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Annual Mass of Petition for Richard is Friday

St. Edward Church in Richard once again invites the public to attend the Annual Mass of Petition for Charlene Marie Richard, “the little Cajun Saint,” which is set for Friday. A rosary will be recited in church at 5:30 p.m., and Mass will begin at 6 p.m.

How did the Dems’ IT scandal suspects get here?

Here is a radical proposition: The public has a right to know the immigration status and history of foreign criminal suspects.

Learning about the bottom line in politics

Usually it takes a lot of boring three-yard runs and a thick cloud of dust to drive any important piece of legislation across the goal line in Washington. But at this late stage of the game QB Donald Trump and his Republican teammates are going to need a Hail Mary.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Aug. 9 06:30 BOLO from New Orleans Police Department about man wanted for domestic battery. 07:42 Grey pit bull running on U.S. 190 in front of Smith’s.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. Aug. 9 Jason Washington, 35, 1900 block of Tennessee Street, New Orleans. Courtesy booking for New Orleans Police Department for domestic abuse battery. Shone Ceasar, 40, 900 block of Williams Street, Eunice. Simple battery of the infirm.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Aug. 10 Lauren Marie Oberle, 35, 500 block of Ribbon Road, Opelousas. Simple battery of the infirm. Francis A Vidrine, 55, 1100 block of Hwy, 167, Opelousas. Domestic abuse battery.

News notes

Rotary golf tourney set Saturday The Eunice Rotary Club will hold a golf tournament Saturday at Koasati Pines at Coushatta Casino in Kinder. The cost is $100 per player or $400 a team. All proceeds goes to the Eunice Community Health Center. Registration and payment deadline is Thursday.

Eunice pipeline company’s IT manager defrauded it of $2.6M

A Duson man pleaded guilty in federal court to a scheme to defraud a Eunice pipeline company out of more than $2.6 million, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook in announcement Wednesday. Richard Walter Borek Jr., 43, of Duson, pleaded guilty before U.S.

Rural tourism leaders air their wish lists

About 50 tourism leaders were queried Tuesday about their ideas on how to improve rural tourism in a meeting attended by Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser at the St. Landry Parish Visitor Center.

Back to school

Eunice High School employees listen as St. Landry Parish Superintendent Patrick Jenkins speaks over a closed circuit television in the Opelousas Senior High School gymnasium during the school district’s first convocation themed “Great Expectations” on Tuesday.