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Sandra Darbonne Rougeau

EUNICE-With heavy hearts the family of Sandra Darbonne Rougeau announces her passing on Sunday, October 23, 2022, at the Prairie Manor Nursing Home in Pine Prairie at the age of 69. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m.

Eunice Police Arrests report

The following are arrests by Eunice Police.
October 21
Kyla Nicole Higginbotham, 35, 1600 block of West Dudley, Eunice. Serving time.
Markel Anthony Henry, 35, 1000 block of West Oak, Eunice. Serving time.

Eunice Police Radio log

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Traffic stops are not normally included.
October 21
02:02 Subject in the 400 block of Acadia said that he can hear people running.

News notes

Eunice Bulb meeting set for Nov. 1
The Eunice Bulb and Blossom Garden Club will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1 at the home of Barbara Wells.

Carl Wilson Domingue

EUNICE-It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that the family of Carl Wilson Domingue, of Eunice, announces the unexpected loss of a beloved husband, father, son, brother, uncle, and friend. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11 a.m.

Glenda Lou Young

Glenda Lou Young passed away on Saturday, October 22, 2022 at the age of 76. A Funeral Service will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at Quirk & Son Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.

State Treasurer’s Office has $900M in unclaimed funds

Readers of your newspaper should find extra value in reading your paper Thursday when the State Treasurer’s Office will publish the names of individuals for whom we received new, unclaimed property money in the preceding year.

Does Halloween candy trivia drive you crazy?

Perhaps it’s partly because my mother owns a huge antique desk from Milky Way Farm (the former estate of Franklin C. Mars, founder of Mars Candies), but I pay keen attention to the annual flurry of “filler” news items about Halloween candy.

Rooting for my baseball heroes

It was one of the most awesome experiences of my childhood.
It happened 50 years ago on an overcast day in Pittsburgh on Sept. 30, 1972.
My Little League team had cheap-seat tickets in right field in Three Rivers Stadium.