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Eunice observes National Day of Prayer

The 2017 National Day of Prayer was held Thursday evening at the Liberty Theater. This year’s theme “For Your Great Name’s Sake,” based on scripture from Daniel 9:19, “Hear us...forgive us...heal us,” brought the community together in prayer.

Eunice military father surprises children at baseball game

What a surprise when two children threw out the first pitch before the April 26 Carolina Mudcat’s minor league baseball game in Zebulon, North Carolina, a suburb of Raleigh, only to be surprised that the catcher was their father. Air Force Tech. Sgt.

City leaders point south to flooding problems

Eunice officials estimated from 15 to 18 inches rain fell from April 30 through Wednesday flooding streets and low-lying areas. The worst of the weather occurred Sunday, but severe storms returned Wednesday morning to renew the threat of flooding.

Highland is one of 4 schools tapped for leadership program

Highland Elementary is one of four St. Landry Parish elementary schools selected for a leadership program intended to transform schools by instilling leadership skills into students. The pilot program through the St.

House passes GOP budget funding TOPS, cutting money for health

House passes GOP budget funding TOPS, cutting money for health By William Taylor Potter and Matt Houston Manship School News Service BATON ROUGE – The GOP budget – that called for full TOPS funding and a $235 million cut from the Department of Health’s funding – passed the House relatively...

Patrick Guidry

EUNICE~It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that we announce the loss of our son, brother, uncle and friend, Patrick Guidry on Thursday, May 04, 2017 at Willis Knighton Bossier with loving family and friends by his side. He was 53.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. May 5 Lance A. Edwards, 21, 1000 block of Prayer House Road, Opelousas. Unauthorized entry of a place of business; theft of a motor vehicle.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. May 4 08:06 Neighbor wants to make sure residence is secure in the 800 block of West Maple Avenue. 08:32 Bacciochi at North 3rd and North 4th closed due to large tree in road.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. May 4 Lachndrie Sonnier, 32, 500 block of Fuselier Street, Eunice. Entry or remaining in places or land after being forbidden. Patrick Zeno, 500 block of Sharon Street, Eunice. Warrant for aggravated assault.

Speaker: Trump presidency exciting for oil and gas industry

Despite challenges for the oil and gas industry, a Donald Trump presidency is giving the industry hope of rebounding with the help of an executive branch that’s friendlier to business, an industry marketing director says.