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Juvenile arrested after Highland Elementary break-in

A break-in occurred about midnight Sept. 17 at Highland Elementary, but by 9 a.m. a 15-year-old male juvenile was arrested for the crime. Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot said a window was broken and door pried open at the school.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Sept. 21 06:31 Shoplifting at Shell station. Subject detained. 07:14 Wreck on north parking lot at Eunice High School. 08:14 Female walking toward Taco Bell almost got hit by a car. Is now talking to a tree.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. Sept. 21 Tonya G. Lavergne, 41, 500 block of Highway 29, Eunice. Warrant for armed robbery. Kendall James Lee, 29, 1800 block of Harry Fuslier Road, Crowley. Driver’s license suspension-revocation, red lights, and resisting officer.

News notes

St. Thomas More Fall Fest dates set The St. Thomas More Church’s Fall Festival will be held Friday from 6 until 10 p.m., from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. on Saturday, 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.

Marlyn Guidry

IOTA-It is with heavy hearts that the family of Marlyn Guidry announces her passing on Friday, Spetember 21, 2018 at Opelousas General at the age of 61. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Celebrated at 1:00 pm on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Iota.

Congressman touts economy as a high point in past 2 years

U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Benton, pointed to an economy “going gangbuster,” military spending increases and regulatory reform as among the high points of President Donald Trump and his nearly two years in office. Johnson, 46, held a town hall meeting Thursday in Sunset attended by about 25 people.

Help is on the way for parish’s gravel roads

St. Landry Parish’s Smooth Ride Home Program has transformed more than 300 miles of bumpy roads into smooth ones, but that left about 400 miles of gravel roads in the parish. And those gravel roads are often the source of complaints at Parish Council meetings.

Council unloads about garbage collection

St. Landry Parish Council members vented about trash pickup with four members of the parish Solid Waste Commission present. Commission members appointed by the Council, Kathy Moreau, Reynard Readore, Edward Briscoe and Jodie Powell, attended Wednesday’s regular meeting of the Parish Council.

New York retail giant started in Louisiana

After nearly a century and a quarter, the changing times have caught up with an institution that built its reputation on selling hats, handbags, and high-class accoutrements to the elite of New York and Paris.

Ray Kibodeaux

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, Sept. 21, at 2 p.m. at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church in Crowley for Ray Kibodeaux, 76, who died Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018, in Rayne. Fr. Mikel Polson, pastor of St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, will officiate for the services.