Effective immediately, there will be a No Wake Zone in effect for all St. Landry Parish waterways until further notice as per an executive order by Parish President Jessie Bellard.
The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.
The following are arrests by Eunice Police.
May 19
Chad Allen Singmaster, 41, 1700 block of East Ardoin, Eunice. Hit and run.
Elizabeth Ritter, 30, homeless, Eunice. Bench warrant.
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs.
May 19
00:52 Caller from Best Western requested an officer in reference to a vehicle backed up against a room and bringing in boxes into a room.
Come Lord Jesus Mass set May 25
The annual Come, Lord Jesus Prayer Groups Anniversary Mass will be held at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 25 at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Basile.
EUNICE~It is with the heaviest hearts that the family of Rickie Lee Ortego announces his passing in the comfort of his home with his loving family by his side at the age of 66. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1:30 p.m.
The construction on the oratory of Our Lady of Eunice on the grounds of St. Thomas More Catholic Church began on April 8 with St. Thomas More parishioner and retired building contractor Larry Siebert leading an all-volunteer crew.
The Eunice Players’ Theatre is scheduling the first production of its 51st season in June after more than a year of its stage going dark due to the COVID-19 shutdown.
Landowners that are behind on their property taxes could see the parish take over their land, according to an announcement by St. Landry Parish President Jessie Bellard.
Despite heavy rain beginning Monday, Eunice and St. Landry Parish have been spared any major flooding
Eunice Mayor Scott Fontenot said up 5 inches of rain may have fell on Eunice since Monday, but problems have been minimal.