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Myra Miller
Thursday, December 15, 2022
City holiday hours announced Mayor Scott Fontenot has granted full-time, non-civil servant employees of the City of Eunice, Dec. 23 off for the Christmas holiday. The regular scheduled Christmas holiday is Dec. 26 so for Christmas the City of Eunice departments and offices will be closed Dec.
Evelyn Alice Gunter Fontenot

Evelyn Alice Gunter Fontenot

Evelyn Alice Gunter Fontenot

Myra Miller
Thursday, December 15, 2022
Evelyn Alice Gunter Fontenot passed away on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at the age of 75. A Celebration and Remembrance of Life will be held at Quirk & Son Funeral Home Chapel at 10 a.m. on Friday, December 16, 2022. Burial will follow in Blue Branch Cemetery in Pitkin, La.
Eunice Police Arrests

Eunice Police Arrests

Eunice Police Arrests report

Myra Miller
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
The following are arrests by Eunice Police. December 13 Joey Guillory, 46, 700 block of Seafood Lane, Lafayette. Contempt of court. Joshua Loera, 34, 1300 block of West Peach, Eunice. Bench warrant. Robin Kordish, 1000 block of Koedish Lane, Eunice. Contempt of court, child desertion.
Eunice Police Radio log

Eunice Police Radio log

Eunice Police Radio log

Myra Miller
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. December 13 02:55 Suspicious person outside of a residence in the 500 block of South 2nd.

Teen charged in shooting

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
A 17-year-old juvenile was arrested with three counts of attempted first-degree murder on Dec. 8. According to Eunice Police Detective Jessica Tezeno, “Back on Sept. 4 police officers responded to the area of Ida and Tate streets in reference to a shooting.

Decking the malls with nostalgia

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
I read a great piece in the Tribune-Review about the nostalgia many Pittsburghers hold for their favorite old suburban shopping malls — especially around the holidays. Malls around the country are in trouble these days. Experts say their Golden Age ended years ago and Pittsburgh proves it.
Dr. Kristi L. Anderson is UL Lafayette’s new chief strategy officer. She is the first person to hold the newly created position. (Photo by Doug Dugas / University of Louisiana at Lafayette)

Dr. Kristi L. Anderson is UL Lafayette’s new chief strategy officer. She is the first person to hold the newly created position. (Photo by Doug Dugas / University of Louisiana at Lafayette)

Experienced health care leader is UL Lafayette’s new chief strategy officer

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Dr. Kristi L. Anderson, an experienced health care leader, researcher and educator, is the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s chief strategy officer. Anderson is the first person to hold the newly created position.
About 450 people attended the Christmas Triad session organized by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office and held at the Yambilee Building in Opelousas on Dec. 7. (Submitted photo)

About 450 people attended the Christmas Triad session organized by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office and held at the Yambilee Building in Opelousas on Dec. 7. (Submitted photo)

Christmas Triad party held

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
The St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office held its annual Triad Christmas party for senior citizens at the Yambilee in Opelousas on Dec. 7. “We also honored our veterans who were in attendance and those who lost their lives in the bombing of Pearl Harbor,” Guidroz stated in a news release.
A file photo from the 2021 Eunice Christmas parade. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

A file photo from the 2021 Eunice Christmas parade. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Christmas parade is today

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
The Eunice Chamber of Commerce will present its annual Christmas Parade of Lights beginning at 6 p.m. today. The parade will begin on North 2nd Street, will continue on 2nd, and Park Avenue, and will end near S. 9th Street.