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Myra Miller

Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Court Eunice 208 CDA meeting set Court Eunice 208 of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas will have a meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 2 at the Jeanmard Hall on North 3rd. Members are reminded to bring any non-perishable item to contribute to our ongoing support of the Eunice Food Bank.

Wilma Joseph Bellow

Myra Miller

Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Wilma Joseph Bellow passed away on Friday, December 23, 2022 at the age of 85. A Funeral Service will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at Quirk & Son Funeral Home Chapel with David Guillory officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.

Water faucet

LAWCO drops boil water advisory for Eunice area

Rebecca Chaisson

Sunday, December 25, 2022

Louisiana Water Company (LAWCO) in Eunice is rescinding the Boil Water Advisory (BWA) for its City of Eunice service area. Water samples were collected, tested and verified that the water is safe for consumption. LAWCO reports its water system is back to normal operating pressures and operations.

Stevey Renell Bias

4 sought in domestic violence cases

Rebecca Chaisson

Thursday, December 22, 2022

Domestic abuse battery is a serious matter that can lead to injury or death. Deputies with the Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office are seeking these individuals wanted for domestic abuse battery. Stevey Renell Bias is a black male, 26 years of age.

Front row, from left, are Luke Pourciau, Mia Foret, Hayley Alfred, Haley Haydel and Anna Woods. Back row, from left, are Brady Simon, Raquel Davis, Joshua Hewitt, Jacob Broussard, Tamarah Youngblood, Marvette Williams, Michael “Tanner” Roberts, Wraelene Renthrope, Hunter Hughes, Katrina LaSalle, Matthew Cotton, Lori Quave, Andrew Murphy and Brandon Thompson. (Submitted photo)

Probation and Parole Academy graduates 19

Rebecca Chaisson

Thursday, December 22, 2022

The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (DPS&C) – Corrections Services officially welcomed 19 new Probation and Parole Officers to the Department after they took the oath of office Wednesday morning during a swearing in ceremony at the Louisiana State Police Training Academy...

Cool-season annuals such as pansies, kale and foxglove grow well in the winter and can tolerate temperatures in the lower 20s. (Photo by Bob Mirabello/LSU AgCenter)

Winter is planning, planting, maintenance time

Rebecca Chaisson

Thursday, December 22, 2022

Luckily, we’ve gotten a reprieve from cutting grass and the extreme, hot weather. Time to put away the mowers and weed trimmers. The winter months provide us an opportunity to focus on landscape planning, planting and maintenance.

From left, attorney Brigette Piattoly and Michelle Benoit at Wednesday’s St. Landry Parish Council meeting. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Animal shelter is focus of criminal probe

Rebecca Chaisson

Thursday, December 22, 2022

Actions emanating from the St. Landry Parish Animal Shelter are under criminal investigation. “Are you announcing there is an investigation?” asked Council member Harold Taylor. “Yes.

Themes to 40 years of crime history

Rebecca Chaisson

Thursday, December 22, 2022

Crime in Eunice has been an ever-changing story, but with definite themes through the years. On Monday, outgoing Police Chief Randy Fontenot discussed the four decades he has been in law enforcement in Eunice.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests report

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

Myra Miller

Thursday, December 22, 2022

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. December 22 Jalon J. Major, 20, 100 block of Claude Street, Opelousas. Window tint violation, possession of Schedule I CDS, illegal carrying of weapons. Arrested by Opelousas Police. Brandon D.

Christmas lights: A judgmental guide

Rebecca Chaisson

Thursday, December 22, 2022

One of my fondest childhood memories of Christmas in the 1970s was riding around in the family station wagon, “Bessie,” to look at Christmas lights while I whined to my parents about needing a snack – again.