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$1.35 billion broadband program launched

Rebecca Chaisson

Wednesday, August 21, 2024

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Gov. Jeff Landry announced the launch of the GUMBO 2.0 broadband program which will put into action a $1.35 billion investment that Cassidy secured in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).

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Eunice Rotary celebrating club, city anniversaries

Rebecca Chaisson

Wednesday, August 21, 2024

The Eunice Rotary Club is still accepting donations for a project celebrating its 100th year with a focus on the Eunice Pharr Duson statue at 2nd Street and Park Avenue. The plan is to create a curved wall with a bench set featuring lettering “Eunice.

August’s Supermoon Blue Moon was on display Wednesday morning in this photo taken showing St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in the foreground. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

August Supermoon Blue Moon

Rebecca Chaisson

Wednesday, August 21, 2024

August’s Supermoon Blue Moon was on display Wednesday morning in this photo taken showing St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in the foreground. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests report

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St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

Myra Miller

Wednesday, August 21, 2024

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. Wednesday, Aug. 21 Jimmy Hunter Martel, 22, 500 block of Willi Young Road, Eunice.

Eunice Police Arrests

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Eunice Police Arrests report

Myra Miller

Wednesday, August 21, 2024

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Tuesday, Aug. 20 Corey Rider, 38, 800 block of South Beulah, Eunice. Domestic abuse battery.

Eunice Police Radio log

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Eunice Police Radio log

Myra Miller

Wednesday, August 21, 2024

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Tuesday, Aug. 20 12:48 a.m. Suspicious Fed Ex truck with open doors at Valero on Hwy. 190. 1:07 a.m. Down with two subjects on a Moped at Betty and Jake. 2:17 a.m.

Leona Mary “Lee” Mayeux

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Leona “Lee” Mayeux

Myra Miller

Tuesday, August 20, 2024

A funeral service will be held on Saturday, August 24, 2024, for Leona Mary “Lee” Mayeux, 85, who passed away August 13, 2024. The service will be held at 1 p.m. Matthews Funeral Home Chapel, 511 N. Cutting Avenue, Jennings, LA. The family is requesting visiting hours be held Saturday from 9 a.m.

Eunice Police Arrests

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Eunice Police Arrests report

Myra Miller

Tuesday, August 20, 2024

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Monday, Aug. 19 Mattie Murphy, 58, 1600 block of Veterans Memorial Hwy., Eunice. Probation warrant. Stephanie Crowder, 38, 700 block of Harold, Eunice. Probation warrant.

Eunice Police Radio log

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Eunice Police Radio log

Myra Miller

Tuesday, August 20, 2024

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Monday, Aug. 19 1:49 a.m. Caller in the 300 block of Boudreaux said a subject poured lighter fluid on her car and set it on fire. Fire is out. Subject has left the scene. 1:58 a.m.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests report

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St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

Myra Miller

Tuesday, August 20, 2024

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. Tuesday, Aug. 20 Earl James McCarthy Jr., 46, 2000 block of Jess Bergeron Road, Opelousas. Illegal possession of stolen things. Arrested by St.