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St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests report

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

Myra Miller

Friday, January 14, 2022

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. January 14 Clint R. Dauzat, 54, 100 block of Lana Road, Opelousas. Domestic abuse battery (2 counts). Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Jayden G.

Eunice Police Arrests

Eunice Police Arrests report

Myra Miller

Friday, January 14, 2022

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. January 13 Rapheus Tre Shawn Joseph, 44, 700 block of East Peach, Eunice. Probation violation hold. Juvenile, 15, Eunice. Attempted first degree murder.

Eunice Police Radio log

Myra Miller

Friday, January 14, 2022

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. January 13 00:26 Caller advised at the corner of Dudley and Eisenhower there are subjects under the carport with flashlight and attempting to break in.

Laura Dell St. Andre

Myra Miller

Thursday, January 13, 2022

Laura Dell St. Andre` passed away on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at the age of 75. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at (time pending) on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at St. Ann Catholic Church with Father Stanley Jawa Celebrant. Burial will follow in St Ann Cemetery in Mallet.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests report

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

Myra Miller

Thursday, January 13, 2022

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. January 12 David Corey Bell, 45, 200 block of Stags Leap Lane, Broussard. Contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile, simple burglary. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Eunice Police Arrests

Eunice Police Arrests report

Myra Miller

Thursday, January 13, 2022

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. January 12 Juvenile, 15, Eunice. Illegal possession of a handgun by a juvenile, violations of protective orders, runaway juvenile.

Eunice Police Radio log

Eunice Radio log

Myra Miller

Thursday, January 13, 2022

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. January 12 05:32 Caller in the 1300 block of West Oak advised that he caught a subject trying to open his car door. 07:48 Caller in the 300 block of Ulysee needs a bike picked up.

Keynote speaker Domoine Rutledge at Saturday’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 35th annual Citywide Celebration. (Photos by Harlan Kirgan)

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebrated

Rebecca Chaisson

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

The city’s 35th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day was celebrated Saturday earlier than the official day of Jan. 17 this year. But Eunice celebration at New Zion Baptist Church came a day after a teen was gunned down.

Elizabeth Robinson started a violence prevention group in Baton Rouge after her son Lewis was shot and killed. Courtesy of Elizabeth Robinson

Louisiana struggles to solve murders as homicide rates rise

Rebecca Chaisson

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Chlanda Gibson was in her bed last April when she heard loud pops outside her window. She had fallen asleep while waiting for her son, 17-year-old Roddrick Cook, to come home after going out with friends.

What Sidney Poitier taught us about ourselves

Rebecca Chaisson

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

When my sister texted to tell me that Sidney Poitier had passed away, and I started crying. All I could do was conjure up the black and white image of a beloved movie, “A Patch of Blue,” the film that made me fall in love with Poitier.