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Basile veteran recalls year spent serving President Bush

When a president of the United States dies, the entire nation mourns. With the recent passing of President George H.W. Bush, a local Marine veteran watched the national news and the beautiful funeral services with a stronger sense of mourning than most other locals or even most other veterans. Cpl.

Professor: Deepwater energy more sustainable than shale

Deepwater energy production in the Gulf of Mexico should be more sustainable than shale production, which is welcome news to south Louisiana’s oil and gas industry, a Tulane University business professor said. Eric Smith, professor of practice at Tulane’s A.B.

LSUE graduates urged to keep going, growing

LSUE’s graduates were urged to keep growing by commencement speaker Dr. Kim Hunter, state commissioner of higher education, on Friday. Hunter addressed the ceremony for 147 summer and fall graduates, which was said to be the largest number in 20 years.

Richard’s Cajun Foods investing $2.7M in Church Point

Gov. John Bel Edwards and Richard’s Cajun Foods Inc. President Ronnie Doucet announced Richard’s will invest $2.7 million to relocate some production and administrative functions to Church Point and expand the company’s operations there.

Franklin “Boo-Key” McCauley

It is with the heaviest hearts and great sadness that the family of Franklin “Boo-Key” McCauley announces his passing on Thursday, December 13, 2018 at The Carpenter House in Lafayette with his loving family by his side. He was 87. A Celebration of Life will be celebrated at 2:00 p.m.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Dec.14 Chance Cormier, 20, 100 block of South Vernon Street, Opelousas. Domestic abuse battery (child endangerment), aggravated assault. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Department.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Dec. 13 05:06 Alarm heard going off south of the Police Department. 05:06 Alarm at Brownie’s. 05:09 Building is secure. 05:38 Disturbance in the 200 block of Elm. 07:57 Wire down in the 400 block of North St. Joseph.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. Dec. 13 Jason Todd Morris, 21, 300 block of Armide, Eunice. Simple criminal damage to property less than $1,000. Keevan Fontenot, 19, 1300 block of Second Street, Pine Prairie.

Eunice woman arrested in Acadia Parish Jail contraband case

A Eunice woman has been arrested in connection with an ongoing investigation into contraband being smuggled into the Acadia Parish Jail. Sheriff K.P. Gibson reported Thursday that Brittany Driskill, 29, of Eunice, was booked for principle to introduction of contraband into a penal facility.

​Worthy asylum seekers – or not?

Earlier this week I was at an event that honored Malala Yousafzai. Malala, in case you don’t recall, is the brave young school girl from a village in Pakistan who was nearly killed in 2012 by the Taliban.