Sheriff’s Office conducts raid on cockfighting event

About 60 people were detained and at least one man was arrested following a St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office raid on a major cockfighting event in the parish. John Eddie Lachapelle, 36, of the 800 block of Raiders Road in Opelousas, was arrested Saturday on charges of cockfighting (felony), possession of Schedule II CDS (felony) and illegal carrying of weapons; crime or CDS, (felony). St. ...

Premium Content is available to subscribers only. Please login here to access content or go here to purchase a subscription.