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Treasurer aiming for website to track spending

When Treasurer John Schroder was running for the statewide-elected office he was sworn into last month, he promised voters a website where government spending could be tracked and investigated.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Jan. 10 10:56 Animal complaint in the 800 block of South Beulah. 13:30 Son pushed mother down in the 100 block of Prairie. 16:16 Loose dog in the 2000 block of West Dudley. 16:19 Broken gas line at North St.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. Jan. 20 Robin Kordish, 33, 700 block of Carron Street, Eunice. Bench warrant for Eunice City Court. Jacqueline Bergeron, 27, 100 block of Goose Street, Eunice. Bench warrant Eunice City Court.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Jan. 11 Kenneth Wayne Hicks II, 23, 400 block of Government Road, Opelousas. Possession of marijuana; possession of stolen firearm. Kenneth James Richard Jr., 48, 700 block of Sidney Drive, Breaux Bridge.

News notes

Sheriff to have coffee session Acadia Parish Sheriff K.P. Gibson is inviting everyone to “Coffee with the Sheriff” at 8 a.m. Saturday, at the Rice Palace Restaurant in Crowley. The sheriff will have a question and answer session during the event for residents.

Carole Annette Bourassa Wall

EUNICE~It is with the heaviest heart that the family of Carole Annette Bourassa Wall announces her passing on Wednesday, January 03, 2018 at Acadian Medical Center at the age of 74. Inurnment will be held Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at St. Joseph Mausoleum in Paulina, Louisiana.

Sugarcane, wheat crops withstand freeze

By Craig Gautreaux, cgautreaux@agcenter.lsu.edu Tobie Blanchard, tblanchard@agcenter.lsu.edu BATON ROUGE — Louisiana farmers and experts are remaining “cautiously optimistic” that the recent freezing weather did not significantly damage the state’s sugarcane or wheat crops.

Services set Friday for Samuel Causby Hamic Jr.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 12, at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church for Samuel Causby Hamic Jr., 96, who died Monday, Jan. 8, 2017, at Acadia General Hospital surrounded by his family. Fr. Gary Schexnayder will be officiating for the services.

School Board zips through varied agenda

The Acadia Parish School Board held its regular meeting Monday with a couple of large items on the agenda, including the Pupil Progression Plan, considering participation in the Creative Placemaking Grant through OneAcadia, approving the audit/financial report for last school year and hearing a...

Charles N. Hebert

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday, Jan. 11, at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Iota for Charles N. Hebert Sr., 86, who died Monday, Jan. 8, 2018, at 9:40 a.m. at Lafayette General Medical Center. Fr. Jude Thierry, pastor of St.