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Dennis Orlando "Denden" Ceasar

EUNICE ~ Visitation for Dennis Orlando “Denden’’ Ceasar, age 41, will be held on Friday, March 17, 2017 from 8:00 am to 10:00 am with funeral services following at 10:00 am, both at Golden Star Baptist Church in Eunice, LA. Burial will follow in the Mount Olive Cemetery in Eunice, LA with Rev.

Essie Rose Frank Holland

MAMOU ~ Visitation for Essie Rose Frank Holland, age 82, will be held Saturday, March 18, 2017 from 8:00 am to 11:00 am, with funeral services being held at 11:00 am, both at St. Paul’s Baptist Church in Mamou. Interment will be held at St. Paul Cemetery in Mamou with Rev.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. March 14 05:15 Two horses running loose on Sittig Road. 07:34 Disturbance in the 1500 block of Dudley. 08:54 Purse stolen from vehicle in the 1500 block of West Maple. 10:31 Wreck at U.S. 190 and Martin Luther King.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. March 14 Bridgette Roy, 44, 300 block of Benoit Street, Eunice. Possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, violation of drug-free zone and summons issued on offenses. Roy Charles Noel, 51, 300 block of Benoit Street, Eunice.

Dept. of Justice meet citizens, officials on investigative holds

The U.S. Department of Justice has been in town making their rounds visiting with the community, the Ville Platte Police Department and the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Acadia Parish Police Jury looks to keep mosquito control

Acadia’s mosquito control contractor seemingly got a thumbs-up from the police jury Tuesday night.

Frog Festival music announced

The 45th annual Rayne Frog Festival is just a little more that two months away and festival organizers have released the band line-up for this year’s celebration. The festival will be held May 10 through 13.

Acadia jurors meet candidates for secretary-treasurer

If the discussion during Tuesday night’s committee meeting did not scare off the candidates secretary-treasurer position, the Police Jury has a good field from which to choose a replacement for Laura Faul.

College of Business notary exam preparatory class yields record results

After completing a notary exam preparation course at the Moody College of Business in the fall of 2016, the students set a record of having 60 percent of the class pass the notary exam. The state average is 21 percent. Fred Davis, J.D.

EnLink Midstream donates to Eunice Community Health Center

EnLink Midstream donated to the Eunice Community Health Center to help the nonprofit provide medical services to low-income, uninsured, or under-insured people in the Eunice area.