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St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests report

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests report

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

Myra Miller
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Tuesday, April 28-Wednesday, April 29 Sharon Denise Doucet, 55, 100 block of Mistric Street, Leonville,.

Juvenile charged for attempted murder

Myra Miller
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
On Sunday, Eunice police arrested a 16-year- old male juvenile who was wanted for two counts of Attempted 2nd Degree Murder, Aggravated Criminal Damage to Property, Illegal use of Weapons, three counts of Illegal Possession of a Handgun by a Juvenile, and Illegal Possession of a Stolen Firearm.
Karl Benoit

Karl Benoit

Local arrested at an Acadia Parish residence

Myra Miller
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
By Rebecca Chaisson Managing Editor A Eunice man was arrested Monday after illegally entering a northern Acadia Parish residence that was occupied by an adult female and two children.
Inmate escapes

Inmate escapes

Inmate ditches jail

Myra Miller
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
On behalf of Parish President Jessie Bellard, we are notifying media outlets of an incident involving an inmate who walked out of the St. Landry Parish Jail Monday night around 9 p.m.

Stonepeak and Bernhard Capital Partners to Acquire Cleco

Myra Miller
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
PINEVILLE–Stonepeak and Bernhard Capital Partners (“Bernhard”) announced Monday an agreement to acquire Cleco from a consortium comprised of Macquarie Asset Management, British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (“BCI”) and Manulife Investment Management (“the Consortium”).
St. Edmund annual Spring Fair will be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday. St. Edmund is celebrating its 60th anniversary of the school fair. This year’s theme is Derby Days & Diamond Years. One of the famous fair rides, The Ferris Wheel. (Photo by Rebecca Chaisson)

St. Edmund annual Spring Fair will be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday. St. Edmund is celebrating its 60th anniversary of the school fair. This year’s theme is Derby Days & Diamond Years. One of the famous fair rides, The Ferris Wheel. (Photo by Rebecca Chaisson)

St. Edmund hosts 60th Spring Fair

Myra Miller
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Submitted by Jamie Manuel, Director of Development at St. Edmund Preserving history for the use of future generations is vital to the continued success of a school. No one believes this more than the alumni, faculty, students, and parents of St. Edmund Catholic School in Eunice.
Belly Buddies Color Fun Run

Belly Buddies Color Fun Run

Paint the town with Color Run

Myra Miller
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
By Rebecca Chaisson Managing Editor Ten years ago, local Glendale Elementary School teacher Katie Richard listened to some of her students’ concerns about not having enough food to eat over the weekend.
Shaun Grantham

Shaun Grantham

Student losses are affecting SLPSS revenue

Myra Miller
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
By Bobby Ardoin Eunice News Correspondent Continued student enrollment declines in St. Landry Parish schools are expected to significantly impact an already stressed District operating budget that is approaching the end of another fiscal year, according to a school financial official.
Rebecca Chaisson

Rebecca Chaisson

Help me help you

Myra Miller
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
When my alarm went off at 8 a.m. Saturday, I was quickly reminded of what I dislike the most about working for a newspaper. It wasn’t the “working while I could be sleeping on my day off” that bothered me.