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Man charged with sexual battery of female relatives

An Opelousas man is charged with three counts of sexual battery on two juvenile female family members. St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz identified the man arrested on July 28 as Lewis G. Champagne II, 56, 10975 Highway 190, Opelousas.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff Office reports arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. July 30 Dereck Jimmie Dorsey, 29, 800 block of Miller Road, Opelousas. Criminal trespass, littering prohibited. Arrested by Opelousas Police. Paris Mona Butler, 21, 2000 block of N. Lobdell Boulevard, Baton Rouge.

Eunice Police Radio Logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. July 29 00:11 Caller advised of a speeding vehicle driving recklessly down the road and nearby Valero. 00:16 Lobby complaint in reference to a citizen concerned about Covid.

News notes

Grab & Go meals for kids through Wednesday Restoring God’s Glory Ministries is part of the summer feeding program for kids. Lunches will be available through Wednesday. There will be a cooked lunch and snacks served daily from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Dustin Chase Thompson

EUNICE~Our hearts are filled with sorrow as the family announces the unexpected loss of Dustin Chase Thompson, a loving father, son, grandchild, brother, uncle and friend. He was 28. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Saturday, August 1, 2020 at St.

Allen J. Manuel

Allen J. Manuel passed away on July 29, 2020 at his residence in Eunice at the age of 84. A funeral mass will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 31, 2020 at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Eunice. Interment will follow in the St. Paul Cemetery with Father Hampton Davis, officiating.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff Office reports arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. July 28-29 Francis Broussard, 37, 100 block of Broussard Lane, Arnaudville. Aggravated flight from an officer, aggravated assault on peace officer. Arrested by Arnaudville Police.

Virus delays school work

Restoration work at Eunice Elementary has definitely been the project that cannot catch a break. The latest culprit to delay the completion of work is the coronavirus. Claudia Blanchard, school system director of operations, at a St.

Acadian Medical Center takes a new turn

By Harlan Kirgan Editor Acadian Medical Center this week is embarking on a new course as it begins operating under its own license.

St. Landry may reboot on virtual start (school plan pdf)

The St. Landry Parish School Board may do a reboot on its plan to start school on Aug. 20 and do so virtually. At least that seemed to be direction the Board was being steered by public comments and doubts among its members during more than six hours of meeting Tuesday.