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Eunice Police Radio log

Eunice Police Radio log

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Eunice Police Radio log

Myra Miller
Monday, September 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, Sept. 18 There were 23 traffic stops from 8:24 a.m. until 1:45 a.m. Friday, Sept. 19. Officer J.
St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests report

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests report

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St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

Myra Miller
Monday, September 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, Sept. 19 Joseph Mark Ledoux, 42, 100 block of West Grolee Street, Opelousas. Criminal trespass, possession of Schedule II CDS.

A symphony of dried flowers

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Friday, September 19, 2025
From the Bulb and Blossom Club Dried flowers represent the beauty of life cycles and the passage of time. The summer season in South Louisiana is drawing to a close, gardens are beginning to wither and it is time to prepare your garden for a new phase of life.
When dividing irises, look for younger, smaller rhizomes that have leaves emerging from their tips. Plant these rhizomes and discard older, larger ones that are not producing new growth. (Photo by Olivia McClure/LSU AgCenter)

When dividing irises, look for younger, smaller rhizomes that have leaves emerging from their tips. Plant these rhizomes and discard older, larger ones that are not producing new growth. (Photo by Olivia McClure/LSU AgCenter)

Got too many irises? Now’s a good time to divide, share them

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, September 19, 2025
Many of the perennial plants in our landscapes are slowing down at this time of year. With fall and winter drawing near, a season of dormancy is approaching for these plants. Not so for Louisiana irises. They rested up over the summer, and now, they’re gearing up for a period of growth.
Joni Guidry

Joni Guidry

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Guidry named Acadia Parish registrar of voters

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, September 19, 2025
Joni Guidry has been appointed the new Acadia Parish registrar of voters following the recent retirement of long-time registrar Billie Myer. During the Sept. 9 regular meeting of the Acadia Parish Police Jury, Guidry was nominated by Police Juror Troy Lantz.
The 52nd Annual Mamou Cajun Music Festival was held Sept. 12 and 13.. Opening the festival on Friday were Cajun Strong and Wayne Toups, Jamey Bearb, and Cajun Friends. The music on Saturday featured performances by Jace Goulas and the Breaux Bridge Aces, 4 Horses, Fred Charlie and the Acadiana Cajuns, Dylan Aucoin and the Judice Ramblers, The Revelers, and Geno Delafose and French Rockin’ Boogie. Saturday also featured an honoree presentation to Fred Charlie, who is a Cajun musician, DJ, and preservationist

The 52nd Annual Mamou Cajun Music Festival was held Sept. 12 and 13.. Opening the festival on Friday were Cajun Strong and Wayne Toups, Jamey Bearb, and Cajun Friends. The music on Saturday featured performances by Jace Goulas and the Breaux Bridge Aces, 4 Horses, Fred Charlie and the Acadiana Cajuns, Dylan Aucoin and the Judice Ramblers, The Revelers, and Geno Delafose and French Rockin’ Boogie. Saturday also featured an honoree presentation to Fred Charlie, who is a Cajun musician, DJ, and preservationist

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Fred Charlie honored at Mamou festival

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, September 19, 2025
The 52nd Annual Mamou Cajun Music Festival was held Sept. 12 and 13.. Opening the festival on Friday were Cajun Strong and Wayne Toups, Jamey Bearb, and Cajun Friends.

The death of the university

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, September 19, 2025
Too many modern universities — for centuries hallowed halls that encouraged passionate debate — have lost their way. The first universities, Plato’s Academy (387 B.C.) and Aristotle’s Lyceum (335 B.C.), were built on Socrates’ conviction that truth emerges from passionate, open debate.

‘Lived experience’: Is it right for you?

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, September 19, 2025
“I’ve looked at life from MY side now…” I can imagine Joni Mitchell singing those modified lyrics every time I encounter one of today’s most grating phrases. The phrase: “my lived experience.

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We missed more than sugar in wartime

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, September 19, 2025
We know that people complained about sugar rations and the lack of rubber for tires during World War II. Those and other shortages were made even more painful because it was tough to drown the wartime anxieties they were constant reminders of.

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St. Landry Parish marriage licenses

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, September 19, 2025
The following people obtained marriage licenses from the St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court Office. Wednesday, Sept. 10 Lessee Darnel Smith and Ladonna DeVille Schoggins, both of Church Point. Thursday, Sept. 11 Chandler Von Keith Moore and Dedra Elaine Edmond. No addresses available.