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15 year-old allegedly packing heat, drugs arrested with two others
by Todd C. Elliott todd.elliott@eunicetoday.com An armed juvenile carrying drugs was detained with two other juveniles by the Eunice Police Department on Thursday of last week. According to the pol...
Jan 08, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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Mark DeRouen, at left, makes a presentation before Don Reber, at right, and other attending the recent meeting of the Eunice Economic Development Committee meeting at Eunice City Hall.
New 'tool' could bring jobs to Eunice
By Todd C. Elliott todd.elliott@eunicetoday.com Mark DeRouen is on to something. The Eunice native, inventor and president of 5D Rentals and Sales may not have a website, but he does have a multi-...
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From the Files ... January 1924
From files of The Eunice News: January 1924 The first carload of Rice-O-La, the Crowley area’s own-made breakfast food has been shipped to New Orleans, according to Harry Gueydan, company preside...
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Shopping with her juvenile granddaughter at Dollar Tree, Rebecca Ann McCauley was found to have a loaded .38 caliber revolver at the time of her arrest for shoplifting.
Armed grandmother arrested with granddaughter on charges of shoplifting
A Eunice grandmother failed to train her juvenile granddaughter in ways of artful dodging as both were picked up by police for allegedly shoplifting from a local dollar store. As officers responded...
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224 named to LSU Eunice Chancellor's List
EUNICE - LSU Eunice has named 224 students to the Fall Semester 2012 Chancellor’s List in recognition of their academic achievement. The list comprises full-time students who maintained at least ...
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Penn State instructor from Eunice recalls 'chilling' effect of Sandusky scandal
By Todd C. Elliott todd.elliott@eunicetoday.com A Eunice native and Penn State University professor spoke before the Eunice Rotary Club about what it was like being in the epicenter of one of the ...
Jan 03, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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From the Files ... December 2000
From files of The Eunice News: December 2000 DEQ remains on site of the May City Lake derailment, using geoprobes for soil toxicity detection. The City Council annexed 24.9 acres off of U.S. l9...
Dec 30, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Acadia DA amenable to feds taking LSU Eunice theft case
Acadia Parish Dist. Atty. Michael Harson is willing to defer to federal prosecutors if they file charges against four women who allegedly bilked LSU Eunice of nearly $160,000. As first reported in...
Dec 28, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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Guillory
Eunice man held in nightclub stabbing of former NFL player
St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office Spokesperson Captain Megan Vizena said, “A warrant for Shelton Guillory, III, 27 of 440 North Cane, Eunice was executed on December 27, 2012 for aggravated second...
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Curley Pitre, 57, of Eunice, reached a criminal milestone with a recent arrest. Charged with Looting on Christmas Eve, Pitre has a criminal record that dates back to 1973.
Alleged looting adds to criminal charges spanning five decades for Eunice man
by Todd C. Elliott todd.elliott@eunicetoday.com The recent arrest of a Eunice man added to a criminal record that now spans five decades. Curley Pitre, 57, of 741 Lewis Street, was incarcerated by...
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From the Files ... December 1992
From files of The Eunice News: December 1992 Retired principal and former state represenative Alton “Prof” Durand, 88, was killed when hit by a motorist at 2nd & Ash. He was a charter member and ...
Dec 23, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Former TV anchor, radio personality dies in late-night crash
SCOTT – Former Eunice radio personality and KATC TV anchor Bill Leger died when his wrecked Jeep was hit by an alleged drunk driver early Saturday near here. State Police said Leger, 48, was drivi...
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Two vehicles strike, kill 7-year-old trying to cross US 190
A young girl trying to cross US Highway 190 Monday night was killed when struck by two vehicles driven by Eunice men.The youth was in the highway west of St. Ann’s Catholic Church. State Police sai...
Jan 29, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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New LSU Eunice program aims at 'average' student
Members of the LSU at Eunice freshman honors class which last school year developed the grant application for the new Future Finders award program included, from left, Ashley Bonin, Mallory Pontiff...
Jan 27, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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A Eunice police vehicle in front of McGee Equipment Rental and Sales on West Laurel at about 3:20 p.m. on Thursday as Eunice City Marshall J. Fontenot waits outside as police review the surveillance video of the robbery in which a cash register was stolen during business hours.
Cash register "shoplifted"
by Todd C. Elliott todd.elliott@eunicetoday.com An unidentified thief ripped off an entire cash register from McGee Equipment Rental and Sales at 1910 West Laurel Avenue during business hours as E...
Jan 24, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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Bergeron chosen Teacher of the Year at Eunice High School
Eunice High School named Patrick G. Bergeron as Teacher of the Year. The Honors Biology I, Honors Biology II, Human Anatomy & Physiology teacher has been teaching 16 years; all at Eunice High Scho...
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School system's financial comparison like night and day
The financial status of the St. Landry Parish School System this January compared to last is like day and night. According to Execute Now!, the financial consultants hired by the State Financial Re...
Jan 23, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Judy Frank, the 2013 MLK Award winner, receives a hug and award from Jacqueline Vallare, the 2012 MLK Award winner, at the 2013 Martin Luther King, Jr. City-Wide Celebration at the Southeast Neighborhood Center on Sunday.
Former teacher, principal named 2013 MLK award recipient
by Todd C. Elliott todd.elliott@eunicetoday.com A soon-to-be-retired Eunice teacher and principal, Judy M. Frank, rejoiced in what she called “the freedom of choice” as she was chosen by the Eunic...
Jan 21, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Mum's the word on Eunice High teacher-text case
No official at January's St. Landry Parish School Board meeting wanted to talk on the record about continuing questions or investigation surrounding the arrest of a former Eunice High teacher for s...
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Butch and Sandy Gates of Pride, wearing their team’s trademark yellow, eat a hardy breakfast before beginning a day of assistance at flood-damaged area homes last week. They are members of the Southenn Baptist Convention’s Disaster Relief Task Force, currently working out of Acadian Baptist Center. Butch is retired from Exxon Plastics.
SBC volunteers providing helping hands to flood victims
By Myra Miller myra.miller@eunicetoday.com Giving a helping hand when needed is what the Disaster Relief Louisiana Task Force volunteers do. The Acadian Baptist Center in Richard is currently a ...
Jan 20, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Fruge
New president, Fruge, gets right to his School Board priority list
Fifteen minutes after being elected St. Landry School Board president and listing his five goals for the year, Harry Fruge of Eunice manned up, breaking a racially charged log jam over who would be...
Jan 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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DOTD providing emergency aid to city airport
BATON ROUGE – In response to the recent flooding throughout Louisiana, especially in the Acadiana region, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announced Thursday that i...
Jan 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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We're near bottom on cat ownership among states, in the middle on number of dogs
The American Veterinary Medical Association’s U.S. Pet Ownership & Demographics Sourcebook shows that Louisiana ranks 48th for cat ownership with 25.9 percent of households owning a cat. In 2006, ...
Jan 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Toups
Darby's accused killer booked in non-related bar fight
The man accused of killing Luke Darby of Eunice was back in jail this week after allegedly hitting a man with vehicle following a Cankton bar fight. Kyle Toups, 26, formerly of Carencro and now of ...
Jan 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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