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Traffic stop yields pot

A traffic stop yielded 35.5 pounds of marijuana, 190 MDMA pills and a 9mm pistol, according to a news release from St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz. The seized narcotics had a street value of about $162,920, Guidroz stated. The stop occurred on June 6 when the St.

Dusty Paul Davy

Dusty Paul Davy passed away on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at the age of 42. A Funeral Service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 10, 2023 at Quirk & Son Funeral Home Chapel with Deacon Gary Gaudin officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. June 8 Pravan Malik James, 25, 700 block of Bourque Road, Church Point. Bench warrant (2 counts). Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Donald Glover III, 31, 4900 block of Pecan Street, New Orleans.

News notes

Mt. Olive Cemetery in need of lawn care Help is needed from the family, friends and concerned citizens those laid to rest at Mt. Olive Cemetery. The family members, are compelled to organize together to consistently take care of the lawn care/landscaping needs of this property moving forward.

Ambrose Meche

Ambrose Meche passed away on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at the age of 82. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 9, 2023 at Annunciation Catholic Church in Duralde with Father Blaine Clement Celebrant. Entombment will follow in St. Augustine Mausoleum in Basile.

Unrestrained woman dies in single-vehicle crash in parish

Shortly before 12:30 a.m. on June 4, troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop I were notified of a single-vehicle crash on Louisiana La. 71 north of La. 361 in St. Landry Parish. The crash claimed the life of 55-year-old Melissa A. DeJean of Henderson.

Pedestrian killed on U.S . 90 in Acadia Parish crash

Shortly after 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Louisiana State Police Troop I was notified of a fatal crash involving a pedestrian on U.S. 90, a short distance west of the city limits of Rayne in Acadia Parish. The crash claimed the life of 42-year-old Amanda Soileaux of Rayne.

SLEMCO’s 86th annual meeting is Saturday

SLEMCO will hold its 86th annual membership meeting at the Lafayette Cajundome this Saturday with doors opening at 6 a.m.

A personal salute to Flag Day

It’s long past time for me to put a flagpole in the center of my front yard — one that holds a large American flag that dances proudly in the summer breeze. We bought such a flagpole for my father on his 70th birthday, shortly after he and my mother moved into a new house with a stately front yard.

In Louisiana, just tell ‘em I lied

We are used to hearing legislators in Washington call each other liars. Just a few months ago during the President’s State of the Union speech, Congressman Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia jabbed a thumbs down in the president’s direction and yelled “liar” after his comments.