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Eunice Police Radio log

Myra Miller

Monday, July 14, 2025

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. The Police Department changed the format from chronological to one based on officers who responded to calls. Thursday, July 10 There were 9 traffic stops from 8:55 a.m. until 12:25 a.m., Friday, July 11. Officer A.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests report

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

Myra Miller

Monday, July 14, 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. Friday, July 11 Jawiana Elaine Walker, 39, 100 block of Alvin Street, Opelousas. Criminal damage to property, resisting an officer. Arrested by St.

News notes items

News notes

Myra Miller

Monday, July 14, 2025

Lafayette Genealogical Society meeting set Lafayette Genealogical Society monthly meeting will be held at 6 p.m. July 17 at the Lafayette Public Library, Southside Branch, 6101 Johnston St., in Lafayette.

Earline Theresa Prather

Myra Miller

Monday, July 14, 2025

Earline Theresa Prather, a beloved mother, grandmother, and sister, passed away on Friday, July 11, 2025, in Lafayette, Louisiana, at the age of 79. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, July 14, 2025 at 12 noon at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Eunice.

Geneva Marie “Jane” Fontenot Thibodeaux

Myra Miller

Monday, July 14, 2025

Geneva Marie “Jane” Fontenot Thibodeaux, a beloved homemaker and devoted mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 11, 2025, in Eunice, Louisiana, at the age of 85. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 1 p.m. at St.

Features such as this outdoor fireplace at the LSU AgCenter Hammond Research Station are called hardscapes. They can provide both aesthetic and practical benefits. (Photo by Olivia McClure/LSU AgCenter)

Hardscaping sets the stage for year-round outdoor living

Harlan Kirgan

Friday, July 11, 2025

You’ve heard of landscaping. How about hardscaping? Hardscapes are the manmade features that bring form and function to our landscapes, providing a contrast to living elements such as plants, trees and turf — otherwise known as softscapes.

St. Landry Parish marriage licenses

Harlan Kirgan

Friday, July 11, 2025

The following people obtain marriage licenses from the St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court Office. Thursday, July 3 Jude Ryan Meche and Tracy Lynn Stone, both of Eunice. James Neil Saucier and Paula Sue Miller, both of Opelousas.

Hail the heroic hot dog

Harlan Kirgan

Friday, July 11, 2025

July is National Hot Dog Month, a time to honor one of America’s most beloved, misunderstood and delicious foods. On July 4 alone, Americans consumed an estimated 150 million hot dogs, according to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council — and that was just in my backyard!

Piney woods brought mills, railroads, and towns

Harlan Kirgan

Friday, July 11, 2025

Longleaf pine, “yellow pine,” has been described as the most important timber tree in the southern United States. It certainly has been important in south Louisiana for more than a century, not only because fortunes were made from it, but because it helped create dozens of the places where we live.

St. Landry Parish civil cases

Harlan Kirgan

Friday, July 11, 2025

The following are civil cases filed in the 27th Judicial District Court. Wednesday, July 2 Frank Morris Pitre et al vs Syria Emerson et al, declaratory relief. Succession of Ernest Jones Jr. Thursday, July 3 The Bank vs Fontenots Diesel Enterprises LLC, monies due.