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St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. April 20 Desiree Schneider, 47, 300 block of Leeward Circle, Axle, Texas. DWI 1st offense; Careless operation of a motor vehicle; Arrested by Louisiana State Police. Arnesha Tiara John Louis, 21, 8500 block of Hwy.

Shooting on I-10 near Duson leaves man dead

A 31-year-old Breaux Bridge man was found dead by Acadia Parish Sheriff’s deputies investigating a crash west of Duson on Interstate 10 Sunday, according to Sheriff K.P. Gibson. Emergency personnel responding to a wreck discovered the driver had been shot.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. April 20 07:13 Loose dog in the 2000 block of West Dudley. 08:52 Lobby complaint about missing person. 09:29 Female under carport in the 200 block of Child Street. 10:43 Lobby complaint about fake $20 bill found.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. April 20 Todd J. Porch, 42, 1800 block of Buzz Lane, Eunice. Warrant domestic abuse battery. Joshua J. Ashworth, 28, 300 block of Rodney Street, Eunice. Warrant domestic abuse battery. April 21 Michael S.

Eunice artist to give a wall new life

As walls in Eunice go, the one on the southwest corner of the building at Walnut and 2nd streets is pretty much not unique. It’s dirty, chalky whitish with holes in it. The brick emerges through the paint in many places. There are rusty-looking vents and a door at one end.

Tourism pros meet in Eunice

St. Landry Parish tourism professionals met at The Pelican Restaurant on Thursday for a monthly networking meeting led by Celeste Gomez, parish tourism director. “We’ve really been busy at the office,” Gomez said. “We are going to launch a new brand in June. We are working on a new website.

LSU Survey: Louisianans trust local media over national media

The last of six reports from the 2018 Louisiana Survey, a project of the Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs at LSU’s Manship School for Mass Communication, shows that more than three-quarters of Louisianans trust local media over national media and believe that local news organizations keep...

Senate committee rejects bill to ban ‘lunch shaming’

The Senate Education Committee on Thursday voted 4-2 to reject a bill that would have prevented schools from punishing students with lunch debt even though the bill had easily passed the House earlier this month.

House rejects waterway bill

The House rejected a hotly debated bill Tuesday that would have opened up closed waters for public access and navigation. The bill, which failed 58-38, essentially would have allowed recreational fishermen to fish in some privately owned waters and waterways without fear of legal consequences.

LSUE’s high school students join “LSU Day at the Capitol’

Louisiana State University leaders picked a good moment to celebrate their annual “LSU Day at the Capitol,” coming right after both Gov. John Bel Edwards and House Republicans proposed adding more money for TOPS scholarships back into next year’s budget.