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LSUE to offer online Gameful Learning courses for teachers

The LSU Eunice Office of Continuing Education is set to offer a variety of Gameful Learning courses, beginning Aug. 6.

COVID-19 testing planned in Eunice

Free testing for COVID-19 is scheduled Wednesday and Friday at Eunice High School, according to a news release from Van Reed, St. Landry Parish director of Emergency Preparedness and public information officer. This week’s testing will be third time the service has been offered here.

Brenda Manuel LaFleur

Brenda M LaFleur passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at the age of 71. A private Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, July 24, 2020 at 10 a.m. at St Augustine Catholic Church in Basile with Father Kennon Brown officiating. Private burial will follow in St Augustine Cemetery.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff Office reports arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. July 23 Ellis Demarcus Wilson, 31, 3100 block of Highway 167, Opelousas. Bench warrant. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Corey Armagh Bushnell, 43, 200 block of Jennifer Street, Eunice.

Eunice Police Radio Logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. July 22 00:15 Caller in 400 block of Mcarthur advised that there is a large dog in her yard. 00:41 Caller in 900 block of Williams advised that she needs a subject out of her home but he is refusing to leave.

Eunice Police Arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. July 22 Corey Armagh Bushnell, 43, 200 block of Jennifer, Eunice. Aggravated second degree battery. Gabe Bordelon, 47, 200 block of Eisenhower, Eunice. Simple battery. Joshua Dupre, 38, 100 block of Childs, Eunice.

News notes

Food Drive today at Word Ministries The Farmers to Families Food Box Program and the Eunice Food Bank will hold a free drive through food drive from 1 to 3 pm. at Word Ministries. Food boxes will be distributed on a first-come and first served basis until all food is distributed.

Globally recognized scholar chosen to lead UL Lafayette’s Moody College of Business

Dr. Linda Nichols is the new dean of the B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Nichols comes to UL Lafayette from the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma. There, she served as dean of the Collins College of Business.

Early voting for Acadia -St. Landry Hospital millage starts Saturday

Early voting for the proposed Acadia-St. Landry Hospital Service District millage, which will be used to fund a new hospital facility, will begin this Saturday. Acadia-St.

Qualifying begins with local races taking shape

OPELOUSAS — Candidates at qualifying that began Wednesday seemed to be obeying the mandate to wear masks. Masks are requested of those entering the Delta Grand building on Market Street in Opelousas where qualifying for the Nov. 3 election began.