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Alderwoman: Bag that trash

Harlan Kirgan
Saturday, April 13, 2019
Alderwoman Germaine Simpson has a request for Eunice residents and it is simple: Bag your trash. That request is not new coming from Simpson. But she brought it up again at Tuesday’s Board of Aldermen’s meeting.

Parish sales tax collections up 6.9%over last year

Harlan Kirgan
Saturday, April 13, 2019
St. Landry Parish sales tax collections in the first three months of this year continued to outpace the same period in 2018. Total parish sales tax collections through March were 6.9 percent more than in the the first three months of 2018, according to statistics released by the St.

Louise Goutreaux Ardion

Harlan Kirgan
Saturday, April 13, 2019
Louise Goutreaux Ardoin passed away on Thursday, April 11, 2019, at the age of 77 . No services have been scheduled at this time.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, April 12, 2019
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. April 11 08:43 Wreck in the 100 block of Walnut. 09:41 Stalled vehicle on South Cane. 10:38 Break-in in the 600 block of Juanita. 12:04 Wreck at U.S. 190 and St. George. No road blockage or injuries.

Eunice Police arrests

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, April 12, 2019
The following are arrests by Eunice Police. April 11 India Nichole Mayne, 24, Pecan Orchard Road, Lafayette. Probation-violation. Ezel Ralpheal Jones, 20, 400 block of A Mayers, Eunice Probation warrant.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

Harlan Kirgan
Thursday, April 11, 2019
The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. April 11 Derrick Allen Williams, 31, 2500 block of Ambassador Caffery Parkway, Lafayette. Bench warrant. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Erin Leeann Garcia, 22, 200 block of Wallace Road, Carencro.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

Harlan Kirgan
Thursday, April 11, 2019
The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. April 10 Cody James Arceneaux, 28, 900 block of South Main Street, Opelousas. Second-degree murder. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Noah Joshua Higginbotham, 17, 100 block of Lydia Street, Port Barre.

Opelousas man arrested In connection with St. Landry Parish church fires

Harlan Kirgan
Thursday, April 11, 2019
From the Office of Governor An Opelousas man has been taken into custody in connection with arson fires at three churches in St. Landry Parish. Holden Matthews, 21, was booked into the St. Landry Parish Jail on three counts of Simple Arson of a Religious Building.