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DOTD road closure notice

UPDATE: DISTRICT 03 (ACADIANA REGION) VARIOUS ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO HARVEY Effective immediately, the following road closures and high water notifications are in place due to heavy rains and high tides. The roads will be reopened as soon as conditions improve. Be sure to check www.511la.

Acadia and Evangeline Parish schools closed Tuesday

All Acadia Parish public schools will be closed Tuesday, Aug. 29 and also Evangeline Parish public schools as well.

Eunice Community Home Health named Premier Performer

Eunice Community Home Health has been named a “Premier Performer” in the recently released “2016 SHPBest” results – ranking in the top 5 percent of providers.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff Office reports arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Aug. 28 Dexter Stelly, 24, 100 block of Hickory Rd, Arnaudville. Aggravated assault with firearm. Aimee Leblanc, 37, 100 block of First St., Opelousas. Domestic abuse aggravated assault.

Eunice Police Arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. Aug. 25 Jada Jones, 19, 800 block of DeRouen St., Ville Platte. Bench warrant for Eunice City Court, probation warrant. Aug. 26 Lakeisha Vigers, 37, 100 block of North Aymond, Eunice. Serving time.

Eunice Police Radio Logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Aug. 25 00:05 Caller said someone is in the backyard on Gum Street. 01:03 Patient at Acadian Medical Center was stabbed in the forearm with a screwdriver in the 600 block of Vine.

Edward Marvin Dietz

Eunice - Edward Marvin Dietz died peacefully at his home on Saturday, August 26, 2017, after a battle with dementia. At his bedside were his loving wife of 63 years, Lois Regan Dietz of Eunice, La. and his family.

LSUE closed Monday

LSU Eunice will close Monday. This includes nursing classes at LGMCSW and the Academy classes. LSUE students at LSUA should follow LSU Alexandria's schedule. Updates at www.lsue.edu.

True fiscal reform requires transparency

There has been a consistent drumbeat of late dominating the airwaves sung by a chorus of politicians, interest groups and talking heads … they want fiscal reform and they want it now. Of course, they do. Don’t we all? I mean, who in their right mind would oppose something called “fiscal reform?

LSU football and race relations

Ah, the wisdom found in the New York Times. America’s newspaper (at least according to them) seems to find a reason every week to denigrate the backwards homefolks that populate Louisiana.