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Eunice Police radio dispatch logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. March 25 06:02 Car parked in his yard in the 400 block of Mathilda. 06:48 Caller said there is bullet holes in his front office in the 100 block of West Maple.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. March 25 Toby Shillow, 28, 300 block of 8th Street, Mamou. Bench warrant. Juan Grimaldo, 35, 1400 block of West Vine Avenue, Eunice. Self-mutilation by prisoner, Sierra Lisa Rose Cradeur, 19, 4200 block of Riverside Road, Jennings. Theft less than $1,000.

News notes

Eunice Symphony Orchestra postponed The Eunice Symphony Orchestra, now in its 19th year, is gearing up for its concert, “Classics by Candlelight.” However with the conornavirus the orchestra made a decision to posposed the April concert to a later date. St.

John Carl Kackley

Born on September 9, 1931 in Terre Haute, Indiana, John Carl Kackley loved his family, dear friends and humanity with an open and flexibile heart, satirical wit, and high expectations that demanded one rise to the occasion.

Coronavirus spread in Louisiana is third fastest in nation

Gov. John Bel Edwards is stating that Louisiana is nearing a corona-crisis. He says the state now has the third fastest-growing COVID-19 caseload in the United States and could get much worse before it gets better.

Procession from St. Thomas More

St. Thomas More Catholic Church celebrated the Solemnity of the Annunciation, when God came to us in the flesh in the womb of the Virgin Mary, on Wednesday. In light of the caronavirus Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel gave Rev.

New tower

A new communications tower is up. A crew from Custom Tower of Scott worked Tuesday morning working to put the tower up, and as 11:15 a.m. Tuesday, the tower was built up to 140 feet. Upon completion the tower will be 400 feet high.

The soul of America - revisited

The past two weeks have been quite extraordinary and truly unprecedented. The last week, particularly, has been very disruptive to the typical American Way of Life.

Forget social distancing, what’s happening is criminal

I got an email from the ACLU the other day. I have absolutely no idea how I got on their mailing list, since I’ve written column after column criticizing them for their positions on everything from representing accused terrorists to their problem with religion in the public square.

The dawn of spring; a sense of renewal

The dawn of spring; a sense of renewal The eternal promise of spring, the first daffodil, the tiny buds forming on the elm tree; a faint but distinct musical note from the mockingbird, serves to remind us of the cycle of life.