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Mamou Police ID person wanted in shooting

Mamou Police were notified at 7:46 p.m. Monday by officers working a detail in the downtown area that there were shots fired in the 200 block of 6th Street. Responding officers arrived to the area and located a white male victim lying in the road with multiple gunshot wounds.
Marcus Q. Gorley

Marcus Q. Gorley

Marcus Quinn Gorley

EUNICE–It is with heavy hearts that the family of Marcus Quinn Gorley announces the unexpected loss of a beloved brother, brother-in-law, uncle and friend, who passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at his home at the age of 56. A Celebration of Life will be celebrated at 10 a.m.
Eunice Police Radio log

Eunice Police Radio log

Eunice Police Radio log

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. March 2 07:36 Wreck reported at McKenzie and East Laurel, road blockage and no injuries. 10:07 Caller advised that his rent house at Corrine and Mamie was stripped over the weekend.
St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests report

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests report

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. March 3 Jude Lynn Bertrand, 56, 300 block of Keller Street, Crowley. Disturbing the peace (2 counts). Arrested by Opelousas Police.
News notes items

News notes items

News notes

Second Harvest plans mobile fresh food market in Eunice Second Harvest plans to have a mobile fresh food market in Eunice from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Southeast Community Center every second Tuesday of the month.

Broadband meeting at Eunice City Hall

St. Landry Parish Parish President Jessie Bellard, Eunice Mayor Scott Fontenot, and Acadiana Planning Commission CEO Monique Boulet to hold a press conference for broadband expansion at the Eunice City Hall at 1 p.m. Thursday in the council chambers.
Ash Wednesday.

Ash Wednesday.

Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday begins the Lenten season and the Rev. Clinton Sensat of St. Thomas More Catholic Church performed a 6:30 a.m. Mass Wednesday. Ash Wednesday begins the 40-day season of fast and penance. Also administering ashes was Mervin Sonnier.(Photo by Myra Miller)
Eunice Mardi Gras Captain Pat Frey holds a chicken out to the runners at North Bobcat Drive and Parish Road 6-325. Turn to pages 2, 6, 10 and 12 for more photos.

Eunice Mardi Gras Captain Pat Frey holds a chicken out to the runners at North Bobcat Drive and Parish Road 6-325. Turn to pages 2, 6, 10 and 12 for more photos.

Eunice Mardi Gras ‘picture perfect’

A blue sky with afternoon temperatures in the 70s blessed the Eunice Mardi Gras. “Today is just picture perfect. Look at the people having fun,” said Mayor Scott Fontenot as he looked over the crowd on 2nd Street at about 2 p.m. “It is clean,” he said of the street.
George Davis

George Davis

George Davis

It is with great sadness that the family of George Davis announces his passing on Sunday, February 27, 2022, at 7:23 a.m. at his residence in Alexandria. He was 63. A Memorial celebration will be celebrated on Saturday, March 5 from 10 a.m. until noon at Frank Brothers Chapel in Eunice.
St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests report

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests report

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. February 28-March 1 David Louis Boone, III, 40, 500 block of Kyries Hebert Street, Eunice.