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St. Landry Parish Sheriff Office reports arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. July 21 Farrow Fontenot, 31, 1200 block of Jennings Road, Opelousas.

Eunice Police Arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. July 20 Richard D. Irby, 37, 700 block of East Peach, Eunice. Contempt of court. Kevin Neil Ceasar, 38, 600 block of Faris, Eunice. Contempt of court.

Eunice Police Radio Logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. July 20 03:00 Caller in 400 block of Acadia advised that someone broke into her home. 04:46 Caller in 800 block of West Maple advised that he can hear someone talking outside his living room window.

Charles Ray LeJeune

Charles Ray LeJeune passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2020 at the age of 77. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at 11 a.m. at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Mowata with Father Joseph T. Sai Tran, SVD officiating. Burial will follow in St Lawrence Cemetery.

Eunice Police Arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. July 17 Brandon Deshotel, 26, 300 block of Rue De Aimee, Ville Platte. Bench warrant. Deion L. Declouette, 21, 200 block of Lafayette, Eunice. Theft. Allen Matt, 40, 200 block of Jelks, Eunice. Theft, value less than $1,000.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff Office reports arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. July 18-20 Jemarcus Dominick, 29, 100 block of Raceway Street, Carencro. Possession of Schedule I CDS, improper display of temporary plate, expired MVI. Arrested by Opelousas Police.

Eunice Police Radio Logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. July 17 09:41 Traffic crash reported at 2nd Street and Walnut. Minor. 09:42 Theft reported at Champagne’s. 11:12 Lobby complaint in reference to possible drugs in subject’s area. 13:02 Report of a vehicle side-swapped.

News notes

Grab & Go meals for kids through Aug. 5 Restoring God’s Glory Ministries is part of the summer feeding program for kids. Lunches will be available through Aug. 5. There will be a cooked lunch and snacks served daily from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Acadia Parish Policy Jury grapples over bulk, yard waste collection

The collection of bulk / yard waste continues to be a thorn in the side of Acadia Parish police jurors. “It’s not getting picked up in a timely manner, in some instances not at all, in the Iota area,” Steve Comeaux, chairman of the jury’s Solid Waste Committee said Tuesday (July 7) night.

Eunice Chamber raffle

The Annual World Championship Crawfish Etouffee Cook-off was cancelled, but the Crawfish Cook-off Raffle is still ongoing with winners to be announced on Sept. 4.