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St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Dec. 22 Jacob Adam Pitre, 25, 100 block of Angel Road, Opelousas. Simple burglary. Ronald W. Joseph, 57, 1500 block of Hwy.

Eunice Police radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Dec 21 07:32 Electrical fire at the meter box in the 200 block of Ulysses. 08:35 Handgun left inside a rental car at Enterprise. 11:52 Wreck in the St.. Landry Bank parking lot.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. Dec. 21 Raven Linsay Dupre, 21, 800 block of South Bulah, Eunice. Attempted unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling and simple criminal damage to property. Jeffrey Garrett Thibodeaux, 31, 1500 block of St. Julien Road, Eunice.

News notes

Eunice Area Men’s Retreat planned The Eunice Area Men’s Retreat is scheduled from Feb. 2 to Feb. 5 at Our Lady of Oaks Retreat House in Grand Coteau. Form room reservations, call Don Mayeux at 337-457-9610 or 337-457-7624. Gift certificates for Eunice Players’ Need a Christmas gift idea?

Real life cops and robbers

Eunice Police Detective Robert Brickley says solving four armed robbery cases was a months long endeavor that he looks back on with satisfaction.  “No one got hurt. The good guys went home. The bad guys went to jail,” was one way Brickley summed up a case that started on Feb.

Sheriff: Eunice man arrested in road rage incident

A Eunice man has been arrested as the result of a road rage incident on La. 13 in northern Acadia Parish, according to Acadia Parish Sheriff KP Gibson.   Deputies were dispatched to the area of north La. 13 regarding a vehicle being chased by another vehicle.

Dwayne Smith

BASILE~It is with the heaviest hearts that the family of Dwayne Smith announces his passing on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at the age of 57. A Celebration of Life will be celebrated at 2:00 pm on Thursday, December 22, 2016 at First Baptist Church in Basile with Deacon Johney Jeans officiating.

Kenneth Fuselier Sr.

Kenneth Dave Fuselier, Sr. passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2016, at the age of 61. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday December 22, 2016 at St. Thomas More Church in Eunice. Father Clinton Sensat will officiate. Burial will follow at Ashford Cemetery in Basile.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Dec. 21 Cardell C. Cormier, 32, 100 block of Swoon Drive, Lafayette. Theft. Arrested by Louisiana State Police. Katrina A. Benoit, 45, 200 block of I-B Street, Lafayette. Monetary instrument abuse, theft by fraud, theft.

LSUE fall Chancellor’s List announced

LSU Eunice has named 260 students to the Fall Semester 2016 Chancellor's List in recognition of their academic achievement. The list comprises full-time students who maintained at least a 3.5 grade-point average on a 4.0 scale during the semester.