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Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. Feb. 6 Derrick John Peres, 39, 100 block of Mill Street, Eunice. Warrant. Crystal Dawn Ozanne, 23, 200 block of Threatt Street, Eunice. Warrant. Juvenile, 12, Eunice. Simple battery. Euricka Shanta Hardy, 28, 1200 block of Clifford Avenue, Eunice.

News notes

Acadia Parish sheriff plans coffee session Acadia Parish Sheriff K.P. Gibson is inviting everyone to Coffee with the Sheriff at 8 a.m. Saturday at C’est Bon Restaurant in Mermentau. Gibson will give an update on the office’s progress.

Grant to help upgrade clerk’s reporting system

The St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court has received a $112,826.77 grant to upgrade its reporting system that captures necessary data for electronic transmission to state and federal databases automatically.

Rice production sustainability increasing

LSU AgCenter scientists and researchers were among the presenters at the National Conservation Systems Cotton and Rice Conference on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1.

Kamala Harris tests CNN’s campaign

CNN’s “Town Hall” Monday night, featuring fast-rising Sen. Kamala Harris, was moderately helpful in assessing the California freshman’s presidential candidacy, but far more useful in evaluating what television must do in the critically important 2020 race.

In Louisiana, make performance matter

How do you put a dollar value on the worth of a public official? How about this idea. Shouldn’t receiving any salary increase be based on results?

Juveniles arrested for Rodney Street fire

The State Fire Marshal’s Office has arrested two teenagers for setting a vacant house on fire, according to a news release on Facebook from the fire marshal. The 15-year-old boys were arrested Jan. 28, on one count each of simple arson and criminal trespass.

Eunice man arrested for arson, trespass

The State Fire Marshal’s Office has arrested a man for setting fire to a shed that was part of his deceased mother’s former property. Lonnie Soileau, 64, was booked into the St. Landry Parish Jail on Jan.

Lung Assn. grades state an ‘F’ on tobacco

Tobacco use remains the nation’s leading cause of preventable death and disease, taking an estimated 480,000 lives every year. This year’s “State of Tobacco Control” report from the American Lung Association finds Louisiana earned failing grades on its efforts to reduce and prevent tobacco use.

Conference highlights ‘Beyond the Boat’

Seafood processors and others attending the Beyond the Boat seafood conference on Jan. 30 discussed ways to increase the value of their catch. LSU AgCenter and Louisiana Sea Grant fisheries agent Rusty Gaudet told the attendees that this meeting represents the “next level.