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Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. June 28 08:04 Threatening text in the 400 block of Charles. 09:00 Stalled vehicle at Martin Luther King and U.S. 190. 10:20 Fight at Sunrise Apartments. 11:43 Fight in the 1500 block of West Magnolia.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. June 28 Dashhila Ellis, 20, 500 block of East Maple Avenue, Eunice. serving time. Juvenile, 15, Eunice. Possession of stolen things. Deonte Lee Daigle, 22, 500 block of South 6th Street, Eunice. Warrant for possession of marijuana.

News notes

Children’s choir rehearsals set The Eunice Community Children’s Choir will have rehearsals for the 2017 Summer concert at 6 p.m. Friday and July 7 at the First Baptist Church, Eunice.

St. Landry Parish graduation rate is 4th lowest in La.

The St. Landry Parish public high school graduation rate in 2016 was 66.6 percent, down from the state’s rate of 77 percent, and fourth lowest in Louisiana. The St. Landry Parish 2016 graduation rate had declined from 67.7 percent for the class of 2006, which is a 1.

Opelousas man charged with cruelty to retired race horse

A retired race horse, “Dr. Drip,” was euthanized after being found malnourished to the point its rib bones were easily observed, according to St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz. And the horse’s owner, Jermaine Dwayne Doucet Jr., 18, of Opelousas, has been charged with cruelty to animals. St.

Partisanship is a bipartisan problem

For generations, Americans have peacefully disagreed amongst themselves about the direction of the country. At times, fights have escalated over some of those disagreements.

I guess Donald Trump was tight

At his big rallies last fall President Trump kept telling his supporters that, “We’re just going to win and win so much you’re going to get tired of winning.” No one ever gets tired of winning, especially a rookie politician that everyone in the establishment predicted would be a loser.

Erath to honors DL Menard on 55th anniversary of ‘The Back Door’

ERATH — July 2017 marks an important date in the life of Cajun music legend DL Menard, and his hometown of Erath is planning a celebration. Fifty-five years ago this July, Menard released his biggest hit, “The Back Door” (“La Porte En Arrière”).

When’s the next session?

After convening three different times this year, the Louisiana Legislature isn’t scheduled to go into another lawmaking session until March 12, 2018. That’s when the House and Senate will begin their annual regular session — just like the one that was concluded in early June.

Acadia Parish Sheriff announces drug arrests

Acadia Parish Sheriff K.P. Gibson announced 10 drug arrests. They are: Jacob Ritter, 18, Evangeline. Citation for simple possession of marijuana. Luke James Mire, 17, Egan. Illegal carry of weapon with controlled dangerous substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana.