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New Orleans TV station to visit Zydeco Capital Jam

Terry Domingue, leader of Terry and the Zydeco Bad Boys, heads the next Zydeco Capital Jam from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 12 at the St. Landry Parish Visitor Center, I-49 exit 23, north of Opelousas.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. October 5 - 7 Nicholas Joseph Benoit, 37, 100 block of Timber Ridge, Hemphill, Texas. Bench warrant. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff Office. Jamair Devon Wilson, 26, 300 block of West Vine Street, Washington.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. October 7 06:51 Pit bull in the yard in the 100 block of Julia. 07:02 Dog is not aggressive, but it does not want to leave the yard. 07:30 Car broken into in the 100 block East Ardoin. Two guns and some money missing.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. October 7 Christopher Mouton, 39, 100 block of Gum Street, Eunice. Theft less than $1,000. Shelton Guillory, 34, 400 block of North Cane, Eunice. Theft. Kenneth Ware, 37, 600 block of South 7th Street, Eunice. Theft and simple burglary.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. October 4 Gerald Daniel Gardner Jr., 29, homeless, Eunice. Disturbing the peace and simple assault. Albury Kyle Cortina, 24, 1600 block of Dudley, Eunice. Simple battery and contributing to the delinquency of juveniles.

Daphne Fontenot Boren

Daphne Fontenot Boren passed away on Saturday, October 5, 2019 at the age of 68. No Services have been planned at this time. Daphne is survived by her son, Blake Boren and wife Kristin.

News notes

Court 208 Rosary during October Throughout the month of October, Court Eunice 208 Catholic Daughters of the Americas, will be leading a rosary each day at 5:30 p.m. in the rosary garden at St. Anthony Church. Everyone is invited to come and pray.

Jimmy Wayne Boone

MAMOU-Funeral Services will be held at 2:30 PM at Ardoin’s Funeral Home of Mamou on Monday, October 7, 2019, for Jimmy Wayne Boone, 45, who passed away on Wednesday, October 2, 2019 in Lafayette, LA. Burial will take place in the Protestant Cemetery in Mamou.

Church Point Library undergoing $435,000 renovation

The Church Point Library is catching up with the times with a $435,000 renovation. Acadia Parish Library Director Ted Landry said, “It’s a 40 year old building. It was time to update it. It has served us very well those 40 years. It was time to bring it into the 21st century.

From The Eunice News files

From the October 2009 files of The Eunice News. Team D’Aubin leads EMTL. Team D’Aubin extended its leade in the week six of Eunice Men’s Tennis League play with a 12-9 victory over second-place Team Fuselier Monday Night. Troy Broussard returns the ball for Team Pucheu.