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Carnival season brings focus on impaired driving

Law enforcement officers have beefed-up patrols across the state and will arrest people who drink and drive during the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over enforcement wave through Feb., according to Louisiana Highway Safety Commission Executive Director Lisa Freeman.

Dispute develops about St. Landry Parish School Board agenda preparation

A dispute is unfolding about who controls the content of agendas for St. Landry Parish School Board meetings. The agenda issue cropped up when some Board members recently expected an item about the Opelousas Middle School to be on the agenda and it was not there.

Board puts brakes on school superintendent contract talks

The brakes were slammed on the negotiations on St. Landry Parish School Superintendent Patrick Jenkins’ contract. The School Board’s Executive Committee voted that Jenkins would get an informal evaluation in March and a decision on whether to begin talks may be made in April.

Mardi Gras celebration arrives

Given a weather forecast for 80% chance of rain on Monday, it looks like this year will be another wet Mardi Gras. Pat Frey, Le Vieux Mardi Gras de Cajun capitaine, said, “We think it is always wet for Mardi Gras.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. February 20 Ronnie Leblanc, 46, 300 block of North St. George, Eunice. Serving time. Eric Bourgeois, 42, 500 block of Walnut, Eunice. Domestic abuse child endangerment law. Kevin P. Edwards, 25, 100 block of Jennifer, Eunice. Bench warrant.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. February 21 Eddie James Edmond, 43, 1200 block of Highway 749, Opelousas. Violation of protective order. Arrested by Opelousas Police. Eric Lionel Bourgeois, 42, 500 West Walnut Avenue, Eunice.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. February 20 06:09 Multiple calls about shots fired from the 600 block of East Vine. 07:20 Juvenile called about parents fighting. 12:27 Drug activity reported in the 1400 block of Anne.

Tri-Parish state livestock show winners named

Hundreds of young people from across Louisiana were named state champions during the 85th annual LSU AgCenter Livestock Show held Feb. 8 to 15 at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales.

Defending my church when no one else will

The accusations of pedophilia in the Catholic church have never faded from the public eye, and while there are moments when other cataclysmic events push the tragedies a little further back from our immediate view, the fact that children were abused by prelates is never far from our consciousness.

Legendary treat sweetens again

Every time I bite into a Clark Bar, I become 10 years old again. Irish immigrant D.L. Clark created the legendary chocolate-coated peanut-butter-crunch confection in Pittsburgh in 1917. Individually wrapped Clark Bars were shipped to U.S.