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Did you know? Sheriff’s office consolidation continues

As your sheriff I indicated early in the course of my first term that I would be taking steps to bring the various divisions of the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office, which were at the time dispersed in different locations, to one central complex.

Louisiana State Police welcomes 35 new troopers

Louisiana State Police announced the graduation of its 97th Cadet Class with 35 individuals completing their journey to becoming a trooper.

Retirement silences church organ

This Easter Vigil marked two years since the retirement of long time St. Augustine Church organist Linda LaFleur. Her retirement likely marks the end of an era of organists at the local Catholic church. LaFleur has had three stints as organist at St.

Tri-Parish workforce stabilizes; Jobless rates down

The Tri-Parish workforce nearly matched that of a year ago as unemployment rates declined in the latest report from the Louisiana Workforce Commission. There were 68,332 people either working or searching for jobs in St.

3 clerks busted for sales to minors

Three clerks at Eunice stores were arrested Wednesday for selling alcoholic beverages to a minor, Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot said.

News notes

St. Luke Baptist Easter Service set St. Luke Baptist Church in Eunice will have an Easter service at 10 a.m. Guest speaker will be Andrea Tammy Watson, associate pastor of Masters Touch Cathedral in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Pastor of the church is Eddie Caston Jr.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. March 28 Daimond Parker, 50, 300 block of Maple Street, Opelousas. Domestic abuse battery; simple battery; disturbing the peace; simple assault; self mutilation by a prisoner.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. March 28 05:06 Noises around windows in the 1700 block of Betty. 06:42 Ungovernable juvenile in the 1300 block of West Peach 08:10 Reckless driving on Beulah and South Maple.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. March 28 Jalia Williams, 18, 200 block of Olivia Street, Eunice. Disturbing the peace. Tyeesha Freeman, 22, 800 block of South Beulah, Eunice. Disturbing the peace. Rebecca Fuselier, 22, 500 block of Beno Street, Eunice.

An obsession with a fake storm

So now it’s collusion with Stormy Daniels? The obsession by some in the media with the affair that Donald Trump allegedly had with a porn star 12 years ago shows how desperate his haters are to drive him from office.