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Eunice Police radio dispatch logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. September 17 00:32 Call from Acadian Wrecker advised that he got a call in reference to a vehicle flipped over in front of Fruge Lumber.

FEMA opens mobile registration unit in Eunice

A FEMA mobile registration unit will open at Word Ministry in Eunice to assist those in need of registering for FEMA disaster assistance. The unit is located at 1960 W. Laurel Ave. in Eunice and operated 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Monday and Tuesday.

St. Landry, Acadia bars OK’d to open

St. Landry and Acadia parish bars were cleared to reopen after the Louisiana Department of Health reported COVID-19 positivity rates of less than 5% for the last two weeks. Gov.

Covid-era economy in La. ranked worst

With a June jobless rate of 9.7% and a five-year annualized employment growth rate of negative 2.3%, the Louisiana economy finished worst in a new ranking by the website 24/7 Wall St. The state’s annualized gross domestic product growth through the first quarter of this year stood at 0.

Zula Marie Darbonne

MAMOU – Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM at Ardoin’s Funeral Home on Friday, September 18, 2020 for Zula Marie Darbonne, 94, who passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2020 in Mamou, Louisiana. Deacon Chuck Ortego will conduct funeral services. Entombment will take place in New St.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff Office reports arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. September 17 Donald Dwayne Broussard, 48, 600 block of W. Hiram Street, Opelousas. Interfering with an investigation, simple battery. Arrested by Opelousas Police.