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Maudraline "Margie" Hollier Gidlow

MAMOU – Funeral services will be held at a 1 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Mamou on Saturday, September 12, 2020 for Maudraline “Margie” Hollier Gidlow, 86, who passed away on September 9, 2020.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff Office reports arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. September 10 Clifton J. Kennerson, Jr., 60, 900 block of Park Circle, Opelousas. No drivers license, possession with intent to distribute Schedule II CDS, bench warrant. Arrested by Opelousas Police.

LSU researchers to test campus wastewater for COVID-19 cases

For the last several months, researchers from the LSU College of Engineering and School of Veterinary Medicine have tested wastewater in various areas around East Baton Rouge Parish to track cases of coronavirus.

Eunice Police Arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. September 9 Clayton J. Johnson, 35, 700 block of Lewis, Eunice. Warrant. Juan N. Grimaldo, 35, 1400 block of West Vine, Eunice. Bench warrant. September 10 Melvin Troy Peters, 45, homeless. Bench warrant, two counts.

Eunice Police Radio Logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. September 9 00:28 Caller in the area of B&B Avenue advised that there is someone that keeps going in and out of everyone’s back yard.

News notes

Cajun Prairie Society to meet Saturday The Cajun Prairie Habitat Preservation Society will meet this Saturday starting with a tour of the Duralde Prairie site at 8 a.m., them progress to the site on the corner of Martin Luther King and Magnolia. Details are on the website cajunprairie.org.

Hurricane Laura exacerbates livestock mosquito problems

Hordes of mosquitoes pushed out of the marsh by Hurricane Laura continue to menace livestock. “The population just exploded in the southwest part of the state,” said Jeremy Hebert, LSU AgCenter agent in Acadia Parish. Spraying programs in several parishes have made a big difference.

Neighborhood Restoration Program planned

Eunice Mayor Scott Fontenot said a Neighborhood Restoration Program will be launched to bring to life ordinances requiring property to be maintained to a high standard.

Virtual school starts with a few tech issues

St. Landry Parish’s public schools started their first-ever virtual school session Tuesday and it was mostly successful, according to Superintendent Patrick Jenkins. Eunice Junior High School apparently was the lone school not to start Tuesday morning.

Opelousas woman sentenced to 5 years for federal drug charges

Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that Dinah Manuel, 31, of Opelousas, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert R. Summerhays sentenced Manuel to 60 months in prison followed by four years of supervised release for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute.