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Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. May 24 06:32 Stalled vehicle at Park and Jake. 07:38 Caller said home is supposed to be empty in the 2000 block of West Magnlia. Two bides in the yard and door is open. 09:15 Fire at 331 E. Dean St.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. May 24 Juvenile, 15, Eunice. Simple arson. Louisiana State Fire Marshal arrest. Willie Adolph Jones, 28, 200 block of Armide Street, Eunice. Unauthorized use of a movable. Dexter Mayes, 32, 300 block of South Anderson Street, Washington.

Basile police not paid

The payroll for the Basile Police Department was unable to be paid on May 24 due to the lack of funds in the budget, according to Basile Mayor Mark Denette. Only Police Chief Ivory was compensated for the past two weeks period.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. May 24 Nathan Slade Perry, 37, 3900 block of Highway 357, Opelousas. Bench warrant (4 counts), off bond (2 counts). Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Jose Lopez, 38, 500 block of Bernice Street, Eunice.

Henry A. Prather

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at 10:00 A.M. at St. Edward Catholic Church in Richard for Henry A. Prather, 92, who passed away on Saturday, May 25, 2019 at 10:10 A.M. at the Eunice Manor nursing home in Eunice. Fr. Wayne Duet, Pastor of St.

News notes

Farmer’s Market at Community Gardens Until further notice, the Eunice Farmers’ Market will be meeting at the Community Garden (behind the DMV). Weather permitting, we will meet each Saturday morning from 9 a.m. to noon. For more information, call Sanford Wood at 337-457-0607.

Alivia Joanne Crowe

EUNICE~It is with the heaviest hearts and great sadness that the family of Alivia Joanne Crowe announces her passing on Sunday, May 26, 2019 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Ville Platte with loving family by her side at the age of 10.

Dula Josephine Courville

Dula Josephine Courville Johnson passed away on Sunday, May 26, 2019 at the age of 93. A Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at 10:00 AM at Quirk and Son Funeral Home in Eunice. Deacon Gary Gaudin will officiate. Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Eunice.

La. National Guard dedicates memorial to fallen soldiers

By Staff Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office. NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard and Gov.

From The Eunice News files

From the May 2009 files of The Eunice News Top reader at Eunice Elementary. Eunice Elementary recently honored its Top Accelerated Reader. Kade Bertrand, a third grader, reached his 100 million word count. The school presented him with a trophy for his outstanding reading accomplishment.