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Did you know? Telemarketing fraud is pervasive

Recently I was visited by an elderly citizen who was defrauded out of her life savings. Scammers prey upon our elderly with no remorse. Often times these scammers are from another country and reimbursement is impossible.

LSU AgCenter sets rice field days

The LSU AgCenter will hold a series of field days to help rice farmers learn about the latest recommended practices to improve their crop production. Experts will make presentations on variety development, fertility, growing soybeans and controlling problems of diseases, insects and weeds.

House health care cuts provoke pleas

The Senate Finance Committee started the process Monday morning of wrapping up its deliberations over the state budget by taking sometimes-tearful testimony from the public.

Tourism numbers keep climbing says Nungesser

There were a record 47.1 million visitors to Louisiana in 2017, representing an increase of nearly 500,000 over the 46.7 million visitors reported in 2016. Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser in a news release said it was the sixth consecutive year of record-breaking tourism numbers in Louisiana.

4-year high school grad rate highest ever in La.

Eunice High School’s four-year graduation rate of 87.1 percent led St. Landry Parish public schools and was ahead of the state rate in statistics released by the state Department of Education.

205 students graduate from LSUE

LSU Eunice graduates were urged to meet a series of challenges presented by commencement speaker State Rep. John Stefanski at ceremonies Friday. Stefanski, 33, of Crowley, presented three challenges to the graduates.

City plans street paving

The city will pave sections of 23 streets beginning in late July in an overlay program that occurs every other year. Mayor Scott Fontenot released the list of the streets Thursday and the estimates, which total $1,030,000. The city advertised for bids in Thursday’s Eunice News.

The earthquake in the Gulf

I’ll bet you didn’t even notice the earthquake in the Gulf of Mexico last Sunday. Don’t feel bad about it, not many people did. According to the folks who measure such things, there was a 4.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excepts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. May 10 07:38 Male waving gun at dogs between Baptist Church and East Elementary. 07:59 Suspicious suitcase in front yard in 300 block of Boudreaux. 09:59 Disturbance between father and son.

State warns of Medicaid cuts, Republicans call it “scare tactic’

The Louisiana Department of Health will send letters to 37,000 Medicaid recipients Thursday notifying them that they may be ineligible for services if a budget approved by the Republican-led House is enacted. Gov.