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Scotty Lemaire

Scotty Lemaire

Acadia Sheriff: Burglar caught in the act

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Proactive patrolling by deputies have led to the arrest of a Kaplan man as he was caught burglarizing a building early Tuesday morning, according to Acadia Parish Sheriff KP Gibson. “With thefts and burglaries on the rise, our deputies have been vigilant in proactive patrols around our parish.

TOPS recipients could soon keep family income private

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Louisiana might soon remove the requirement that recipients of the state’s popular merit-based TOPS college scholarship provide information on their family income. The end of such disclosure in the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) is proposed in Senate Bill 81, authored by Sen.
Cell phone

Cell phone

Ban on hand-held driver phones fails

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Lawmakers on Tuesday narrowly rejected a bill to ban hand-held driver phones after a handful of amendments, debates and product demonstrations. The bill would have allowed law enforcement to ticket anyone caught with a cell phone in hand while driving.
The Eunice Chamber of Commerce sponsored an open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony for Fyzical Therapy & Balance Center, which is celebrating five years in business and announcing they are opening another location in Ville Platte in the summer. (Photo courtesy of Ric Nesbitt/KEUN)

The Eunice Chamber of Commerce sponsored an open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony for Fyzical Therapy & Balance Center, which is celebrating five years in business and announcing they are opening another location in Ville Platte in the summer. (Photo courtesy of Ric Nesbitt/KEUN)

Fyzical Therapy & Balance Center celebration

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
The Eunice Chamber of Commerce sponsored an open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony for Fyzical Therapy & Balance Center, which is celebrating five years in business and announcing they are opening another location in Ville Platte in the summer. (Photo courtesy of Ric Nesbitt/KEUN)
Davieontray Breaux

Davieontray Breaux

Suspect in the fatal shooting of adult, child identified

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Opelousas Police Detective Mike Hidalgo, through St. Landry Crime Stoppers, is asking for help in locating a suspect wanted on murder charges. On April 27, Opelousas Police were dispatched to 719 Mia St. for a shooting complaint where one adult and five children had been shot.
Edward Carlton Little

Edward Carlton Little

Suspect identified in coin-operated machine thefts

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Law enforcement agencies along the I-10 corridor, have been investigating a rash of thefts from various types of coin-operated machines at local businesses. The thefts have mainly been occurring at convenience stores where the air machines have been forcefully entered and the money stolen.

State’s 2006 abortion law ready if Roe v. Wade is overturned

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
More legal challenges are expected, but an outright ban on abortions would go into effect immediately in Louisiana except in certain instances. If the leaked draft of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on a Mississippi abortion law overturns the landmark Roe v.

Parish sales tax collections grow 7%

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
St. Landry Parish sales tax collections totaled $30,105,756 through April, which was up 7% over the same period in 2021, according to St. Landry Parish School Board tax division. April collections were $8,638,042, up $227,603 or 2.7% over the April 2021 collections.
St. Landry Parish School Board Member Mary Ellen Donatto makes her point about closing or consolidating schools at meeting on Monday. (Photos by Harlan Kirgan)

St. Landry Parish School Board Member Mary Ellen Donatto makes her point about closing or consolidating schools at meeting on Monday. (Photos by Harlan Kirgan)

School closings are among issues facing School Board

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
One St. Landry Parish School Board member referred to this as “time to rip the Band-Aid off.” That’s about closing some schools in the parish — Washington, Palmetto and Grand Prairie.