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Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Aug. 30 04:41 Acadian Medical Center requested officer. Discharged patient in the lobby is refusing to leave. 07:50 Man has stab wound to the left side at Boudreaux and Maple. 08:10 Officer obtained photos, statement.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. Aug. 30 Jonathan Richard, 35, 700 block of Juanita Street, Eunice. Bench warrant for Eunice City Court. Lori Richard, 54, 7400 block of Eunice Iota Highway, Eunice. Monetary instrument abuse and unauthorized use of an access card.

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Coushatta Casino entertainment set The entertainment scheduled for Coushatta Casino Resort’s Mikko Live includes the following. 7 p.m. Thursday: Joe Harmon & The Harmonics. 9 p.m. Friday: Troy Laz Band. 9 p.m. Saturdy: Troy Laz Band. 7 p.m. Sept. 7: Tommy McLain & Louisiana Express. 9 p.m. Sept.

Former Basile officer arraigned; charges include assault in May

Former Basile Police 0fficer and part-time Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Deputy Nicholas Richardson appeared before Judge Chuck West on Aug. 24 for his arraignment after being arrested in May for felony aggravated assault with a firearm, simple battery, and malfeasance in office.

Mamou man arrested for on 10 counts of internet crimes against children

Attorney General Jeff Landry’s Cyber Crime Unit has arrested an Evangeline Parish man on multiple charges of child pornography, and his team is asking the public for more information on the alleged perpetrator.

Aldermen OK $100,000 boost in drainage funds

The Eunice Board of Aldermen approved an additional $100,000 in the city budget for drainage work at a special meeting on Monday. The Board had budgeted $50,000 for drainage work this year, Mayor Scott Fontenot said on Tuesday. “We are going to target every ward ...

Shots hit Eunice Police officer’s house

Multiple gunshots struck a Eunice Police officer’s house in the 600 block of Halsey at about 9:45 p.m. Tuesday, Police Chief Randy Fontenot said. The officer, who Fontenot declined to identify, was not on duty at the time of the shooting and there were no injuries, he said.

Diocesan schools to reopen

All Catholic schools in the Diocese of Lafayette (the civil parishes of Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, Acadia, Evangeline, Vermilion and Iberia) will reopen Thursday, with one exception: Maltrait Memorial in Kaplan, which will remain closed until further notice.

Diocesan schools to reopen

All Catholic schools in the Diocese of Lafayette (the civil parishes of Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, Acadia, Evangeline, Vermilion and Iberia) will reopen Thursday, with one exception: Maltrait Memorial in Kaplan, which will remain closed until further notice.

Richard O. Patin

IOTA~It is with heavy hearts that the family announces the passing of Richard O. Patin on Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at the Acadia General Hospital in Crowley at the age of 92. A Requiem Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 am on Friday, September 01, 2017 at Ardoin's Funeral Home in Iota.