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‘An epoch of unparalleled ruin’

Chances are better than average that all of the state, but particularly south Louisiana, will see some sort of flooding this spring. So, what’s the big news about that? Spring in south Louisiana means high water.

15th Step Outside Day is April 27 at Sherburne WMA

The 15th annual Step Outside Day, an outdoor education program hosted by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, will be held April 27 at Sherburne Wildlife Management Area in Lottie on the northern end of the Atchafalaya Basin from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is free.

Suspect in church fires is deputy’s son linked by purchases to crimes

From The Advocate staff Holden Matthews, a 21-year-old Opelousas man, was arrested Wednesday in connection with fires that burned down three historically black Baptist churches in a 10-day span in Louisiana’s St. Landry Parish.

Attorney general heightening his Washington profile

With no real opposition to speak of yet for the fall ballot and a battle-ready war chest in the wings just in case someone gets froggy in Baton Rouge, Attorney General Jeff Landry has been quietly expanding his political profile some 1,100 miles away in Washington, D.C.

8 priests on diocese list had assignments in Eunice

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette on Friday released the names of clergymen who have been accused of sexually abusing children and “vulnerable adults,” becoming the last Louisiana diocese to disclose the identities of those deemed to have been credibly accused.

Acadian Baptist Center breaks ground for new worship center

The two lanes of La. 370 that lead into the Acadian Baptist Center campus have been the route to a spiritual awakening for thousands of people.

Alderwoman: Bag that trash

Alderwoman Germaine Simpson has a request for Eunice residents and it is simple: Bag your trash. That request is not new coming from Simpson. But she brought it up again at Tuesday’s Board of Aldermen’s meeting.

Parish sales tax collections up 6.9%over last year

St. Landry Parish sales tax collections in the first three months of this year continued to outpace the same period in 2018. Total parish sales tax collections through March were 6.9 percent more than in the the first three months of 2018, according to statistics released by the St.

Louise Goutreaux Ardion

Louise Goutreaux Ardoin passed away on Thursday, April 11, 2019, at the age of 77 . No services have been scheduled at this time.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. April 11 08:43 Wreck in the 100 block of Walnut. 09:41 Stalled vehicle on South Cane. 10:38 Break-in in the 600 block of Juanita. 12:04 Wreck at U.S. 190 and St. George. No road blockage or injuries.