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St. Landry Parish Sheriff Office reports arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. May 21 Shawn R. Bryant, 34, 600 block of Sapphire Street, Opelousas. Simple battery, Possession of Schedule I CDS. Arrested by Opelousas Police. Merisa Rose Bandeaux, 37, 200 block of Meche Road, Arnaudville.

Deadline nears in Louisiana for SBA loans due to Hurricane Barry

Director Tanya N. Garfield of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West reminded small nonfarm businesses in 17 Louisiana parishes of the June 18 deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury.

Eunice Police Arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. May 20 Horatio J. Roussell, 42, 200 block of Childs, Eunice.

Eunice Police Radio Logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. May 20 01:38 Caller in 400 block of Ida advised that a subject is trying to get into his home.

News notes

Memorial Day event scheduled Monday There will be a Memorial Day observance ceremony in Eunice at 5 p.m. Monday, May 25 at the South 2nd Street Memorial Monument brick walkway and the Rotary Fountain.

Senate OKs bill to limit wreck lawsuits

The Senate voted 29-8 Monday to pass a bill that could lower auto insurance rates by limiting damage suits by people injured in car wrecks. The bill by Sen.

When memories are what matters most

A million years ago, we were worried about who was going to win the Iowa Caucuses, and then Super Tuesday, and then when Bernie Sanders was finally going to pack it in. Now, despite what the most die-hard political operatives might believe, we really don’t give a flying fig.

Learning to live with corona hair

It’s high time Americans accept a first-world side effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, and I don’t mean those blasted directional floor stickers I can’t navigate in the aisles at Walmart. No, I’m referring to male-pattern corona hair.

Registrar notes key election dates

The last day to register to vote by mail or in person is June 10 for the primary election July 11, according to Cheryl Milburn, St. Landry Parish registrar of voters. Persons interested in participating in the upcoming election must make any changes to their record by this deadline.

Virus death toll in parish rises to 52

The death toll from COVID-19 in St. Landry Parish rose to 52 with Wednesday’s report from the Louisiana Department of Health. Of those 52 deaths, at least 34 occurred at the J. Michael Morrow Memorial Nursing Home in Arnaudville.