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St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. May 1 Jedediah Lee Carpenter, 29, 1100 block of South Bullard, Opelousas. Domestic abuse battery; false imprisonment; possession of marijuana. Deidra Taylor, 49, 1200 block of Old Spanish Trail, Broussard.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. April 28 09:53 Hit and run in the 100 block of Hill Street. 11:37 Woman said her grandson is out of control at apartment in the 800 block of South Beulah. 12:06 Shoplifting at Walmart.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. April 28 Christine Trumps, 52, 5900 block of U.S.190, Eunice. Theft of goods. Released on summons. Damon Fontenot, 35, 6600 block of Hwy. 3059, Lake Charles. Two counts of theft and unauthorized use of an access card.

News notes

Pre-kindergarten registration dates set All Eunice public schools will be have pre-kindergarten sign-up now through May 18 from 9 to 11 a.m. Children must be 4 years old by Sept. 30 in order to qualify for the pre-K program.

Brandon Joseph Berzas

The name Brandon is synonymous with greatness. A true, polished gentleman in every respect of the word, he always dressed to impress. It is hard to describe the effect that this young man had on the lives he encountered; Brandon was always encouraging and supportive .

Mabel Courville

EUNICE~It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that the family of Mable Courville announces her passing on Sunday, April 30, 2017 in the comfort of her home surrounded by her loving family. She was 76. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Celebrated at 1:00 pm on Tuesday, May 02, 2017 at St.

From The Eunice News files

The following are from the April 1997 files of The Eunice News. The Eunice Junior Auxiliary was observing its 20th year.

Dedicated funds to get a close look in session

Should the Legislature unlock the state’s dedicated funds to free up more money for the budget? An affirmative answer is one of the war cries coming from Republicans in the House and Senate this session.

100 days in, who’s winning?

Who’s winning? During last year’s campaign, Donald Trump promised cheering throngs that they’d eventually be so tired of winning that they’d beg for a respite from all those victories.

A remarkable 100 days of regulatory reform

President Trump was elected to reverse the massive regulatory power grabs of the Obama administration and, in the words of chief strategist Steve Bannon, to deconstruct the administrative state.