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Eunice Police Arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. Oct. 6 Tony D. Houle, 34, 500 block of College Road, Eunice. Bench warrant for Livingston Sheriff office. Larry Joseph Mason, 36, 600 block of Faris, Eunice. Violation of protective orders.

Eunice Police Radio Logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Oct. 5 04:31 Suspicious vehicle reported behind Tractor Supply. 04:50 Noise complaint reported in the area of 700 block of Harold. 05:00 Gun shots heard on Gaspard Street.

Port Allen man charged with vehicular homicide following crash in St. Landry Parish

Louisiana State Police Troop I troopers responded to a two-vehicle crash that resulted in a fatality on U.S. 71 near Chance Road in St. Landry Parish at about 9 p.m. Oct. 5 The crash took the life of 49-year-old Tony Smith of Plaucheville.

1 teen dead, 2 seriously injured in head-on crash

Louisiana State Police Troop I troopers responded a two-vehicle crash that resulted in a fatality on a. 70 near Oak Harbor Drive in St. Martin Parish at around 9:30 p.m. Oct.5. The crash later took the life of 16-year-old Destiny Boyd of Napoleonville.

John Dale Guillory

John Dale Guillory passed away on Saturday, October 6, 2018 at the age of 73. Visitation will be held on Sunday, October 7, 2018 from 11:00 AM until 9:00 PM at Quirk and Son Funeral Home in Eunice and will reopen on Monday, October 8, 2018 at 8:00 AM until time of services.

News notes

Voter registration deadlines near The last day to register to vote in person/by mail for the Nov. 6 will be at 4:30 p.m. Oct. 9, Cheryl Milburn, registrar of voters of St. Landry Parish, has announced. Registration online at Geaux Vote.Com is available through Oct. 16.

Parish Council closing in on racino split change

The Opelousas Police Department is on the verge of losing its 6 percent share of its split of the Evangeline Downs Racetrack and Casino money. The Council’s Administrative-Finance Committee voted to bring the Opelousas Police split to the full Council on Oct. 17.

City agenda again fills with dangerous properties

A list of properties referred to as “dangerous structures” filled the agenda for Tuesday’s meeting of the mayor and Board of Aldermen. A meeting to set the agenda began with three parish-owned properties on the agenda and updates on three other properties.

School Board slams door on health insurance change

A proposal for the St. Landry Parish School Board to change its health insurance program was defeated 12-1 to the obvious relief of a room packed with employees Thursday. Employees are now insured through the Office of Group Benefits, a state entity.

A roadside chat with the DOTD chief

On the side of Maple Avenue at Champagne’s, Dr. Shawn Wilson, secretary of the state Department of Transportation and Development, stepped out of state Rep. Phillip DeVillier’s SUV to talk about roads and bridges on Friday. About bumpy Maple Avenue, Wilson said.