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Parent removed from School Board meeting

A parent who has been clamoring for a change in virtual education was removed from a St. Landry Parish School Board meeting on Thursday.

Eunice Police officer’s lawsuit says his rights were violated

Eunice Police Lt. Michael Dunn has filed a federal lawsuit arguing, in part, that he endured retaliation for posting on Facebook that was in violation of his First and 14th Amendment rights after a disturbance at the KC Hall in July and August 2019.

Pitre campaign contributors, expenditures

Contributors and expenditures to the Chad Pitre campaign for St. Landry Parish district attorney listed in the report follows by name, address, date of contribution and amount. The list also includes expenditures. A. Bourque, Inc., Port Barre; Aug. 25; $500.

Cravins campaign contributors, expenditures

Contributors to the Charles Cravins campaign for district attorney listed in the report follows by name, address, date of contribution and amount. The list also includes expenditures. Alton and Mary Ann Broussard, Opelousas; Aug. 4; $150. Carpenter’s Local Union 1098, Baton Rouge; March 17; $400.

District attorney candidates report campaign finances total over $327,000

Candidates for St. Landry Parish district attorney in the Nov. 3 election — Charles Cravins and Chad Pitre — report a total of $327,496 in receipts on the campaign finance reports. The reports filed with the Louisiana Board of Ethics are available online.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff Office reports arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. October 2 Megan Chanel Semien, 28, 300 block of N. Oak Street, Opelousas. Possession of Schedule II CDS. Arrested by Opelousas Police. Kody Charles, Sr., 37, 200 block of N. Liberty Street, Opelousas.

Eunice Police Arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. October 1 Terrika L. Richard, 1000 block of Robert Kennedy Avenue, Ville Platte.

Eunice Police Radio Logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. October 1 00:44 Caller in the 400 block of Perrotti advised that a subject keeps banging on her door and will not leave.

4-H families help one another with Hurricane Laura recovery

Louisiana 4-H members and LSU AgCenter agents have been offering hope, help and supplies to communities recovering from Hurricane Laura’s statewide trail of devastation. Former Cameron Parish 4-H’er Maeleigh Conner has seen it all.

UL Lafayette biologist’s vegetable research for NASA headed to space today

Radishes will soon enter the realm of asteroids, stars and cosmic dust, thanks to University of Louisiana at Lafayette researcher Dr. Karl Hasenstein. Hasenstein, a professor of biology in the Ray P. Authement College of Sciences, is sending radish seeds to the International Space Station.