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The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Traffic stops are not normally included.

EUNICE–On Wednesday, June 1, 2022, Hayward Johnwell, Jr, husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend passed away at the Opelousas General Hospital at the age of 78.

It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Russell Paul Pavich, M.D. on Friday, June 10, 2022 at the age of 70. Russell was born on January 24, 1952 and was a native and longtime resident of Eunice.

Pickleball every Monday, Wednesday
You are invited to play Pickleball every Monday and Wednesday during the month of June from 1 to 3 p.m. inside the gym at LSUE.
Newcomers are welcomed. Anyone 10 years old and older can play.

The death of Dr. Russell Pavich, St. Landry Parish coroner, is being reported by Quirk & Son Funeral Home, of Eunice.
Pavich died Friday.

A two-vehicle crash on La. 35 near Mandy Road in St. Landry Parish. The crash claimed the life of 23-year-old Scotty J. Cormier, Jr. of Church Point at about 4:30 a.m.


The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is mourning the loss of its First Lady.
 

When I think of color for shaded areas in the landscape, my thoughts immediately go to impatiens.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has tapped the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s Dr. Heather Stone for a role in its “In Times of Crisis: Stories from the Gulf of Mexico” film project.

Wow! Will this really be my 19th Father’s Day as a father?
My biggest regret is that I’ve had to learn so much the hard way. To make life easier for other fathers and prospective fathers, I’m sharing reader-submitted pearls of wisdom: