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Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. June 9 Terry Demondre Desmond, 20, 400 block of Jelks Street, Eunice. No driver’s license, no insurance, windshield view obstructed by tint. Jake N. Lanclos, 23, 4300 block of Highway 10, Washington.

Eunice Police radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. June 9 07:52 Subject at Sweetridge Apartments is on the floor and the door is locked. 09:38 Three 4-wheelers being driving recklessly in the parking lot and baseball field at Southeast park.

News notes

Eunice Farmers’ Market open The Eunice Farmers’ Market is meeting on South 2nd Street from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays, and from 2 to 5 p.m. on Wednesdays. For more information, call Sanford Wood at 337-457-0607.

Laura Smith Crader

A funeral service for Laura Smith Crader , 65, will be held on Tuesday, June 13,2017, at 11:00 AM at New Hope Fellowship Church with burial to follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Laura passed away on Saturday June 10, 2017.

Aldermen turn eyes to neglected property

Aldermen turned their eyes to dilapidated property as they planned to put three such parcels on their Tuesday meeting agenda. An order of condemnation for property at 1050 Faris Street is to be considered at the meeting scheduled at 6:30 p.m. at the Eunice Municipal Complex.

Sheriff: Charge upgraded against Banshees leader

The charge against a man identified as a leader in the Banshees motorcyle club has been upgraded from attempted manslaughter to attempted second-degree murder, St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz said in a news release. Guidroz said on Friday that John D.

Gavin Dupre Memorial Benefit is Sunday

A benefit is planned Sunday for the family of Gavin Dupre, 12, who died May 8 of accidental gun shot. The benefit is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Northwest Community Center Pavilion, 651 Samuel Drive, Eunice.

State budget goes into OT

The Louisiana Legislature failed to come to a compromise on the state’s $29 billion budget to fund state agencies next fiscal year, adjourned sine die (for good) at 6 p.m. amid House chaos.

Patrols stepped up in neighborhoods after shootings

After a shooting Tuesday left three people wounded, patrols were increased with the help of St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s deputies and reserve officers, Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot said. “I’m still waiting for some retaliation,” he said.

Police chief asks residents to help fight crime

Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot called on residents to help police fight crime in their neighborhoods at a meeting held only blocks away from a pair of shootings that occurred Tuesday that wounded three people. “We were lucky last night. Nobody died yet.