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Myra Miller

Monday, January 27, 2025

EMTL registration now underway The Eunice Men’s Tennis League will begin play for the 2025 Spring League on Feb. 17. Registration is set from Jan. 24 through Feb. 11 at the law office of Terry Hoychick, at 141 S. 6th Street, Eunice. Dues are $30. A Captains’ meeting will be Monday, Feb.

Eunice Police Arrests

Eunice Police Arrests report

Myra Miller

Saturday, January 25, 2025

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Thursday, Jan. 23 Damarcus Lafleur, 29. 800 block of East Maple, Eunice. Contempt of court. Juvenile, 14, Eunice. Runaway. Ronald Mosbroker, 27, 500 block of College, Eunice.

Eunice Police Radio log

Myra Miller

Saturday, January 25, 2025

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Thursday, Jan. 23 2:23 a.m. Advised, Cleco is not needed on the scene. 8:19 a.m. Caller in the 200 block of Corrine needs assistance with her gas. 9:09 a.m. Staging the area of Hwy.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests report

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

Myra Miller

Saturday, January 25, 2025

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Saturday, Jan. 18-Friday, Jan.

Anna Jane Vige Duplechin

Myra Miller

Saturday, January 25, 2025

Anna Jane Vige Duplechin passed away on Friday, January 24, 2025 at the age of 97. A Funeral Service will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at Quirk & Son Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Heather Ardoin officiating. Burial will follow in Ashford Cemetery.

John Paul Mahaffey

Myra Miller

Saturday, January 25, 2025

John Paul Mahaffey passed away on Thursday, January 23, 2025 at the age of 61. No Services have been planned at this time.

Discover the power of bare root planting

Harlan Kirgan

Friday, January 24, 2025

Bare root plants offer a compelling alternative garden plant source. Bare root perennials and shrubs come from established plants that are dug up after they have entered their period of dormancy, stored without soil and shipped when the plant is ready to be planted in the ground.

When planting a tree, dig the hole twice as wide as the diameter of the container and only as deep as the height of the container.

Arbor Day is upon us. Plant a tree and make a difference.

Harlan Kirgan

Friday, January 24, 2025

If you’ve ever looked up the date for Arbor Day, you may have run into some conflicting information. Nationally, this holiday celebrating the importance of trees is observed on the last Friday of April. But in Louisiana, we have our own Arbor Day: the third Friday of January, which this year is Jan.

Many tropical plants, such as these ornamental bananas, are root hardy. While they won’t look nice after a freeze, they’ll begin growing back in the spring. Photo by Olivia McClure/LSU AgCenter

Be patient when it comes to dealing with freeze-damaged plants

Harlan Kirgan

Friday, January 24, 2025

The snow has come and gone — and so has the excitement that came with such a meteorological rarity in Louisiana. Now, some gardeners are looking outside at a far less enjoyable sight: plants that turned gray, brown and perhaps even mushy in this week’s frigid temperatures.

Why skilled trades are safe from AI

Harlan Kirgan

Friday, January 24, 2025

Here’s the bad news: many jobs are going to be eliminated by artificial intelligence, and, with the speed at which AI is evolving, it’s going to happen sooner rather than later.