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La. 757 to close

La. 757, three-tenths of a mile north of U.S. 190, in St Landry Parish will be closed at the railroad crossing on April 14 for railroad crossing repairs. The work is estimated to take place from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m., weather permitting, according to state DOTD. The detour route will be La 3277 and U.

Eunice Police radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. April 1 06:54 Report of a drug law violation in the area of Walnut and 2nd Street. 07:01 Recovered to be destroyed. 07:44 Wreck reported at North CC Duson and West Magnolia.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. April 2 Curley Jerlondzo Pitre 26, 300 block of Fuselier Eunice. Simple criminal damage to property. April 3 David Edmundo Frank, 59, 700 block of East Vine, Eunice. Disturbing the peace, resisting an officer, simple assault, battery of a police officer.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. April 1 Tracy Collins, 50, 100 block of Carson Street, Ville Platte. Bench warrant (3 counts). Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Elliot Mark Daigle, 39, 900 block of Samuel Drive, Eunice.

SLCC plans face-to-face classes

LAFAYETTE – As Acadiana sees decreases in COVID-19 cases and increases in the number of people getting vaccinated, South Louisiana Community College will be able to offer several sections of face-to-face classes this fall.

TaD’s Louisiana Cooking to open restaurant in Youngsville

TaD’s Louisiana Cooking, which has other locations in Louisiana and Texas, will open a Youngsville location near Sugar Mill Pond, the company announced.

Poll finds Louisianians think sales taxes are too high

BATON ROUGE – In 2018, it was only one-sixth of a penny that divided legislators over how much of an expiring penny of sales tax to extend before they compromised on 0.45%.

Acadia Parish suffering 4-wheelers, dirt bikes, utility trailer thefts

Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office detectives are receiving complaints parishwide of 4-wheeler, dirt bike and utility trailers thefts. One stolen 4-wheeler is described as a Honda 420 Rancher, red in color with a custom light bar, ITP mud tires and a manual shift.

Tri-Parish jobless rates up from a year ago

Tri-Parish unemployment rates are down from January, but remain up from a year ago, according to the Louisiana Workforce Commission. The employment numbers from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics were released Tuesday. February unemployment rates were: — St. Landry Parish, 7.7%, down from 8.

Donatto criticizes superintendent

OPEOUSAS — In a rare public rebuke, St. Landry Parish School Board member Mary Ellen Donatto was sharply critical of Superintendent Patrick Jenkins about his proposal to keep Washington Elementary open. “I feel like this Board was bamboozled in the way this was handled,” she said.