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St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. June 8 Ashley Deshotels, 32, 10400 block of Prejean Hwy., Opelousas.Criminal abandonment; disturbing the peace by drunkeness. Gregory Rosette II, 23, 1000 block of McCarthy Lane, Opelousas.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. June 7 04:54 Shots fired in the 700 block of Lewis Street. 06:56 Wreck at LSUE and West Maple. No injuries. 09:27 Lobby complaint about stolen air conditioner. 11:46 Simple assault in the 800 bock of Faris.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. June 7 Jamie Freeman, 17, 300 block of North Cane Street, Eunice. Five counts of attempted first-degree murder. Holly Gaspard, 39, 600 block of Wayne Road, Eunice. Probation violation, arrest warrant for theft.

News notes

Eunice Farmers’ Market open The Eunice Farmers’ Market is meeting on South 2nd Street from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays, and from 2 to 5 p.m. on Wednesdays. For more information, call Sanford Wood at 337-457-0607.

Sales tax revenue up from 2016 levels

Sales tax collections in Eunice and St. Landry Parish tumbled from April to May, but are up from May 2016, according to statistics from the St. Landry Parish School Board Sales Tax Division. Eunice sales tax revenue in May was $411,583, down from $503,493 in April — a 18 percent decrease.

5 teens accused of stealing pickup, driving it 400 miles

Five teens are accused of stealing a Ford F-150 pickup from a residence in the 100 block of Tanglewood and, after putting about 400 miles on it, driving it into a ditch in the 1400 block of Williams on Monday.

SLEMCO names meeting winners

The 80th SLEMCO Annual Meeting attracted thousands of members to Lafayette’s Cajundome on Saturday, each hoping to win one of several valuable prizes. The winner of the 1st Grand Prize, Mrs. Marie Laviolette, of Abbeville, selected the 2017 Lincoln MKC provided by Courtesy Automotive.

Gavin Dupre Memorial Benefit is Sunday

A benefit is planned June 11 for the family of Gavin Dupre, 12, who died May 8 of accidental gun shot. The benefit is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Northwest Community Center Pavilion, 651 Samuel Drive, Eunice.

Fighting terrorism: Hodges v. Norton

The House passed a bill, 82-8, Monday that works to prevent the state of Louisiana from funding terrorism, but not before two legislators got into an oral dustup which prompted a reprimand by the speaker of the House.

Acadia School Board OKs election returns, millage

By roll call vote, the results from the April 29 election and the 2017 millage rates were adopted by the Acadia Parish School Board unanimously. The board canvassed the results that saw School District 7’s millage renewal and two parishwide millage continuations all pass.