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Eunice Police Arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. May 22 Girard James Deville, 33, 300 block of Bradley, Eunice. Theft, money warrant. Kelly Hosea Alfred, 30, 1200 block of Hwy. 13, Eunice. Warrant. Jose Luis Lopez, 38, 500 block of Bernice St., Eunice. Monetary instrument abuse.

Eunice Police Radio Logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. May 22 05:50 Suspicious person across from 2100 block of W. Dudley with a cart behind his bike loading something up on the cart. 06:49 Suspicious subject walking in the 500 block of Juanita.

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.

Coreil named interim chancellor at LSU of Alexandria

Paul Coreil, former vice chancellor and director of the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service for the LSU AgCenter and now vice chancellor and professor emeritus, has been named Interim Chancellor at LSU of Alexandria by LSU President F. King Alexander.

With new abortion laws, America is on the right track

There is no middle ground on abortion. The pro-life and pro-choice camps are as likely to reach compromise as Games of Thrones’ Daenerys Targaryen and Cersei Lannister were likely to join forces in the Great War. I have an opinion. I am pro-life.

Ensuring safe offshore energy production

Our nation’s energy story is one of innovation, growth, and determination, and nowhere is it more evident than in my home state of Louisiana. Today, offshore energy production occurs on less than one percent of our nation’s outer Continental Shelf, but is responsible for 16 percent of U.S.

1,786 degrees awarded at UL Lafayette Spring 2019 Commencement

Tri-Parish degree recipients at UL Lafayette. Acadia Parish Baccalaureate Degree Arts: Leah Grace Dailey. Business Administration: Baron Noah Beard; Emily Catherine Bergeron;Robert Darren Guidry; James Patrick Hundley; Brice Anthony Meche; Elizabeth Anne Robichaux; and Beth Morgan Thibodeaux.

Ville Platte company cited for quality, service

Cabot Corporation of Ville Platte is among eight companies selected for the Louisiana Economic Development’s Lantern Award during a private reception at the Governor’s Mansion.

Edwards announces plan to raise early childhood education funding to $18M

Gov. John Bel Edwards, who has touted education as one of his priorities this legislative session, announced his plan on Tuesday to raise early childhood education funding to $18 million.

Progress slow at Eunice Elementary

Weather is blamed for slow construction progress at Eunice Elementary. Claudia Blanchard, school system director of operations, said, “We are proceeding in Eunice. As all of you know, the weather has not been kind” Blanchard updated the St.