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Did you know? ‘If you see something, say something campaign’

Recently in the news there were cases where if the public and even law enforcement acted on tips a tragedy might have been averted. I understand that most people do not want to get involved and want to live a happy and quiet life but these are some extraordinary times that we are living in.

After paving 300 miles, road complaints keep resurfacing

St. Landry Parish Government has paved about 300 miles of road in the Smooth Ride Home program, but it is the remaining roads, often pot-holed and flood-prone, that the Parish Council hears about on a regular basis.

Fire district's tax fails, now it’s under fire

A 10-mill, five-year property tax proposed in Fire District 3 failed with only 36 percent of the 5,339 votes cast on the March 24 election. Now, the St.

Tighter TOPS rules in the works

A divided House committee on Thursday approved three bills that would tighten eligibility for the popular TOPS scholarships and require some recipients to first attend two-year colleges. One bill, by Rep.

City buidlings have leaky roofs, mayor wants to talk about them

By Harlan Kirgan Editor Leaky roofs at a slew of city buildings is among the topics that began to fill the Eunice Board of Aldermen’s agenda for a meeting Tuesday. Mayor Scott Fontenot brought up the roof issue at a meeting Thursday to set the agenda for the meeting to begin at 6:15 p.m.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. April 6 Antonio J. Edwards, 39, 100 block of Cole Road, Opelousas. Duty of sex offenders to notify law enforcement; notification of sex offenders and child. Shane Anthony Graffagnino, 39, 700 block of Hwy. 103, Opelousas.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. April 5 07:23 Subject upset about vehicle burglary that happened last night in the 400 block of Corn. 07:32 Vehicle blocking driveway at Burger King. 08:28 Disturbance in the 1500 block of West Peach.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. April 5 Charles Herman Pittman, 47, 100 block of Moon Road, Morgan City. Two counts of attempted burglary. Heather Fontenot Lynn, 42, 600 block of Bernice, Eunice. Warrant.

Charles Craig Fuselier

EUNICE~It is with heavy hearts that the family of Charles Craig Fuselier announces his sudden passing on Wednesday, April 04, 2018 at his home at the age of 66. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Celebrated at 11:30 am on Saturday, April 07, 2018 at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Eunice.

Easter gunplay ends with wounded juvenile

A juvenile was wounded below his left knee after a teen twirled a .22-caliber pistol with his index finger on the porch of a residence in the 200 block of North 8th Street on Easter, according to a Eunice Police report. Tristen Romero, 17, 200 block of North 8th Street, Eunice.