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Eunice Police Arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. August 5 Juvenile, 15, Eunice. Simple battery. Juvenile, 16, Eunice. Illegal possession of a handgun by a juvenile, illegal possession of stolen firearms. Juvenile, 17, Eunice. Illegal possession of stolen things. Juvenile,16, Eunice.

Eunice Police Radio Logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. August 5 00:12 Caller would like to speak to an officer in reference to a fight that happened earlier. Call came from 400 block of Mathilda.

AgCenter gardening course reaches more than 35,000

It started as a way to address the number of telephone calls and emails that had increased to hundreds a day as people stayed home as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and had myriad questions as they started gardens — some for the first time.

News notes

Three O’Clock meals distribution ends The Three O’Clock Project summer meal distributions will end today at New Zion Baptist Church. The distribution is from 8:30 until 10:30 a.m. A requirement is that your child must be present inside the vehicle to receive food.

LSU research balloon lands in Eunice

An LSU student balloon launched from Elton High School at 11 a.m. Monday landed at the Eunice Recreation Complex at 1:20 p.m. in a tree behind the Eunice Recreation Complex. The balloon carried student-developed devices that gathered data during the flight. Dr.

Janet Leigh Tetlow Andrus

Janet Leigh Tetlow Andrus passed away on Sunday, August 2, 2020 at the age of 56. Funeral Service time is currently pending for Monday, August 10, 2020 at Quirk & Son Funeral Home of Eunice. Burial will follow in St Augustine Cemetery in Basile.

COVID-19 impacts distressed families hard

When COVID-19 hit, more than 576,000 Louisiana households were already one emergency away from financial ruin, a 10-year record high, setting the stage for the economic impact of the crisis — according to the state’s latest ALICE Report, released today by the Louisiana Association of United Ways,...

St. Landry Parish school opening moved to Sept. 8

St. Landry Parish public schools will open on Sept. 8 as the school system adjusts to the COVID-19 pandemic. The opening date was approved by a unanimous vote during a special School Board meeting Monday. Schools originally were scheduled to open on Aug. 12.

School starts at St. Edmund

Masked St. Edmund students began their first day of classes Wednesday. Temperature checks on each student were done outdoors at each entrance of St. Edmund buildings. Students were dismissed at noon Wednesday. Full regular classes resumed today. St.

Tahoe stolen at Crowley

Crowley Police detectives are investigating the theft of a black 2018 Z-71 Chevrolet Tahoe from Don Shetler Buick Chevrolet, 19400 Crowley Eunice Hwy. in Crowley on June 26. Persons of interest are a white male and white female.