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St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. July 20 Perry Glenn Stelly, 62, 500 block of East Martin Luther King Drive, Grand Coteau.

Eunice Police Arrests report

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. July 19 Nicklaus Ryan Thomas, 100 block of Julia, Eunice.

Eunice Police Radio log

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. July 19 07:26 Caller in the 1300 block of West Vine said there is a suspicious person on the side of his home. 08:09 Caller in the 400 block of South 6th said a subject stole a bicycle and just left.

News notes

Eunice Symphony needs singers The Eunice Symphony Orchestra will host auditions for enthusiastic singers for its upcoming Broadway Musical concert. The orchestra is in need of two male singers and four female singers. Audition information will be given to each applicant personally.

Acadia Parish Police Jury tables RV/camper ordinance

The Acadia Parish Police Jury unanimously agreed to table a proposed ordinance regulating the use of recreational park campers in the unincorporated areas of the parish. “This ordinance is mainly to address situations like we discussed earlier ...

Candidate announcement policy

Planning to run for election this fall? The deadline for announcements in The Eunice News is Sept. 11 The qualifying period for candidates is Aug. 8-10. The October 14 election spans candidates from governor to the parish level.

Don’t let political dogma cost an education

When Democratic wunderkind Josh Shapiro campaigned to become the next governor of Pennsylvania, he tried to assume a centrist, bipartisan tone on “helping kids.

Louisiana property owners begging for relief!

Can you afford your property insurance in Louisiana? Rates across the state continue to go up. The legislature just finished its regular session, and no viable solutions were offered. Headlines in national publications blurted out: “Louisiana insurance market is collapsing!

Ville Platte Rotary: Rep. Butler gives update on legislative session

Rotarian Bill Brunet welcomed State Rep. Rhonda Butler as the guest speaker for the July 11, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club. She gave an update on the recent legislative session.

Plugging abandoned inactive Gulf of Mexico oil and gas wells could cost $30B

A forthcoming paper in the journal Nature Energy estimates that the cost to plug and abandon the 14,000 unplugged, non-producing oil and gas wells in U.S. Gulf of Mexico offshore waters, inland waters, and wetlands is $30 billion.