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Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. May 3 Harold Mahan, 60, 1000 block of Walton Street, New Iberia. Theft less than $1,000. Sami Jo Muria LeJeune, 34, 5300 block of Chataignier Road, Chataignier. Bench warrant. Candy Nicole Kratzer, 33, 1000 block of North 2nd Street, Eunice. Bench warrant.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. May 4 Ziontre Khalil Charles, 18, 800 block of Adams Street, Opelousas. Speeding; no drivers license on person; reckless operation of vehicle. Arrested by Louisiana State Police.

Kenneth Raymond Arabie

Kenneth Raymond Arabie BORN: August 27, 1957 DIED: May 2, 2018 LOCATION: Scott, Louisiana Kenneth Raymond Arabie passed away on Wednesday, May 2, 2018, at the age of 60. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, May 4, 2018, at 1:30 PM. at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Eunice.

News notes

Teacher Job Fair is Saturday St. Landry Parish Schools will hold its annual Teacher Job Fair from 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday at Opelousas High School, 1014 Judson Walsh Drive, Opelousas. All St. Landry Parish schools will be on site with information and answering questions.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. May 3 Terrance Cardell Hatfield, 29, 200 block Pavy Road, Opelousas.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. May 2 07:28 Disturbance in the 400 block of Armide. 08:05 Grandson in the 2000 block of Dudley refusing to get out bed to go to school. 09:01 Wreck at Vine and CC Duson involving bicyclist.

St. Landry Parish schools among those selected for restructuring

The Louisiana Department of Education, in partnership with Johns Hopkins University, today announced the launch of the Louisiana High School Redesign Cohort, a network of 31 high schools across the state that will work together to rethink the core components of their high school design.

JD Bank names Chachere Mamou Branch manager

JD Bank once again turned to the local business community to staff the branch management team, appointing a native of Southwest Louisiana to manage the Mamou Branch.

DeVillier on Louisiana’s 2019 ‘fiscal cliff’

As many have heard, Louisiana is facing an approximately $600 million shortfall this year. This “fiscal cliff” is created due to the temporary 1 percent sales tax increase and suspension of tax exemptions expiring combined with a continued growth in state spending. Since 2015, $1.

Nursing home financial crisis is on horizon

To our local legislative delegation: Let us start out by thanking you for your difficult job you have chosen to undertake, our thoughts and prayers are with you at this time.