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St. Landry Parish Sheriff Office arrests

St. Landry Parish Sheriff Office Arrests

Myra Miller

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. August 28-31 Christopher James Riggs, 39, 600 block of Perrault Street, Opelousas. Threatening a public official, resisting an officer, organized retail theft, criminal trespass. Arrested by Sunset Police.

Carroll Lee Strong

Myra Miller

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Carroll Lee Strong, 77, of Baytown, Texas, passed away August 23, 2021. She was born in Chicago, Illinois on February 21, 1944 to Robert Smith and Virginia K. Monaco (Brazil). She was married to Marion J. Strong for over 25 years. She was a homemaker for over 40.

Margaret K. Boudreaux

Margarete Kathryn Boudreaux

Myra Miller

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Margarete Kathryn Boudreaux, 54, of Baytown, Texas, passed away Wednesday, August 25, 2021. She was born in Orange, California on November 16, 1966 to Donald Dobbins and Carroll L. Strong (née Schwemm). She was married to Jeffery V. Boudreaux for 16 years.

Eunice Police Arrests

Eunice Police Arrests report

Myra Miller

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. August 29 Dustin B. Guillory, 29, 2100 block of Brighman Highway, Church Point. Probation warrant, bench warrant.

Eunice Police radio log

Eunice Police Log reports

Myra Miller

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. August 27 05:39 Disturbance in the 300 block of Dulles. 07:44 Caller advised that there is a naked man on the corner of Rodney and West Vine.

News notes items

News notes

Myra Miller

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Bulb & Blossom meeting set Sept. 7 The Bulb and Blossom Garden Club of Eunice will meet at 6 p.m. Sept. 7 inside the social hall of the First United Methodist Church located at 501 S. 5th St. Members are asked to wear a mask. The meeting will be hosted by Donna Baltakis and Fran Guillory.

Isabel Coker

Myra Miller

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Eunice–On Thursday, August 26, 2021, Isabel Coker, wife, mother, sister and friend passed away at The Carpenter House in Lafayette. She was 65. A Celebration of Isabell’ life will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, at Ardoin’s Funeral Home in Eunice. Burial will follow in the Mt.

2-vehicle crash in Acadia Parish leaves unrestrained passenger dead

Rebecca Chaisson

Sunday, August 29, 2021

A two-vehicle fatality crash on La. 13 at La. 92 (East Whitney Street) in Acadia Parish claimed the life of 53-year-old Isidro A. Padilla of Kaplan at about 11 a.m. Saturday, according a news release from Louisiana State Police Troop I.

The Louisiana National Guard lines up trucks and trailers ready to deliver food and water to affected citizens following Hurricane Ida at the Regional Staging Area in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, Aug. 28. 2021. In addition to 195 high-water vehicles and 73 rescue boats prepped and staged across south Louisiana, the LANG has 34 helicopters ready to support search and rescue, evacuation and recon missions as needed. (U.S. Army National Guard courtesy photo)

Nearly 5,000 La. National Guardsmen activated for Hurricane Ida response

Rebecca Chaisson

Sunday, August 29, 2021

The Louisiana National Guard is prepared and positioned in potentially affected areas for emergency operations ahead of Hurricane Ida, Sunday, while continuing its COVID-19 response missions.

About 9,700 Cleco customers without power due to Hurricane Ida

Rebecca Chaisson

Sunday, August 29, 2021

About 9,700 Cleco customers were without power as of 2 p.m. due to Hurricane Ida which made landfall in southeast Louisiana earlier today as a Category 4 Hurricane.   These outages are in St. Tammany, St. Mary and Washington parishes.