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Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. June 10 Louis Hebert, 32, 1500 block of Coulee Street, Abbeville. Resisting an officer with force or violence. June 11 Adam Paul Lomas, 39, 500 block of South 3rd Street, Eunice. Bench warrant. Chastity Manuel, 35, 800 block of South Beulah, Eunice.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. June 12 04:55 Reckless driver on U.S. 190 near city limits. Log truck. 05:22 Be on the lookout from Iberia Parish about vehicle stolen by Abbeville juvenile. 06:39 Tries cut in the 700 block of South East.

News notes

CASA banquet is today OPELOUSAS Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of St. Landry-Evangeline, Inc. will be hosting their 10th Annual CASA Kids Benefit Banquet at the Opelousas Civic Center. The event will begin at 11 a.m. and continue until 1 p.m., today with a ticket cost of $25/each.

Jewell Marie Pavur

Jwell Marie Pavur passed away on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at the age of 84. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, June 14, 2019 at 11:00 AM at St Anthony Catholic Church in Eunice. Monsignor Robert Romero will officiate. Burial will follow at St. Paul Mausoleum.

Eunice driver arrested for pointing a gun at a vehicle

A 55-year-old Eunice man was arrested in Bayou Vista after he pointed a gun at a vehicle on U.S. 90, St. Mary Parish Sheriff Blaise Smith said in a news release. Sandy J. Guillory, 55, of Acadia Street in Eunice, was arrested at 2:56 a.m. Sunday on a charge of aggravated assault with a firearm.

Permit for injection well in St. Landry Parish denied by DNR

The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources Office of Conservation denied the permit of a proposed wastewater injection well in north St. Landry Parish that drew criticism from locals earlier this year.

Council approves sale of Garan property

“Exciting “— that’s the word Mayor Ryan “Spanky” Meche used to describe the town council agenda item to approve the sale of the Garan property, which has been for sale for more than two decades.

Acadia jurors raising stink over trash collection change

An apparent new policy instituted by the parish waste collection contractor has police jurors up in arms. Beginning in May, drivers for Waste Connections, Inc., stopped emptying more than two carts per residence.

Reward offered in dog cruelty incident

A $500 reward is offered for information leading to person responsible for shooting and throwing dog off the Bayou Des Cannes bridge on the old Basile Highway about 4 p.m. June 1. The reward is offered by the Humane Society of Louisiana, which reported the incident.

Board moves on library breakup

A move to reestablish the Eunice Public Library gained traction at Tuesday’s city meeting as aldermen approved a pair of ordinances — one to repeal an ordinance forming the Opelousas-Eunice system and the other to reestablish the Eunice library.