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Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. January 6 A’ksha Gladys Renee Harrison, 22, 800 block of South Beulah, Eunice. Domestic abuse battery. Christopher Monday, 30 700 block of Richard Street, Eunice. Domestic abuse battery. Katelyn Renee Miller, 26, 6200 block of Riverside Road, Iota.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff Office reports arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. January 4 - 6 Lee Allen Brown, 68, 1100 block of Highway 356, Sunset. DWI 1st offense, careless operation of a motor vehicle, driving under suspension. Arrested by Louisiana State Police.

Eunice Police Arrests

The following is an arrest by Eunice Police. January 3 Krystal Lynn Fritz, 34, 300 block of West Railroad, Arnaudville. Warrant. Jake Daniel Schaefer, 26, 1400 block of West Vine Street, Eunice. Criminal damage to property. Monica Patin, 49, 900 block of Park, Eunice. Probation violation, hold.

Eunice Police Radio Logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. January 3 00:39 Son on drugs destroying house in the 1400 block of West Vine. 05:29 Caller in the 900 block of N. 4th St. advised that a juvenile knocked on his door and then left in the woods.

News notes

Bulb & Blossom meeting set Tuesday The Eunice Bulb and Blossom Garden Club will hold its meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the home of Donna Baltakis. A guest speaker will present a talk on “bees.” Food will be served. All members are asked to attend. Information, call 457-1510.

Church unites behind crash survivor

Wade Berzas, a parishioner of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church, is the sole survivor of a Lafayette plane crash that claimed the lives of five others on Dec. 28.  Rev. Patrick S.

La. auditor questions contract enforcement with private contractors

The Louisiana Legislative Auditor says the state’s economic development department isn’t doing enough to monitor its agreements with private contractors. Louisiana Economic Development’s top official defended his agency’s monitoring process, suggesting auditor staff misunderstood how it works.

Don’t force your sons to see ‘Little Women’

On Christmas day, Greta Gerwig’s updated version of the young adult classic Little Women opened in theaters to great acclaim, fantastic reviews and strong box office numbers. And yet, some women found fault with the fact that not enough men were flocking to see it.

Don’t take cyber scammers’ bait in 2020

One of 2019’s biggest stories will be bigger in 2020: Cyber scams are on the rise. “As people increasingly conduct business and live their lives online, more and more criminals are leveraging the internet to steal,” reports Forbes’ Stu Sjouwerman.

Start the year with a sweet satsuma

Until relatively recent times, the New Year was the time to exchange gifts in many Acadiana households, and it was almost a certainty that a sweet tasting orange or satsuma would be one of the things, sometimes the only thing, stuffed into a stocking.