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Eunice Police Radio Logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. May 25 00:56 Remove subject from residence in the 400 block of South CC Duson. 08:58 Suspicious person at Circle Park. 09:18 Caller in the 200 block of Goldman advised his phone was stolen.

Memorial Day, Fallen remembered in Eunice ceremony

By Myra Miller Lifestyle Editor A Memorial Day service was held at 5 p.m. Monday at the corner of Park Avenue and 2nd Street in Eunice.

News notes

Rendez-Vous De Cajuns at Liberty The Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler Au Rendez-Vous De Cajuns is scheduled at the Liberty every from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday with live entertainment. The Liberty opens at 4 p.m. the show begins at 6 p.m.

Chief meets with principals on school safety, campus guns

Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot met with several school principals to discuss school safety issues including guns on campuses. Before Thursday’s meeting in the council chambers, Fontenot said he had been appointed by Gov. John Bel Edwards to the Louisiana Blue Ribbon Commission on School Safety.

Tax panel’s tax collection study stymied

A move to hire an independent, third-party evaluator of the St. Landry Parish School Board’s tax collection office will be delayed after its candidate for the job declined the work. Andy Dakin, St.

No rope burns, just lots of rhythm

When the St. Landry Parish community of Sunset unveiled a giant rubboard May 22, it celebrated a distinctive form of music that was born in south Louisiana and an instrument described as “one of only four true musical instruments that are original to the United States.

For Memorial Day: Serving those who serve us

Every Memorial Day, we remember those who died during active military service. But the day gives us a special opportunity to serve those who serve us. According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, nearly 42 million American men and women have served during wartime. Nearly 1.

State budgets imploding across America

State budgets imploding across America There is smoke billowing out of many state capitals all across America today, as their budgets are facing historic squeezes that have resulted in their K-12 teachers striking for more pay — their university presidents pleading for no more budget cuts — their...

SLEMCO’s 81st annual meeting set June 2 at Lafayette’s Cajundome

SLEMCO will hold its 81st Annual Membership Meeting at the Lafayette Cajundome on June 2. Doors will open at 6 a.m.

St. Landry Crime Stoppers seeks info on vandalism

St. Landry Crime Stoppers needs the public’s help in solving a case of vandalism. On May 19, deputies were dispatched to the 1400 block of Austin Road in Opelousas. The owner of a silver 2005 Mercedes and a blue 2003 Dodge truck reported that their windshields were vandalized.