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St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. June 26 Graham Lawson Chelette, 31, 700 block of Landreneau Street, Washington. Domestic abuse battery, bench warrant. Arrested by Washington Police. Sabrina Paige Darbonne, 23, 1100 block of Archie Road, Eunice.

3-vehicle wreck

A wreck involving three vehicles occurred at 9:46 a.m. Thursday at U.S. 190 and Martin Luther King Drive in Eunice. Eunice Police Officer Dane Wilson said a pickup truck driven by Marlon Guidry, of Eunice, ran a red light while southbound on Martin Luther King.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. June 25 Cody J. Woodruff, 23, 100 block of Allison Loop, Eunice. Illegal carrying of weapon and possession of firearm or carrying concealed weapon. Valerie Anne Tweedel, 62, 100 block of Acadia Street, Eunice. Theft less than $1,000.

Eunice Police radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. June 25 00:23 Caller in 500 block of East Maple advised that someone was banging on the door. 02:41 Disturbance reported in 800 block of South Beulah.

House GOP seeks to end COVID-19 emergency declaration

Louisiana House Republicans have revitalized a petition to overturn Gov. John Bel Edwards’ COVID-19 emergency declaration, seeking to end restrictions on businesses and churches meant to control the spread of the disease. Rep.

St. Landry COVID-19 count steady

As of Thursday, the case count for COVID-19 in St. Landry Parish remained at 540 cumulative cases and 57 deaths, according to the Louisiana Department of Health. The Department reported there have been 10,644 commercial tests and 540 state tests for the virus.

COVID-19 testing set at EHS on Thursday

Another session of free COVID-19 tests will be offered Thursday at Eunice High School. In the first round of drive-through free testing, 110 people were tested on June 18 at Eunice High School.

Nathan Miller

It is with heavy hearts that we the family announce the loss of our beloved father, brother, grandfather and friend, Nathan Miller on Thursday, June 25, 2020, in the comfort of his home with his loving family by his side. He was 93. A Celebration of Life will be celebrated at 10 a.m.

JD Bancshares ranked in top 200 of publicly traded community banks

JD Bancshares Inc., the parent holding company of JD Bank, announced that it has been named to American Banker magazine’s Top 200 Publicly Traded Community Banks. The ranking is based on three-year average return on equity through Dec. 31, 2019.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff Office reports arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. June 25 Quincy Rhiame Carter, 23, 1200 block of Ina Claire Drive, Opelousas. Domestic abuse battery, bench warrant. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Carla Denise Coleman, 55, 600 block of E.