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Jonathon “JP” Perry, a Louisiana 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal Judge, speaks with Jacque Pucheu after the meeting. (Photo by Myra Miller)

Jonathon “JP” Perry, a Louisiana 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal Judge, speaks with Jacque Pucheu after the meeting. (Photo by Myra Miller)

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Judge explains appeals court

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, September 12, 2025
The guest speaker Wednesday at the Eunice Rotary Club meeting was Jonathon “JP” Perry, a Louisiana 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal judge. He was a former police officer, a Kaplan City Council member, an attorney and a former state senator.
Eunice Police Chief Kyle LeBouef speaks at the 911 ceremony at the Eunice Circle Park. Turn to Page 12 for an additional 911 photo. (Photo by Myra Miller)

Eunice Police Chief Kyle LeBouef speaks at the 911 ceremony at the Eunice Circle Park. Turn to Page 12 for an additional 911 photo. (Photo by Myra Miller)

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911 terror attack remembered

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, September 12, 2025
There was an In Honor & Remembrance 911 ceremony held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Circle Park in Eunice.
St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests report

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests report

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St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

Myra Miller
Thursday, September 11, 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. Thursday, Sept. 11 Roderick James Pickney, 26, 100 block of Ebony Avenue, Opelousas. Bench warrant (2 counts). Arrested by St.
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Myra Miller
Thursday, September 11, 2025
Downtown Litter Walk set Sept. 20 The National Public Lands Day will have a Downtown Eunice Litter Walk Day on Saturday, Sept. 20 with registration from 9:30 to 10 a.m. and the walk from 10 to 11:30 a.m. and water and snacks from 11:30 until noon. Volunteers are needed.
Cherrie Guillory Popillion

Cherrie Guillory Popillion

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Cherrie Guillory Popillion

Myra Miller
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
MALLET–Funeral services for Cherrie Guillory Popillion, 77, will be held on Saturday, September 13, 2025 at 1 p.m. with visitation beginning at 9 a.m. at St. Ann Catholic Church in Mallet, LA. Burial will be in the St. Ann Catholic Church Cemetery.

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Louisiana road fatality rate drops to record low in 2024

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
The number of people killed on Louisiana roads in 2024 dropped to its lowest level in five years as more people buckled up and fewer people died in drunk driving crashes, the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission announced Tuesday. The statistics were released in a presentation by Dr.
Raw oysters can pose greater health risks when consumed between May and October due to the prevalence of vibrio, according to the CDC. (Photo by V. Todd Miller/LSU AgCenter)

Raw oysters can pose greater health risks when consumed between May and October due to the prevalence of vibrio, according to the CDC. (Photo by V. Todd Miller/LSU AgCenter)

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Are raw oysters safe to eat? A seafood expert has answers

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Two people recently died in Louisiana after eating raw Gulf oysters contaminated with the flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus.
Acadia Pairsh Sheriff K.P. Gibson talks to members of the Crowley Lions Club about overcrowding at the parish jail and the need for a regional juvenile detention center. (Photo by Steve Bandy/Crowley Post-Signal)

Acadia Pairsh Sheriff K.P. Gibson talks to members of the Crowley Lions Club about overcrowding at the parish jail and the need for a regional juvenile detention center. (Photo by Steve Bandy/Crowley Post-Signal)

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Acadia Parish sheriff: jail is overcrowded

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
The call volume at the Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office is the lowest it’s been in the last nine years, but the parish is still paying to house about 70 adult prisoners and eight juveniles in other parishes. Sheriff K.P. Gibson, speaking to the Crowley Lions Club at their luncheon meeting on Sept.

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Rocky Mountain sigh

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
(Warning: unfair, but hilarious, Colorado stereotypes ahead!) Well, it finally happened. My eldest and most expensive daughter truly left the nest this time.

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Curtailing election fraud in Louisiana

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Paper ballots and limited absentee balloting in our election? That’s what the president is calling for. Does he have a point? The overwhelming majority of democratic countries require paper ballots in their elections.