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Eunice Police arrest

The following is an arrest by Eunice Police. Feb. 8 William Fontenot, 46, 1000 block of Newton, Lane, Eunice.

Acadia Parish Sheriff’s bookings

The following are bookings at the Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office. Feb.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Feb. 7 Nathan Alexander Powell, 24, 200 block of Halfway House Road, Arnaudville. Disturbing the peace; possession of drug paraphernalia; possession of schedule I CDS. Arrested by Arnaudville Police.

Eunice Mardi Gras schedule

Mardi Gras schedules Eunice Mardi Gras The event calendar includes the following. Friday 7 p.m. La Recolte and Jamie Bergeron at 2nd and Walnut streets. Food and drinks. Saturday Noon until live music, food and music at 2nd and Walnut streets. 3 p.m. Parade of Paws, at LakeView Park Barn indoors.

Linking Medicaid to work gains traction

Even though requiring Medicaid recipients to work is one of the few areas in which Governor John Bel Edwards and Republican legislators agree, experts say implementing the rules may not have much of an impact.

LSU chief: Settle the LSU budget now, not in June

While LSU President F. King Alexander was at LSUE Tuesday afternoon to talk about the LSU Strategic Plan and the university’s economic impact, he said, “Don’t make us wait this out until June,” Alexander said of Gov. John Bel Edwards and legislators making budget decisions.

Incumbent congressmen have $3.8M war chest

Members of Louisiana’s U.S. House delegation revealed their 2017 fundraising activities last week and they are collectively sitting on $3.8 million, according to the Federal Election Commission. It’s a notable milestone, with all six Bayou State representatives facing re-election this fall.

Mardi Gras forecast: Rain mixed with a steady party

Weather forecasts for the Mardi Gras holiday are increasingly including rain, but Eunice Mayor Scott Fontenot says the party is going on rain or shine. “We are going to have music playing, drinks flowing. “It is going to be a fun five days,” he said.

Bogus bills still in play

Counterfeit bills continue to be found in Eunice, according to Eunice Police Chief Randy Fotenot. A flurry of bogus bills surfacedin December and early January, he said, but while reports to police diminished banks continued to find the fake money, he said.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police radio dispatch logs. Feb. 7 07:47 Woman said her phone and purse were stolen possibly in the area of East Ardoin by Brownie’s or Frey’s. 07:47 Property damage at Highland Elementary. 08:47 Lobby complaint about stolen medicine.