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Parish Council agrees to renegotiate Head Start center lease

The St. Landry Parish Council decided to renegotiate the $1,125 it decided to charge the St. Landry Parish School Board for a Head Start site in Opelousas. The decision to place the monthly site fee on a Jan.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Dec. 21 Greg Jernisky Vidito, 24, 300 block of West Bertheaud Avenue, Opelousas. Simple burglary (two counts), theft (two counts), public intimidation. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Department.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. Dec. 20 Courtney Shea Patton, 41, 1500 block of 22nd Street, Lake Charles.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Dec. 20 09:51 Burglary in the 1800 block of West Park Avenue. 10:48 Male in the 600 block of Bernice said he was threatened. 12:01 Lobby complaint about vehicle burglary.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Dec. 20 Tiphani Todora, 42, 600 block of South Union Street, Opelousas. Domestic abuse battery. Arrested by Opelousas Police Department. Phillip Todora, 56, 600 block of South Union Street, Opelousas.

Eunice Police arrests

The following is an arrest by Eunice Police. Dec. 20 Michael Craig Adkins, 32, 200 block of Rue Dauphine, Eunice. Obstruction of justice.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Dec. 19 06:59 Loose pit bull charging and barking at people at Halsey ad MacArthur. 10:57 Fraud in the 300 block of Pecan Grove. 13:37 Male walking with a gun at Peach and 5th talking loud on phone.

Revenue a buzzword in N.O. City Hall

The first female mayor of Louisiana’s most well-known city is preparing to help ring in the new political year with an aggressive push for more tax dollars.

Rotary Club seeking top citizen nominees

The Eunice Rotary Club is accepting nominations for the 2018 Citizen of the Year Award.

Apollo 8, Christmas Eve 1968 and a message for today

1968 was a year desperately in need of a Merry Christmas. The year had seen student protests worldwide, the Tet Offensive in the Vietnam War, a chaotic Democratic National Convention, the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy and countless other examples of discord.