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Covid-19 death toll at 51 in St. Landry Parish

The death toll from Covid-19 in St. Landry Parish stood at 51 in the noon Louisiana Department of Health report on the virus. St. Landry Parish’s cases had reached 244 with 254 state tests and 3,280 commercial tests. In the state, there have been culmulative 33,837 cases reported with 2,382 deaths.

Fire marshall details how business should reopen

Most people think of the Louisiana Fire Marshal's Office when it comes to fighting fires and rescuing burn victims from within an inferno, but Louisiana's Fire Marshal Butch Browning is today at the forefront of keeping COVID-19 from spreading like wildfire.

Driver arrested in wreck that killed motorcyclist

Louisiana State Police troopers executed an arrest warrant on the driver of the May 4 fatal crash, 62-year-old Vikke Wright Broussard. On Thursday, Broussard was arrested without incident and booked into the Acadia Parish Jail on failure to yield at stop sign/yield sign and vehicular homicide.

Are you a terrible conversationalist?

One of my biggest pet peeves: people who can’t hold up their end of a conversation. Oh, I’m not saying that every single human being is obligated to bring jaw-dropping factoids, whimsical quips and provocative perspectives to every mundane conversation.

Restarting the economy shouldn’t be a life or death decision

My mother texted me a photograph on Sunday. That doesn’t sound like a newsworthy occasion, but mom had never texted anything to me or anyone else, ever. It was a photo of the flowers I sent her for Mother’s Day.

Sheriff reports record heroin bust; 4 arrested

A four-week investigation netted a record amount of heroin seized and the arrest of four people on Wednesday, St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz stated in a news release. Guidroz said the drug bust occurred in three locations in Opelousas and Sunset.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff Office reports arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. May 14 Craig F. Deville, 33, 1100 block of Montgomery Road, Opelousas. Domestic abuse battery. Arrested by St Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Irvin Payne Jr., 21, 1700 block of Parkview Drive, Opelousas.

Opelousas man arrested on second-degree murder charge

A 25-year-old Opelousas man has been arrested on a second-degree murder charge in connection with a shooting in Melville, according to a news release from Sheriff Bobby Guidroz. But his court date was delayed because the suspect had to undergo surgery for a previous gunshot wound.

Virus tracing makes some Republicans queasy

Republican legislators said this week that many of their constituents are uneasy about contact tracing, a key tool in the state’s COVID-19 recovery plan to determine who has been in contact with someone who tests positive for the virus so they can quarantine and prevent further spread.

Republicans see path to lower insurance car rates in curbs in court

Two bills that aim to lower car insurance premiums by limiting lawsuits will move to the House and Senate floors after legislative committees approved them this week.