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Mary Lynn Citizen Wilridge

Mary Lynn Citizen Wilridge passed away on Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at the age of 74. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, November 30, 2019 at 11:00 AM at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Church Point, La. Burial will follow in Mt Calvary Cemetery in Eunice.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff Office reports arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. November 22 Donovan Bryant Williams, 30, 1100 block of Newman Street, Opelousas. Aggravated battery, disturbing the peace. Arrested by Opelousas Police Department.

Eunice Police Arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. November 20 Lainey Claire Lomas, 18, 2800 block of Redlich Road, Eunice. Principal to second degree murder. November 21 Corrina Anne Fontenot, 48, 100 block of Tamaran Loop, Eunice. Unauthorized use of access card as theft, theft.

Eunice Police Radio Logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. November 21 02:06 Caller in the 900 block of N. 4th Street advised that someone is throwing items at his trailer house. 07:34 Report of an attempted break in at a coke machine at Turner’s Conoco.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff Office reports arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. November 21 Douglas Walton, 35, 1000 block of Curleys Road, Sunset. Hold for Lafayette Parish. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Jonquarious Oneal Gay, 21, 1000 block of W. Landry Street, Opelousas.

Magdalen "Maggie" Babineaux

EUNICE ~The family and friends of Magdalen “Maggie” Babineaux are mourning the loss of their loved one who passed away on November 20, 2019 at Senior Village Nursing Home in Opelousas at the age of 73. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 2:00 pm on Saturday, November 23, 2019 at St.

Fall looks like a second spring in Louisiana

Editor: Rick Bogren, rbogren@agcenter.lsu.edu By Heather Kirk-Ballard, LSU AgCenter Horticulturist We often associate spring with flowers, but take a look all around you. The trees are showing off their colors, and some are even blooming. Fall feels like a second springtime to me.

LDWF receives 11 juvenile whooping cranes at White Lake Wetlands

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) and partners took another step in re-establishing the state’s whooping crane population Tuesday, Nov. 12, when it received 11 juvenile whooping cranes.

Eunice Police Arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. November 20 Jeremiah Jerome Allison, 23, 2500 block of Soileau Road, Eunice. Bench warrant. Juvenile, 14, Runaway, ungovernable.

Eunice Police Radio Logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. November 20 12:29 Harrassment reported at 800 block of S. MLKing Drive. 13:29 911 call, advised that cannot unlock her door. Call came from 500 block of W. Gum.