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Eunice Police Radio log

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Traffic stops are not normally included. June 15 00:38 911 call from the 800 block of South Beulah and caller advised that she feels like that she is being held hostage.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. June 16 Lisa Marie Roberie, 51, 2300 block of Highway 749, Opelousas. Bench warrant. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Sheba Ann Williams, 36, 100 block of Fleur Des Coteau, Opelousas. Negligent injuring.

News notes

Concealed carry permit class Saturday The St Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office will host a one day concealed carry permit training class on Saturday. The usual location has changed. This class will be held at 207 South 2nd, Eunice, at the Dugout Event Hall beginning at 7:30 a.m.

Elizabeth Laden Fontenot

Elizabeth Laden Fontenot passed away on Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at the age of 76. A Funeral Service will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, June 17, 2022 at Quirk & Son Funeral Home of Basile. Entombment will follow in St. Augustine Mausoleum.

Leroy Phillip Hardy

Leroy Phillip Hardy passed away on Monday, June 13, 2022 at the age of 79. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 25, 2022 at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Basile with Father Keenan Brown Celebrant. Burial will follow in Assumption Cemetery.

Condemn the nihilism of abortion-rights activists

They’re fire-bombing pro-life pregnancy clinics. They’re defacing churches. They’re disrupting pro-life marches with threats of violence. And this is their reasoning: “If abortion isn’t safe, neither are you.

From Sandy Hook to Uvalde: The Gospel Truth

“Do Something!!” we cry, but the mass shootings by disturbed young men keep coming — from Sandy Hook to Aurora, Parkland, Tucson, Virginia Tech, Buffalo, and now Uvalde. Our political leaders say gun and red-flag laws are the solution. Really?

Tribute to Clifton Chenier set for his birthday at Visitor Center

Two-time Grammy nominee Corey Ledet leads the Tribute to Clifton Chenier set for 1 to 3 p.m. June 25 at the St. Landry Parish Visitor Center, I-49 exit 23, in Opelousas. The tribute is part of the Zydeco Capital Jam, monthly jam sessions open to players of all skill levels.

Who is Sgt. William Henry Johnson, the recommended new namesake for Fort Polk?

The panel tasked with finding new names for U.S. military bases that continue to honor the Confederacy has come up with its recommendation for nine Army installations around the country.

School budget decline forecast

The St. Landry Parish School Board budget usually is projected at break-even or even a surplus in recent years, but the finance director expects a small loss this year and more than $1 million next year.