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St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Saturday, Feb. 22-Monday, Feb. 24 Jerimiah Daniel Moore, 23, 800 block of McNeese Street, Opelousas.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Friday, Feb. 21 Marco Davis, 36, 3200 block of Halifax Drive, Baton Rouge. Manufacture of Schedule I CDS, speeding, no drivers license.

Eunice Police Radio log

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Thursday, Feb. 20 8:00 a.m. Traffic stop at 12th and Hwy. 190. 8:05 a.m. Wreck reported near Circle K. 9:45 a.m. Traffic stop at Hwy. 190 and Rodney. 9:46 a.m.

Eunice Police Arrests report

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Thursday, Feb. 20 Michael Godfrey, 33, 500 block of Fuselier, Eunice. Simple robbery, simple battery, remaining after being forbidden.

News notes

CDA meeting set March 3 Court Eunice, 208, Catholic Daughters of the Americas, will have a meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, March 3 at the Jeanmard Hall on North 3rd. Current members are urged to attend and bring a non-perishable food item to assist in re-stocking the Eunice Food Bank.

Harry Bellard

EUNICE-It is with heavy hearts that the family of Harry Bellard announces his passing on Sunday, February 23, 2025, at Eunice Manor at the age of 92. A Celebration of Life will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at Ardoin’s Funeral Home Chapel in Eunice.

Determining when succulents should be repotted

From the Bulb and Blossom Garden Club Succulents should be repotted every 12 to 18 months to keep the soil healthy. Often when a succulent has been in the same soil for a long time, nutrients in the soil have become depleted.

It’s time to prune and fertilize trees and shrubs

Before plants leaf out for the spring, it’s a good idea to take some time for maintenance tasks in the garden. Here are two important items to put on your to-do list: pruning and fertilizing your trees and shrubs. Let’s talk about pruning first.

The ‘Exodus’ from the public school system

The downfall started in the early 1970s when Marxists redefined the First Amendment with the new term “separation of church and state” and kicked God out of our public schools.

Why fewer Americans are moving

We sold my mom and dad’s dream home last autumn — the Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired mid-century modern house they called home for 25 years. Staying put is becoming more commonplace in America.