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Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. Nov. 21 Crystal Dawn Ozanne, 21, Opelousas. Possession of drug paraphernalia, and warrants. Derrick Wayne Lafleur, 37, Chataignier,. Driving under suspension, switched plate and disregarding a stop sign.

Fire destroys historic Bunkie church

 Bystanders stood in the autumn cold and shook their heads in disbelief as they watched firefighters battle the flames consuming David Haas Memorial Methodist Church Sunday night.

Louisiana adds 7,300 jobs in October

Louisiana added 7,300 nonfarm jobs in October while the state’s unemployment rate declined from 6.4 percent to 6.3 percent, according to seasonally-adjusted data released Friday by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Unidentified person dies in fiery cash on U.S. 90 in Acadia Parish

An unidentified person was killed after the vehicle they were driving crashed and caught fire in a single-vehicle wreck on U.S. 90 in Rayne about 2:30 a.m. Sunday, according to a Louisiana State Police Troop I news release.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. Nov. 18 Brandon Hoffpauir, 31, 400 block of Armide Street, Eunice. Money warrant. Ariel Arnaud, 25, 1100 block of West Ash, Eunice. Bench warrant. Hannah Pommier, 31, 1000 block of Samuel Drive, Eunice. Theft of goods by shoplifting.

Eunice Police radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Nov. 18 07:00 Elizabeth Manor, 200 block of Verbina, manager having trouble with tenant. 08:36 Woman in the 700 block of South 5th said subjects put trash into her trash can.

News notes

DeVillier posts holiday office hours State Rep. Phillip DeVillier will close his district office from Monday to Friday and Dec. 26 to Jan. 3. The office’s normal hours are 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Contact the office at 337-457-0194.

Juanita "Neetzee" Peloquin Arnold

EUNICE-It is with heavy hearts that the family of Juanita Peloquin Arnold announces her passing on Friday, November 18, 2016 at her home surrounded by her loved ones at the age of 67.

From The Eunice News files

From the November 1998 files of The Eunice News. Fifth-grade 4-H officers at Central Middle School were Jacob McManus, president; Lance Person, vice president; Aarianna Hudson, secretary; Drake Stelly, treasurer; and Tiffany Heinen, reporter.

INNOV8 Acadiana announces a $1.4M Business Accelerator Program

Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Don Pierson along with representatives from INNOV8 Acadiana, a Community Foundation of Acadiana company, announced Friday that a new Business Accelerator, Accelerate Acadiana, will be established to the eight-parish Acadiana region.