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Eunice Police Radio log

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Traffic stops are not normally included. October 13 08:08 Suspicious vehicle in the area of Nile near the tennis courts. 08:08 Two people in a tent in the back of the Nature Trail.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. October 14 Tyler Blaze Murphy, 25, 200 block of Pearl Street, Eunice. Simple burglary. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. John Coleman, 25, 300 block of W. Dell Street, New Iberia.

News notes

2nd Chance Job Fair set for Tuesday The Louisiana Workforce Commission in conjunction with Department of Corrections and St. Landry Parish Government will present a 2nd Chance Job Fair.

Connie Ashford Sanders

Connie Ashford Sanders passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2022 at the age of 64. A Funeral Service will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at Quirk & Son Funeral Home Chapel with Deacon Chuck Ortego officiating. Cremation will follow, with interment of ashes at a later date.

63% Citizens rate increase approved

The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) has approved Louisiana Citizens’ request for a 63% rate increase on its residential property insurance policies beginning Jan. 1, 2023. The rate increase will not affect Citizens’ current policyholders until they renew their policy after that date.

‘Tis the season for sneezing

If you are like me, you suffer from seasonal allergies — sneezing, headaches, itchy eyes and coughing, all due to pollen from local, native plants that bloom in autumn. Among many culprits, two of the most common are goldenrod and ragweed.

Superintendents oppose school grade change

The following is a letter from the Louisiana Association of School Superintendents. St .Landry Parish School Superintendent Patrick Jenkins is president of the association.

How to put America back on track

Can someone please tell me where anything good is happening in the U.S.? Everywhere you look, America the Beautiful has been turned ugly, weak and troubled. The economy is on the road to a recession – or even worse. Inflation is stuck at over 8 percent a year – with no end in sight.

Have you hugged an etiquette expert lately?

“Were you raised in a barn?” I never had the legendary Mrs. Montgomery as a teacher; but she was a senior class adviser and I needed her input on a school program script, so I made the rookie mistake of assuming her wide-open door meant I could forego the formality of knocking.

Lights also brought shadows

By 1900, communities across south Louisiana were beginning to prosper again after the vicissitudes of the Civil War. Growing commerce brought new comforts that we take for granted today. Railroads and telegraph lines were bringing speedier communications between our towns for better or for worse.