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Eunice Police arrests

The following is an arrest by Eunice Police. Dec. 20 Michael Craig Adkins, 32, 200 block of Rue Dauphine, Eunice. Obstruction of justice.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Dec. 19 06:59 Loose pit bull charging and barking at people at Halsey ad MacArthur. 10:57 Fraud in the 300 block of Pecan Grove. 13:37 Male walking with a gun at Peach and 5th talking loud on phone.

Revenue a buzzword in N.O. City Hall

The first female mayor of Louisiana’s most well-known city is preparing to help ring in the new political year with an aggressive push for more tax dollars.

Rotary Club seeking top citizen nominees

The Eunice Rotary Club is accepting nominations for the 2018 Citizen of the Year Award.

Apollo 8, Christmas Eve 1968 and a message for today

1968 was a year desperately in need of a Merry Christmas. The year had seen student protests worldwide, the Tet Offensive in the Vietnam War, a chaotic Democratic National Convention, the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy and countless other examples of discord.

Women’s march organizers need divine inspiration

As a woman who immersed herself in the lives of the saints growing up, I have a unique perspective on the modern feminist movements we’re seeing today (including #MeToo).

All along, Google’s been Googling me

I thought Facebook knew too much about me, but it turns out Google is even worse. Google, like Facebook, makes its money by targeting ads at us that reflect our interests and needs. The more both know about us, the better they’re able to target us with ads we’re likely to click.

Ribbon-cutting event for mural

The mural at Walnut and 2nd streets in Eunice was the site of a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday sponsored by the Eunice Chamber of Commerce. The mural by Hannah Gumbo, of Eunice, was funded by a $5,000 grant from Acadiana Cetner for Arts ArtsSpark and Lafayette Economic Development Authority.

Tips sought in Crowley homicide

Deputies with the Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office are investigating a homicide which occurred before 11 p.m. Tuesday in the Kathy Apartment complex in Crowley. Deputies located the victim behind a set of apartments with a single gunshot wound to the head.

Rayne shooting suspect sought

Rayne Police are seeking the public’s assistance to locate Paul L. Wheeler. Wheeler is accused of shooting at two people near the intersection of North Bradford and A School Street in Rayne at about 11:30 p.m. Nov. 9.