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Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Jan. 19 09:47 Complaint about hunters in the woods next to residence. 10:26 Coburn’s truck driving on residential street in the 500 block of South 2nd. 10:33 Hunters and dogs at house on Wilson and Townhome.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. Jan. 19 Martin Langley, 39, 100 block of Ledet Lane, Church Point. Monetary instrument abuse and theft. Jan. 20 Jacoby Frank, 24, 500 block of Lewis Street, Eunice. Serving time. Joanna Tate, 30, 11400 Rossow Court, Denham Springs.

Brandon Waynelee Pingleton

Brandon Waynelee Pingleton passed away on Saturday, January 20, 2018, at the age of 37. No Services have been scheduled at this time.

News notes

‘You’re Amazing’ by Fatica at St. Anthony Church Nationally inspirational speaker Justin Fatica will be presenting a message ‘You’re Amazing” at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Jan. 22. The public is invited.

From The Eunice News files

The following are from the January 1998 files of The Eunice News. A story on the front page of the Jan. 5 edition reported on Ferrara Fighting Equipment Inc. operating a facility in Eunice to refurbish fire trucks from across the nation. Ferrara was located at 137 E. Park.

Bells pealed, priests politicked

On Jan. 11, Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel visited St. Martin de Tours Church in St. Martinville, the oldest church in the Diocese of Lafayette, to say a special Mass.

Sheriff’s church security team training planned in Eunice

Church security team members must complete a tactical training course, according to St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz. “Certified instructors with the St.

Crime in Eunice is down

Crime rates during 2017 continued a downward trend that started in 2015, according to Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot. Fontenot said he cannot say exactly why crime has been dropping since he became chief in 2015. “What to attribute it to I really can’t tell you.

Wild hog damage featured at turfgrass conference

Turfgrass professionals heard about a wide range of topics at the 2018 Louisiana Turfgrass Association conference on Jan. 9 at Tiger Stadium on the LSU campus. Even LSU head baseball coach Paul Mainieri explained the importance of good turf as he welcomed attendees to the LSU campus.

Victorian talks of building youth in MLK address

The following is the text of a speech given by Michael Victorian at the 32nd annual Martin Luther King Jr. City-Wide Celebration on Jan. 14 at the New Zion Baptist Church.