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Eunice Fire Department to receive $21,600 grant

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the City of Eunice will receive a $21,600 rural development grant. According to the USDA, the grant will be used to purchase a fire command vehicle. The fire department serves 10,398 residents of the City of Eunice.

Voters may determine if felony cases need unanimous verdict

Louisiana lawmakers made progress Wednesday toward allowing voters to determine whether felony cases should require unanimous verdicts, a change that supporters say would preserve defendant’s Sixth Amendment rights to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury.

LSUE employee wins Rotary Club Administrative Professional Award

LSUE employee Tanva Huval won the Eunice Rotary Club Administrative Professional of the Year Award. The award was presented Wednesday at St. Thomas More during a luncheon attended by about 300 people.

Honoring heroes

\The second biannual Honor Our Heroes Banquet, hosted by Unity Baptist Church and the City of Eunice, was held Thursday at the Northwest Community Center.

Vocational, technical TOPS proposed

The House Education Committee on Thursday approved a proposal that provides students at two-year vocational and technical colleges with a path for transferring to four-year universities. Sen. Mack “Bodi” White, Jr.

Hilbert ‘Blue’ Guillory June 13, 1937– April 22, 201

8EUNICE — Hilbert “Blue” Guillory, 80, died on Sunday, April 22, 2018, at Kindred Hosptial in Sugarland, Texas. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Celebrated at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 28, 2018, at St. Ann Catholic Church. Rite of Committal will follow in the St. Ann Cemetery.

Hilbert ‘Blue’ Guillory June 13, 1937– April 22, 201

8EUNICE — Hilbert “Blue” Guillory, 80, died on Sunday, April 22, 2018, at Kindred Hosptial in Sugarland, Texas. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Celebrated at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 28, 2018, at St. Ann Catholic Church. Rite of Committal will follow in the St. Ann Cemetery.

Lawrence David Miller

Lawrence David Miller, 72, passed away on Wednesday, April 25, 2018. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 28, 2018, at Quirk and Son Funeral Home in Eunice with burial to follow at St. Paul Cemetery in Eunice.

Murphy Michael ‘Spike’ LaFleur Jr.

It is with heavy hearts that the family of Murphy Michael LaFleur Jr. aka “Spike” LaFleur announce his passing on Tuesday, April 24, 2018, at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Lafayette, Louisiana. He was 48 years old.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. April 27 James W. Lemelle Jr., 32, 1000 block of A Aguillard Nelson Road, Arnaudville.