 with her loving family by her side at the age of 56. Graveside services will be held at St. Ann Cemetery with Rev. Borgia Aubespin, SVD officiating.

Annie Lou Reed Veillon

EUNICE~It is with heavy hearts that the family of Annie Lou Reed Veillon announces her passing on Friday, October 23, 2020 at the Savoy Medical Center in Mamou. She was 91. At the request of the family, visitation will be held at Ardoin’s Funeral Home in Eunice on Sunday, October 25, 2020 from 9 a.

Irene Johnson Fruge

BASILE~It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that the family of Irene Fruge announces her passing on Friday, October 23, 2020 in the comfort of her home at the age of 95. A Funeral Mass will be held at 2:00 pm at the Annunciation of The Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Duralde .

Wendell Smith

EUNICE~It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that the family of Wendell Smith announces his passing on Friday, October 23, 2020 at the Acadia General Hospital in Crowley at the age of 64. A Celebration of Wendell’s life will be celebrated at 5 p.m.

Election Day will be a holiday at LSUE

LSU Eunice’s Student Government Association (SGA) approved a resolution to make Election Day, Nov. 3, a holiday on the Academic Calendar. LSUE Chancellor Dr. Nancee Sorenson ratified the resolution and it passed in the last Faculty Senate meeting.

From the October 2008 files of The Eunice News

From the October 2008 files of The Eunice News

Trick-or-treating set Oct. 31 in St. Landry

St. Landry Parish Government will allow trick-or-treating in the parish on Oct. 31, between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. Because of COVID-19, parish officials are offering safety guidance based on information from the Center for Disease Control to reduce the spread of the virus.