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Linda S. Vidrine

EUNICE~It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that the family of Linda S. Vidrine announces her passing on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at the Acadia Medical Center in Crowley with loving family by her side. She was 70.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. Sept. 10 Wilkema Qunae Fontenot, 17, 100 block of Goose Street, Eunice. Resisting an officer. Holden Lane Gautreaux, 20, 800 block of South 10th Street, Mamou. Disturbing the peace and criminal trespass.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Sept. 10 05:25 Caller in the 700 block of 5th said his friend messaged him to come over that he was struck in the head and his belonging stolen. 07:11 Loose dog near Champagne’s.

Marie "Ethel" Thibodeaux

LAWTELL – A Catholic Mass will be held for, Marie “Ethel” Thibodeaux, on Thursday, September 13, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. in the St. Bridget Catholic Church in Lawtell. Fr. Ted Broussard will celebrate the Mass. Rite of Committal will follow in the St. Bridget Cemetery.

Missing inmate found in Eunice

According to St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby J. Guidroz, the inmate who walked off a work detail on Sept. 7, has been captured in the Eunice area.

What happens to waterways with no water?

A University of Louisiana at Lafayette hydrologist is among a team of researchers that has secured $3 million in federal funds to examine what happens to waterways – and the creatures that reside within them – as they dry.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Sept. 11 Shannon Marie Laycock, 31, 3500 block of Patterson Street, Pollock. Obstructing public passages, battery of a police officer, resisting an officer with force or violence. Arrested By Eunice Police.

Blanco Center colloquium takes fresh look at perennial challenges

The Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Public Policy Center will examine issues central to the former Louisiana governor’s tenure during its inaugural colloquium Sept. 21. The College of Liberal Arts at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette is sponsoring the event.

Looking Back: September ‘58, ‘68, and ‘78

September 4, 1958 •Ville Platte High School, along with all other parish schools, will open Monday morning at 8:30 for the 1958-59 session, according to Principal J.D. LaFleur.

Once upon a time in Mamou

From the statues of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox and statues of dinosaurs to the biggest ball of yarn, motorists across the country, who travel off the beaten path, pass by roadside attractions that have become cultural icons. One such attraction located at the intersection of La.