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Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Oct. 12 05:06 Lobby complaint from man about finding his truck open and items thrown inside. 06:00 Suspicious persons inside a house in the 200 block of Acadia.

Combat veterans use 2,300-mile paddling trip as therapy

Coping with the experiences of serving in combat is a monumental task many veterans face upon returning to civilian life. Michelle Revoir and Annie Ferguson chose to paddle 2,300 miles in separate canoes down the Mississippi River as a form of therapy.

Economist answers the question about when job growth will occur in Lafayette area

Economist Loren Scott said the Lafayette area will lose about 800 jobs in 2018, but should experience a recovery in 2019 with the addition of 1,600 jobs. Scott made his 14th annual Louisiana Economic Output report to One Acadiana in Lafayette on Thursday morning.

Chiropractors stress alternatives to opioids

Eunice chiropractors met recently with Mayor Scott Fontenot who signed a proclamation for National Chiropractic Health Month. The chiropractors were Drs. Robert Turk, Joe Turk, Edward Turk, Jason Smith, J. Kevine LeJeune and Jacque Fruge.

House tax bill exempts first $24,000, Higgins says

Third District Representative Clay Higgins was in Crowley on Monday for a day-long series of events that he began with a speaking engagement at the Rice Palace.

Names make news

Names making news—and generating opinions: MIKE PENCE. The Veep fooled no one Sunday. He calculatingly attended the Colts-49ers game in Indianapolis just long enough to stage a walkout as soon as San Francisco players knelt during the national anthem.

My dad, Hef & real wealth

Since Playboy founder Hugh Hefner’s recent death, a variety of voices have been calling him everything from a cultural icon and innovator to, according to New York Times columnist Ross Douthat, “wicked,” a “chauvinist” and “a pornographer.

Rep. Johnson’s Office to hold satellite office hours

U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson’s office will host satellite office hours in Allen, Evangeline, St. Landry and Beauregard parishes. The congressman will not be present. Evangeline Satellite Office Hours 1 to 4 p.m. today City Hall 1006 Edwin Elliot Dr. Pine Prairie, LA 70576 St.

Public schools about to get grade shock

For the third meeting in a row, last year’s school scores, which have yet to be released, were discussed at the Evangeline Parish School Board’s bimonthly meeting. Superintendent of School’s Darwin Lazard said, “Board members across the state are unhappy with the changes in accountability.

Sales tax collection procedure questioned

The Eunice Board of Aldermen is asking city attorney Vernon McManus to give notice to the St. Landry Parish School Board about its failure to live up to an agreement for sales and use tax collections.