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Early voting ends Saturday

As of noon Wednesday, 588 people had early-voted at the Eunice Municipal Complex for the Nov. 16 election. Total votes cast in St. Landry Parish at the end of voting Tuesday were 3,264. Early voting continues today and ends Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Eunice High earns an A

Eunice High School earned its first A in the state’s school performance rating, which were released to the public Wednesday. Eunice High School Principal Mitch Fontenot said, “We are very excited. We’ve been, especially since last year, we had an 89.7. We were three-tenths away from being an A.

Democrats may have fueled early voting spike

More than 89,000 Louisiana residents took advantage of Louisiana’s early voting process on Saturday, resulting in the largest day-one turnout state election officials have ever seen.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. November 5 04:33 Subject is trying to break into a camper in the 400 block of Acadia. 04:47 Ambulance needs assistance in the 500 block of East Maple. 06:34 Fight at 5th and Elm. 06:50 Fight at Tobacco Plus.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. November 5 Devontae Terez Alfred, 19, 300 block of North Beulah Street, Eunice. Domestic abuse battery. Oscar Peter LeBlanc III, 26, 200 block of Aymond, Eunice. Probation violation. Stephen Young, 30, 200 block of Marston House Drive, Youngsville.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. November 5 Analatie Marie Stewart, 38, 700 block of Granger Street, Jennings. Bench warrant. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Donovan Fitzgerald Henry, 28, 100 block of Desiree Road, Opelousas.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. November 4 06:52 Lobby complaint about stole phone. 07:32 Windows broken in the 200 block of South St. George. 07:36 Wreck at Cajun Land Seafood on Maple. 07:45 Stolen phone on East Maple and Beulah.

Eunice Police arrests

The folowing are arrests by Eunice Police. November 1 George Thomas III, 26, 300 block of Corn Street, Eunice. Bench warrant. November 2 Alyssa Danielle Matte, 21, 3600 block of Eunice Iota Highway, Iota. Bench warrant. November 4 Stacy J. Charlot, 37, 100 block of Third Street, Mamou.

UPDATE: Shooting near Central Middle School leaves one dead

AN UPDATE: According to Eunice Chief of Police Randy Fontenot, at 11:49 a.m. Monday, the Eunice Police responded to a report of a shooting at the intersection of South Martin L. King, Jr. Drive and East Maple Avenue. The victim, a 21-year old male, was riding a bicycle east bound on E.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff Office reports arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. November 1 - 4: Jeremiah O’Brian Gallow, 19, 500 block of S. Mallet Street, Eunice. Illegal carrying of weapons, resisting an officer. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.