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St. Landry Parish Sheriff Office reports arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. September 25 Zachary Joseph Herpin, 39, 100 block of Cortez Road, Scot. Simple battery (two counts), malfeasance in office. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Eunice Police Arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. September 25 Jody Tovarras Thomas, 41, 100 block of Devillier Road, Eunice. Disturbing the peace. Alex Vidrine, 26, 1300 block of West Peach, Eunice. Disturbing the peace, criminal trespass. Jarett Paul Aguillard, 28, 1300 block of West Peach, Eunice.

Eunice Police Radio Logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. September 25 09:40 Caller in the 500 block of South Martin Luther King Drive advised of a subject yelling. 09:40 Caller from Windcrest Apartments advised that a vehicle has been parked for one month with no plates.

News notes

Grief Share group at First Baptist The First Baptist Church in Eunice is currently sponsoring a Grief Share group program.The free program will be from 6 to 7 p.m. Sunday and will last for 14 weeks.

Ivy "Butch" Walker III

Ivy “Butch” Walker, III passed away on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at the age 62. A Memorial Service will be held on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at 11 a.m. at Quirk and Son Funeral Home of Eunice with Pastor Tommy McManus officiating.

Joan Marie Leger Poche

Joan Marie Leger Poche passed away on Friday, September 25, 2020 at the age of 65. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at 2 p.m. at St Anthony of Padua Catholic Church. Burial will follow in St Paul Cemetery in Elton.

Displaced after Hurricane Laura, Lake Charles business finds temporary home at LSU AgCenter

Soon after Nick Villaume opened a store selling popsicles in Lake Charles a few years ago, he decided he wanted to add ice cream to his offerings — but he didn’t know how to make it.

UL Lafayette rated among nation’s best colleges

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is listed among the top 389 colleges and universities in the nation in U.S. News & World Report’s 2021 edition of “Best Colleges.” The annual guidebook assists prospective students and their parents in making decisions about which colleges to attend.

Beekeepers experience minor losses from Hurricane Laura

Although Hurricane Laura damage estimates continue to mount, some beekeepers in southwest Louisiana are feeling lucky. Keith Hawkins, LSU AgCenter agent in Beauregard Parish, provides a mixed report of how the storm affected the hives in his area.

Fireball in the sky caused big scare

At a few minutes after 10 a.m. on October 15, 1955 — during a period when Cold War tensions were building to their highest and little men from outer space were all the rage — something brilliant, loud and scary passed overhead. We thought at first that we were all going to die.