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Several St. Landry Parish School Board members rode a school bus to West Feliciana Parish to view a school under construction. Seated in front are Superintendent Patrick Jenkins and Board member Myron Guillory. (Photos by Harlan Kirgan)

Several St. Landry Parish School Board members rode a school bus to West Feliciana Parish to view a school under construction. Seated in front are Superintendent Patrick Jenkins and Board member Myron Guillory. (Photos by Harlan Kirgan)

Decision time for school building plan

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, January 28, 2022
St. Landry Parish School Board members were told they need to decide on a final building plan for a March election. Lyn Kenley, construction consultant with Volker Inc., updated the Board at Buildings, Lands and Sites Committee meeting on Monday.
State Rep. Tony Bacala, R-Prairieville, (center) represents a fast-growing suburban area near Baton Rouge.

State Rep. Tony Bacala, R-Prairieville, (center) represents a fast-growing suburban area near Baton Rouge.

Population shifts in affect redistricting 

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, January 28, 2022
By Lura Stabiler and Braxton Brown LSU Manship School News Service BATON ROUGE — As the Legislature gets ready to start a special session Tuesday on redistricting, one major focus is whether two of the state’s six congressional districts should be redrawn to give minority residents a better chance...
Alexander Paul Ursin

Alexander Paul Ursin

Tips leads to cockfighting arrest

Rebecca Chaisson
Thursday, January 27, 2022
An anonymous tip resulted in the arrest of an Opelousas man o 20 counts of cockfighting on Wednesday. St. Landry Parish Animal Control received an anonymous tip about an event in the 100 block of Leroy Brooks Road in the Opelousas area, according to Sheriff Bobby Guidroz in a news release.
Eva Mae Stevens Clark

Eva Mae Stevens Clark

Eva Mae Stevens Clark

Myra Miller
Thursday, January 27, 2022
EVA MAE STEVENS CLARK, 69, was born April 2, 1952 in Eunice, Louisiana to the late Murphy and Georgiana Guillory Stevens Sr. She was joined in Holy Matrimony to the late Melven Clark Sr. and to this union six children were born. She was a member of Freedom Life Baptist Church.

Woman dies in Church Point house fire

Rebecca Chaisson
Thursday, January 27, 2022
State Fire Marshal deputies continue investigating the circumstances surrounding a house fire in Church Point that claimed the life of a female resident. At 6:45 a.m.
Barney Fournerat

Barney Fournerat

Barney Fournerat

Myra Miller
Thursday, January 27, 2022
Barney Fournerat passed away on Saturday, January 8, 2022 at the age of 67. A Memorial Service will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, January 31, 2022 at Quirk & Son Funeral Home of Eunice with Deacon Gary Gaudin officiating. Interment of ashes will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery at a later date.
St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests report

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests report

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

Myra Miller
Thursday, January 27, 2022
The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. January 26-27 Travion K. Skipper, 26, 2900 block of Fort Point Lane, Carrollton, Texas. Bench warrant. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Joshua Ryder, 43, 600 block of Jackson Lane, Melville.
Eunice Police Arrests

Eunice Police Arrests

Eunice Police Arrests report

Myra Miller
Thursday, January 27, 2022
The following are arrests by Eunice Police. January 22 Gene Richardson, 65, 6300 block of Pine Point Road, Ville Platte. Probation warrant. January 26 Michael Brown, 31, 200 block of North Cane, Eunice. Probation warrant, bench warrant and resisting an officer.
Eunice Police Radio log

Eunice Police Radio log

Eunice Police Radio log

Myra Miller
Thursday, January 27, 2022
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. January 26 00:00 Husband is threatening wife with a weapon in the 1300 block of West Vine. 00:02 Aggressive pit bull dog in the 600 block of East Vine. 00:28 Suspicious vehicle going into different businesses.