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Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. March 6 06:39 Wreck in front of McDonald’s. 08:06 License plate stolen off fire department trailer last night. 08:21 18-wheeler stuck on track on East Street. 10:46 Break-in in the 100 block of Mamie.

Eunice Police arrest

The following is an arrest by Eunice Police. March 6 Shelton Guillory, 33, 600 block of Ida Street, Eunice. Bench warrant, driver’s license suspsension-revocation, windshield tint and open container alcoholic beverage.

News notes

Bulb & Blossom meeting set Monday The Eunice Bulb and Blossom Garden Club will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday in the home of Fran Guillory. This meeting will be the plant exchange and all members are asked to bring a plant. Membership is open to anyone wishing to take part.

Lula Marie "Lu" Young

BASILE~A dedicated wife, mother and grandmother, Lula had a rich and fulfilling life. Growing up in Eunice, she married John Austin Young, her high school sweetheart after graduating from Eunice High School.

America from inside an immigration office

After listening to the stories I’ve heard over the past few weeks (and over the past 25 years) in the waiting area of the Lyndhurst Office of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service, I will never be anything but eternally humbled by my birthright.

Dad dreaded daylight saving time

He has his work cut out for him this coming weekend, when we “spring forward” by setting clocks ahead by an hour before going to bed Saturday night. You see, my mother loves clocks — so much that he has 14 clocks to reset. There are clocks in both guest bedrooms.

Impairment suspected in fatal head-on crash

Shortly before 4:30 am on March 4, troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop I began investigating a two-vehicle fatal crash on U.S. 71 near Nursery Home Road in St. Landry Parish. The crash took the life of 19-year-old Hunter Bordelon of Plaucheville.

Crop acreage mix expected to change

Projections indicate that corn and cotton acreage will increase this year but less grain sorghum and soybeans will be grown, an LSU AgCenter economist said at an AgCenter crops and cattle forum in central Louisiana. Kurt Guidry said ending stocks for corn are smaller this year. The U.S.

Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday began the Lenten season and the Monsignor J. Robert Romero, left, and Deacon Gary Gaudin of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church performed a noon Mass. Ash Wednesday begins the 40-day season of fast and penance. (Photo by Myra Miller)

Mardi Gras spirit chases the chill away

Chilly weather marked the 2019 Mardi Gras, but the spirit of the event seemed to ward off any idea it was too cold to celebrate.