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Ruth Sheffield Miller

EUNICE~Our hearts are filled with sorrow as we announce the passing of our loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother and friend, Ruth Sheffield Miller on Thursday, September 20, 2018 at St. Patrick Hospital in Lake Charles at the age of 86.

Ambrose Joseph “Brownie” Duplechin

Ambrose Joseph “Brownie” Duplechin passed away on Thursday, September 20, 2018, at the age of 92. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, September 24, 2018, at 10:00 AM at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Eunice. Entombment will follow at St. Paul Mausoleum. Msgr.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excepts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Sept. 20 05:04 Assault in the 700 block of Tate. 05:53 Stranded motorist on South CC Duson. 07:25 Loose black dog chasing kids at Fuselier and Mill.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. Sept. 20 Elliot M. Daigle, 37, 1200 block of Phillip Avenue, Eunice. Bench warrant. Jordan Nicholas Douget, 20, 100 block of Jeannie Street, Eunice.

Beatrice Heinen Young

MAMOU – A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 PM at St. Ann Catholic Church in Mamou on Friday, September 21, 2018, for Beatrice Heinen Young, 85, who passed away on September 18, 2018 in Eunice, LA. Father Billy Massie, pastor of St.

Iberville Parish Swamp Life Expo to demonstrate Basin living

The Iberville Parish Swamp Life Expo is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 6 at the Iberville Visitors Center in Grosse Tete.

UL Lafayette’s new master’s degree offers French immersion concentration

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s College of Education will offer a master’s degree that will enable students who have earned a bachelor’s degree in disciplines other than education to teach in elementary schools.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Sept. 19 04:35 Man is at residence in the 100 block of Acadia with a knife. 04:49 Man told to leave residence and not return. 07:23 Juvenile acting up at Eunice Junior High School.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. Sept. 19 Raymond Dominic Miller, 36, 500 block of Buckhorn, Eunice. Bench warrant. Juvenile, 16. Eunice. Possession of drug paraphernalia, misrepresentation during booking and no driver’s license.

News notes

St. Thomas More Fall Fest dates set The St. Thomas More Church’s Fall Festival will be held Sept. 28 from 6 until 10 p.m., from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. on Sept. 29, and Sept. 30 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. The fair armbands are $20 each for one 4-hour period. Weekend armbands are $40.