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Eunice Police Arrests

Eunice Police Arrests

Eunice Police Arrests report

Myra Miller
Monday, July 22, 2024
The following are arrests by Eunice Police. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Thursday, July 18 Derrick Washington, 30, 500 block of South Martin Luther King, Eunice. Simple assault, 2 counts.
Eunice Police Radio log

Eunice Police Radio log

Eunice Police Radio log

Myra Miller
Monday, July 22, 2024
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Thursday, July 18 11:50 a.m. Down in the 500 block of Fuselier in regards to damage to property. 1:41 p.m. Caller said there is a subject laying in the roadway near South Cane and Hwy. 190. 4:34 p.m.
St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests report

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests report

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

Myra Miller
Monday, July 22, 2024
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, July 19 Darren Ballard, 64, 6200 block of I-49 Service Road South, Opelousas. Criminal trespass, simple burglary.
News notes items

News notes items

News notes

Myra Miller
Monday, July 22, 2024
Le Vieux Presbytère is open to the public Le Vieux Presbytère is open to the public Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and at other times by appointment.
The Pearl River map turtle has been designated a threatened species by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (Cris Hagen, University of Georgia, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory/Courtesy of U.S. Geological Survey)

The Pearl River map turtle has been designated a threatened species by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (Cris Hagen, University of Georgia, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory/Courtesy of U.S. Geological Survey)

Feds designate Pearl River map turtle a threatened species

(not verified)
Friday, July 19, 2024
The Pearl River map turtle had its day in court – and won big. After 14 years and multiple lawsuits, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has granted federal protection as a threatened species to the turtle that, as its name indicates, inhabits the river that spans Mississippi and Louisiana.
Irrigation can be controlled by smart technologies, which include weather-based irrigation controller (WBIC) and soil moisture sensor (SMS) systems. (Photo by Heather Kirk-Ballard/LSU AgCenter)

Irrigation can be controlled by smart technologies, which include weather-based irrigation controller (WBIC) and soil moisture sensor (SMS) systems. (Photo by Heather Kirk-Ballard/LSU AgCenter)

Innovations in irrigation: The smart approach to water conservation

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, July 19, 2024
Every July, Smart Irrigation Month celebrates the benefits of efficient irrigation products, highlighting their positive economic and environmental impacts. One major component of gardening is providing sufficient water for plants.
Daryl Cetnar

Daryl Cetnar

Opelousas General Health System appoints director of marketing

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, July 19, 2024
Lance Armentor, president & CEO of Opelousas General Health System, has announced the appointment of Daryl Cetnar, who joined the Opelousas General Health System staff as director of marketing effective June 24. “We are thrilled to welcome Daryl as our new director of marketing.
The St. Landry Parish Visitor Center, I-49 exit 23, in Opelousas is hosting a new art exhibit open to the public. Throughout July and August, visitors can see selections from the Haitian Art Collection of Glenn and Yvonne Stokes, the largest known collection of Haitian art in America.

The St. Landry Parish Visitor Center, I-49 exit 23, in Opelousas is hosting a new art exhibit open to the public. Throughout July and August, visitors can see selections from the Haitian Art Collection of Glenn and Yvonne Stokes, the largest known collection of Haitian art in America.

St. Landry Parish Visitor Center hosts Haitian art exhibit

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, July 19, 2024
The St. Landry Parish Visitor Center, I-49 exit 23, in Opelousas is hosting a new art exhibit open to the public. Throughout July and August, visitors can see selections from the Haitian Art Collection of Glenn and Yvonne Stokes, the largest known collection of Haitian art in America.
A dead Rice’s whale washed up on a Florida beach in 2019. It was found to have been killed by a plastic fragment lodged in its stomach. (National Park Service photo)

A dead Rice’s whale washed up on a Florida beach in 2019. It was found to have been killed by a plastic fragment lodged in its stomach. (National Park Service photo)

Protection plan stalls for rare Gulf whale

(not verified)
Friday, July 19, 2024
The first significant effort to protect the habitat of an exceedingly rare Gulf of Mexico whale is getting pushback from several members of Congress who represent the Gulf Coast region.

My childhood neighborhood did not raise assassins

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, July 19, 2024
I grew up in Bethel Park, the middle-class suburb south of Pittsburgh where 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks lived with his parents. Crooks’ attempt to kill Donald Trump last weekend has filled my old neighborhood with shock and sadness.