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Suspect in black wounds man on Acadia Street

Eunice Police are searching for a suspect who was dressed in black when he wounded a man on Acadia Street. According to Police Chief Kyle LeBouef, police were notified at 6:07 a.m. Sunday that a gunshot victim was at Acadian Medical Center.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff Concealed carry class set Saturday

St. Landry Parish Sheriff Concealed Carry Class set Saturday The St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office will host a one day concealed carry permit training class on Saturday, Feb. 17 at 211 West Park in Eunice beginning at 7:30 a.m. This permit is mandatory for out of state carriers.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Friday, Feb. 9 Larry Bernagh Jr, 28, 200 blck of Dear Street, Lafayette. Windshield/Obscuring view, tail lamps, possession with intent to distribute Schedule I CDS, transactions involving proceeds from drugs.

Eunice Police Arrests report

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. Thursday, Feb. 8 Kenneth Cart, 63, 700 block of South 3rd, Eunice. Obscenity. Marlana Bushnell, 38, 400 block of East Dean, Eunice. Bench warrant.

Eunice Police Radio log

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Thursday, Feb. 8 5:18 a.m. Caller in the 700 block of Hill said she thinks someone is in her yard stealing wood. 6:31 a.m. Report of a car stuck on the tracks near Coburns. 7:03 a.m.

News notes

Etouffee Cook-off sponsors sought The Eunice Chamber of Commerce is seeking sponsors for the 37th Annual World Championship Crawfish Etouffee Cook-off, scheduled to take place on March 23 at the Northwest Pavilion.

Renold Patrick Vidrine

EUNICE–With heavy hearts the family of Reynold Patrick Vidrine, known as "Pat," announces his passing on February 9, 2024, at Ochsner Hospital in New Orleans at the age of 75. A Celebration of Life will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Friday, February 15, 2024 at Ardoin's Funeral Home Chapel in Eunice.

DA announces 3 homicide indictments by grand jurors

St. Landry Parish District Attorney Chad Pitre announced on Friday that three defendants may face life imprisonment after the St. Landry Parish Grand Jury convened today and returned three homicide indictments stemming from three unrelated incidents.

Memory challenged in the parking lot

Now that my age has surpassed the mid-century mark and I’m more ancient than virtually all professional athletes, everyone in my department at work, and even my pastor at church, I’ve noticed that the old memory is not what it used to . . . . Wait. What was I writing about again?

When Uncle Sam ruled over Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras in 1942 was a pretty bleak affair. Bombs raining on Pearl Harbor had forced a once-reluctant United States into World War II just months before. People had more serious things on their minds than the pranks and pageantry of Carnival. Gov.