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Eunice Police Arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. Oct. 19 Jacob Courville, 23, 200 block of Shelton Manuel Loop, Eunice. Theft by shop lifting. Jeremiah Gallow, 17, 500 block of S. Mallet St., Eunice.

Eunice Police Radio Logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Oct. 19 05:45 Suspicious person reported. 09:00 Burglary reported at John R. Young. 01:13 Investigation at Holiday Inn. 12:14 Investigation in the 100 block of Hunter.

Southern Review’s autumn issue available

The Southern Review has announced publication of its autumn 2017 issue, which brings together a mix of long-standing contributors, such as National Book Award finalist Bonnie Jo Campbell and Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Philip Schultz, and emerging writers, such as Pakistani story writer Farah Ali...

Man accused of drugging, having sex with girl ends up in jail

A 19-year-old Eunice man is accused of giving an underage girl drugs then having sex with her, according to St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz in a news release. Gary Lafleur III, 1300 block of Rozas Road, Eunice, was charged with felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile on Oct.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Oct. 19 Hermandus Eashanski Semien, 24, 4300 block of Lake Fairway Drive, Lake Charles. Possession of firearm by felon; possession/deal firearms obliterated. Arrested by Louisiana State Police.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Oct. 18 06:08 Caller said female living in father’s house with drugs and wants her removed. 06:28 Man almost caused wreck due to him falling off bike and spilling groceries in the middle of Laurel Avenue.

Beware the rape allegation bandwagon

“#MeToo” is the social media meme of the moment. In a 24-hour period, the phrase was tweeted nearly a half million times and posted on Facebook 12 million times.

On polio and pulling together

She came home with a high temperature, feeling very ill. The next morning, her legs gave out when she tried to get out of bed. By that evening, she was so weak she could barely move. It was 1951 when polio struck her. She was 12 years old, just starting the 8th grade. The nation was in a panic then.

Sheriff says woman, 33, charged again for having sex with minor

A 33-year-old woman has been arrested again for having sex with the same male minor, St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz said in a news release.

Why is the City Lake closed Sunday?

When the city’s Facebook page posted that the City Lake would be closed Sunday for a film production, the result was more than 12,000 views, Mayor Scott Fontenot said. And the speculation was the production had something to do with the 15- car train derailment at the site in May 2000.