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St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. January 6 David Joachain, 50, 1300 block of Jennings Road, Opelousas. Bench warrant. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Tyrence Jarelle Williams, 21, 300 block of Sanders Street, Pineville.

Eunice Police Radio log

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. January 5 06:45 Report of a stolen catalytic converter at Manuel’s Cleaners. 08:15 Caller in the 700 block of South 3rd believes she found drugs in the home. 11:25 Lobby complaint in reference to a death threat.

News notes

Eunice Area Men’s Retreat set Feb. 3 The Eunice Area Men’s Retreat will be held at Our Lady of Oaks Retreat House in Grand Coteau from Thursday evening, Feb. 3 until noon, Feb. 6. For room reservations, call Don Mayeux at 457-9610 or 457-7624 as soon as possible.

Northern Gulf faces climate crisis

As Hurricane Ida rapidly grew in strength, crabbers Stacia Johnson and Justin Smith were left with just three days to relocate their $100,000 supply of crab traps.

LSU announces Fall 2021 Dean’s List, President’s Honor Roll

BATON ROUGE – LSU has announced the names of the students who have made the Dean’s List and the President’s Honor Roll for the fall 2021 semester. Undergraduate students enrolled in at least 15 credit hours who earned grade-point averages of 4.

LSU sets record in awarding 1,971 degrees

BATON ROUGE – LSU recognized 1,971 graduates at the university’s 306th commencement exercises on Dec. 17. The 1,971 degrees awarded is a new record for LSU’s fall graduation.

You can’t force us to ignore biological realities

The other day I was engaged in a surprisingly civil Twitter conversation with a person who identified as a “trans” woman. I took that to mean that she was a biological male, but presented as a female. I was right.

New Year. New laws. New disparities.

The pastiche of new state laws taking effect as the New Year begins underscores how different we are — at least in the eyes of legislators — on matters small and large.

30 catalytic converters stolen from business

Acadia Parish Crime Stoppers is asking for help in solving the theft of 30 catalytic converters. The crimes occurred in the 2500 block of Aymond Street, south of Eunice between the evening of Dec. 3 and the morning of Dec. 6, according to Sheriff K.P. Gibson Entry was gained by cutting a fence.

Former parish lawyer retires as longest serving state Supreme Court clerk of court

A former St. Landry Parish attorney, John T. Olivier, retired on Dec. 31 as the longest serving Louisiana Supreme Court clerk of court. Olivier served the Louisiana Supreme Court for 36 years, including 25 years and 9 months as clerk of court.