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Arvie is arrested for alleged indecent behavior

A former Ville Platte city councilman who is a teacher at Opelousas Junior High School was arrested April 28 for alleged indecent behavior with a juvenile. Taranza Arvie, 57, was booked into the St.

Rogers Carrier

Rogers Carrier departed from this earthly life on Saturday, May 2, 2020 at St. Clare Manor Nursing Home of Baton Rouge at the age of 70. A Private Graveside Service will be held at St. Mathilda Cemetery on Tuesday, May 5, 2020 with Father Blaine Clement officiating.

Eunice Police Arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. May 1 Jarickious T. Roberts, 22, 2800 block of Faubourg Road, Ville Platte. Special restrictions of lamps, red or green facing forward, careless operation, flight from an officer, aggravated flight from an officer. May 2 Juvenile, 14, Theft.

Eunice Police Radio Logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. May 1 02:10 Suspicious persons on bikes near Armide. 05:42 Disturbance reported in 100 block of College. 18:42 Caller in 800 block of South Beulah requested a person to be removed.

News notes

Free lunch for elderly at Southeast Center Restoring God’s Glory Ministries is providing free lunches for the elderly, veterans and disabled from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Southeast Neighborhood Center, at 101 City Avenue in Eunice. Delivery is available also.

LSU team studying effects of coronavirus on travel patterns

A number of metrics are being examined by experts to determine how successful, or unsuccessful, the nation’s response to the coronavirus pandemic has been thus far. For LSU Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Brian Wolshon, that metric is traffic.

Poultry, livestock producers face economic challenges from coronavirus

The LSU AgCenter and the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation have drafted a request for federal aid for poultry producers, who are not included in the most recent farm aid package — but the request has been turned down. Poultry is the largest agricultural enterprise in Louisiana.

SLCC starting online notary exam prep class

South Louisiana Community College’s Corporate College will now offer an online Notary Exam Prep course in addition to the online hybrid/in-person course. The course will prepare students for the State’s Notary exam administered on Aug. 29.

LSUA economic report measures COVID-19 impact

The Louisiana State University of Alexandria College of Business has released the latest issue of the CENLA Economic Dashboard.

Sons of Klansmen haunted by sins of their fathers

Children of Klansmen are sometimes haunted by the sins of their fathers. James Poissot of Baton Rouge never knew his father, but knew he was a violent man who beat James’ mother so severely decades ago that she miscarried. In Rayville, the late William L.