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First criminal trial held in 27th Distirct since onset of COVID-19

OPELOUSAS — A jury found an Opelousas man guilty of second-degree murder in the shooting death of death of his wife in what St. Landry Parish District Attorney Chad Pitre said was the first criminal trial since the onset of COVID-19. The jury verdict came on Friday for Daniel E.

Students of the Week at Glendale Elementary

Glendale Elementary announced its Students of the Week for April 7-9. In front, from left, are Zylee McQuirter, Mason Higginbotham, Bailey Ashworth, Victoria Hernandez, Khloe Glaze and Hayden Hooter.

Sixth body recovered identified as Pitre

Divers searching the wreckage of the Seacor Power in the Gulf of Mexico have recovered the body of a sixth crewman, the Lafourche Parish coroner said late Tuesday. He was 31-year-old Quinon Pitre of the St. Mary Parish community of Franklin, said the coroner, Dr. John King.

Three techniques to keep mosquitoes out of your backyard oasis

A backyard retreat can be even more enjoyable when homeowners find ways to keep mosquitoes at bay. The value of a retreatlike backyard was never more apparent than in 2020.

Bill supports victims of domestic violence

BATON ROUGE — A House bill that removed a notarization requirement to make it easier for people to seek court orders to protect them from domestic violence moved forward Monday. Rep.

Traffic stop in Eunice leads to drug charges for 2

A traffic stop by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Crime Suppression Team resulted in the arrest of an 18-year-old man and a 16-year-old juvenile. According to Sheriff Bobby Guidroz, after the stop on April 14 detectives located 21 bags of prepackaged marijuana, weighing a total of 139.

Audrey Fontenot Martel

EUNICE–It is with heavy hearts that the family of Audrey Martel announces her passing on Sunday, April 18, 2021 at the Opelousas General Hospital with her loving family by her side. She was 75. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 22, 2021 at St.

Debbie C. DeRouen

EUNICE–It is with the heaviest hearts that the family of Debbie C. DeRouen announces her passing on Friday, April 16, 2021 at the age of 66. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1 p.m. on Monday, April 26, 2021 at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Eunice. Entombment will follow in the St.

Albert Dupre Jr.

It is with great sadness that the family of Albert Dupre Jr. announces his passing on Friday, April 16, at 3:45 a.m. at Acadian Medical Center. He was 65. A celebration of life will be celebrated on Saturday, April 24 at 10 a.m. at Frank Brothers Chapel in Eunice with the Rev.

Life comes with more side effects than COVID-19 vaccine

I knew it. I get the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine and three days later, “J&J vaccine paused due to blood clots.” I have to admit I felt a little uneasy when I trudged into the local public library in an Orwellian procession of citizens on their way to inoculation.