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Eunice Police radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. April 8 16:42 Gun fell out of truck on the Walmart parking lot. 17:02 Subject was given his gun back. 17:00 En route to location in the 800 block of East Maple for a break-in.

Mamou man arrested for attempted murder, arson attempted murder, arson

A Mamou man is facing multiple charges following a series of crimes that began with allegedly setting a house on a house on fire with a woman and three children inside. James N.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. April 9 Bridgette Miller, 44, 100 block of College, Eunice. Probation violation hold. Lexiss D. Lanclos, 31, 1000 block of North 2nd Street, Eunice. Probation warrant. April 12 Bhrett Schexneider, 22, 500 block of North 7th Street, Eunice.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. April 10-12 Terry Lee Foreman, 38, 100 block of Savoie Road, Cankton. Domestic abuse battery (strangulation) (child endangerment), interference of emergency communication. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.

News notes

Concert Band, Choir rehearsals set The Eunice Community Concert Band and Choir will begin rehearsals on May 10 for the choir and May for the 11 band for their 31st Anniversary Concert, “Be Our Guest.” Concert dates are July 15 and 16. For more information call 337-457-1776.

1 dead, 12 missing after lift boat capsizes in Gulf

One crew member is dead, 12 are missing and six have been rescued after a large commercial vessel capsized seven miles south of Port Fourchon in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, Coast Guard officials said. Coast Guard Capt.

2 other victims identified in I-10 crash that killed Eunice woman

Two other victims of a fatal crash on Interstate 10 on April 7 have been identified by Louisiana State Police. The four-vehicle crash killed 25-year-old Sadie Fontenot of Eunice. The other victims were 27-year-old Derrell W. Smith, Jr. of Lake Charles and 24-year-old Kelsie Murphy of Crowley.

Former sheriff recommended to be next Louisiana legislative auditor

A legislative committee recommended Monday hiring former Assumption Parish Sheriff Mike Waguespack to be the next Louisiana legislative auditor. The full Louisiana Legislature will consider the recommendation during the regular session, which began Monday.

Woman arrested after person overdoses, dies

KAPLAN — A Kaplan woman was arrested Sunday after police say she failed to alert first responders to an overdose that resulted in a person’s death.

LSU Survey: Early childhood education, childcare are popular

BATON ROUGE — Researchers at LSU said Tuesday that early childhood education and childcare programs are popular among Louisiana residents even if it means raising taxes to support them.