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Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. Feb. 2 Danielle Nicole Ramirez, 33, 200 block of Rougeau Lane, Eunice. Lafayette City Court booking. Wymisha Jonquill Johnson, 31, 1100 block of Tate Street, Eunice. Lafayette City Court booking. Dwight Anthony Damond, 41, 400 block of Mill Street, Eunice.

News notes

United Way to recognize women The St. Landry-Evangeline United Way will hold its Women With Heart from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Feb. 9 at the Opelousas Civic Center, 1638 Creswell Lane, Opelousas. The event honors outstanding women and includes a Power of the Purse auciton.

Elizabeth Thilda "Till" Manuel

BASILE~It is with great sadness that the family of Elizabeth "Till" Manuel announces her passing on Thursday, February 01, 2018 at Kinder Retirement and Rehabilitation Center at the age of 96. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Celebrated at 3:00 pm on Tuesday, February 06, 2018 at St.

LSU Center for River Studies launched

The Louisiana coast is changing and the LSU Center for River Studies is working to solve the problems that the state and Mississippi River are facing.

UL Lafayette professor documents Native American community’s historic relocation

A UL Lafayette researcher is telling the story of a tribe of Native Americans who will leave their home, tiny Isle de Jean Charles, in an historic move. Members of the Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw tribe plan to move to higher ground about 40 miles north of the island near Houma.

Readers needed for Bible marathon

The Jubilee of the Word Marathon – 100 hours for 100 years — is scheduled to begin at 12:30 p.m. April 4 in the Square of St. Martinville. The marathon will conclude on Divine Mercy Sunday at 4:30 p.m. The Bible will be read publicly cover to cover without pause during the marathon.

Crawfish season off to slow start

A south Louisiana winter that has been colder than normal so far has caused a sluggish start to the 2018 crawfish season. But industry officials are optimistic that crawfish will be a lot more plentiful by March or April.

Mardi Gras captain urges runners to wear costumes

The Eunice Mardi Gras Run is one of the biggest events for the Cajun Prairie Capital during the year and the Feb. 13 event promises to be a return of the revelry that’s been occurring for more than a 100 years.

Veteran musician’s career told at display

Eston Bellow, 86, of Eunice, will have a display of memory books of his music career. The display will be on hand for the public viewing at the Cajun Music Hall of Fame & Museum, located at 240 S. CC Duson Ave. in Eunice, through the weekend after Mardi Gras.

Task force aims to streamline felony classes

Members of a task force convened to streamline Louisiana’s criminal code voted Tuesday to recommend that the Legislature introduce a felony class system that would place more than 660 felonies into eight categories and provide more consistent sentencing.