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Lenard "Lennie" Craig

Myra Miller
Monday, February 12, 2018
Lenard "Lennie" Craig passed away on Sunday, February 11, 2018, at the age of 73. A Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday, February 14, 2018, at 2:00 PM. at Quirk and Son Funeral Home in Eunice. Burial will follow at Craig Family Cemetery. Deacon Gary Gaudin will officiate.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff Office reports arrests

Myra Miller
Monday, February 12, 2018
The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Feb. 12 Hank Williams, 38, 4000 block of Avondale Rd., Sulphur. Telephone harassment. Joshua Ryan Guillory, 31, 300 block of Suzanne DeJean Dr., Opelousas.

Eunice Police Arrests

Myra Miller
Monday, February 12, 2018
The following are arrests by Eunice Police. Feb. 10 Zachary Barousse, 28, 100 block of Betty, Rayne. Simple battery. Jude Reed, 36, 400 block of Acadia, Eunice. Theft. Gerald Gardner, 28, 300 block of Dulles, Eunice. Disturbing the peace, resisting an officer and aggravated assault.

Eunice Police Radio Logs

Myra Miller
Monday, February 12, 2018
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Feb. 10 01:08 Disturbance reported at Valero. 03:14 St. Landry officer requested standby at 200 block of Chataignier for disturbance with a drunk female. 04:01 Loud music coming from a vehicle in the area of E. Dean.

Acadia Parish Sheriff Bookings

Myra Miller
Monday, February 12, 2018
The following are bookings from the Acadia Parish Sheriff. Feb. 9 Brittany Nicole Harmon, 29, 900 block of Reynolds St., Rayne. possession of marijuana, simple escape, aggravated escape, possession of a fire arm. Dirk John Daigle, 30, 200 block of Maire St., Church Point.

News notes

Myra Miller
Monday, February 12, 2018
American Legion Post 129 meeting cancelled Due to the Mardi Gras festivities Monday night, the American Legion meeting for the month of February will be cancelled. For more information, call Bill Wimberly at 337-457-3371.

Sally Ann Fuselier Fontenot

Myra Miller
Monday, February 12, 2018
EUNICE- It is with heavy hearts that the family of Sally Ann Fuselier Fontenot announces her passing on the morning of Saturday, February 10, 2018 at her home with loving family by her side. She was 90. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Celebrated at 11:00 am on Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at St.

Parish website last updated more than year ago

Rebecca Chaisson
Sunday, February 11, 2018
The last update on the St. Landry Parish Government website was more than a year ago. Former District 8 Councilwoman Pam Gautreau scolded the Council’s Administrative- Finance Committee about the lack of updates at its meeting Wednesday at the Old City Market in Opelousas.

Eunice January sales tax revenue up

Rebecca Chaisson
Sunday, February 11, 2018
January sales tax rev-enue in Eunice rose 4 per cent compared to a year ago, according to statistics from the St. Landry Parish School Board. Sales Tax Division. Revenue was $572,399 in January, up $22,244 from that collected in January 2017. Total sales tax revenue in St.