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Romona Elaine Henry Orillion Cowart

EUNICE~It is with great sadness that the family of Romona Elaine Henry Orillion Cowart announces her passing on Monday, October 30, 2017 at Jennings American Legion Hospital at the age of 71.

Early voting returns to Eunice Friday

\St. Landry Parish voters for the second time in history have an opportunity to vote early in Eunice beginning Friday at the St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court’s Office on the second floor of the Eunice Municipal Complex. The voting is for the Nov.

Sheryl Latiolais Myers

February 12, 1946 ~ October 27, 2017 KAPLAN — A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 PM on Monday, October 30, 2017 at Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church honoring the life of Sheryl Latiolais Myers, 71, who died Friday, October 27, 2017 at Lafayette General Medical...

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. Oct. 30 Billy Watford, 38, 500 block of College Road, Eunice. Discharging a firearm. Loma Denise Joubert, 47, 10000 Beta Drive, Baton Rouge. Theft.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Oct. 30 09.34 Parent threatening principal at Highland Elementary. 09:45 It was just a misunderstanding between the principal and parent. 11:34 Wreck on private property. 12:38 Bicycle left behind VFW.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Oct. 31 Brandon Scott Stelly, 36, 1000 block of Wisdom Road, Opelousas. Domestic abuse battery. James Garrett Mancil, 41, 600 block of Billeaux Road, Carencro. Aggravated assault w/firearm.

Byron Soileau

Mamou- Funeral Services will be held at a 12:00 PM Mass of Christian Burial for Byron Soileau,75, at St. Ann's Catholic Church in Mamou on Tuesday, October 31, 2017. Byron passed away Sunday, October 29, 2017 at Acadian Medical Center in Eunice, La. Interment will follow in the New St.

Leona "Wheezy" Griffin

Leona Hall Griffin passed away on Friday, October 27, 2017, at the age of 76. A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, November 4, 2017, at 11:00 AM. at Calvary Tabernacle with burial to follow at St. Mathilda Cemetery. Pastor James Edwards will officiate.

Mary Veillon Fruge

Mary Veillon Fruge passed away on Saturday, October 28, 2017, at the age of 57. A Memorial services will be held on Friday November 10, 2017 at 1:00 PM at Quirk and Son Funeral Home in Basile.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff Office reports arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Oct. 30 Collins L. Leblanc, 59, 100 block of Annette Dr., Apt. A, Opelousas. Resisting an officer w/force/violence; battery on a police officer. Norris Duhon, 64, 100 block of Chevrolet, Lafayette.