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Survey shows crawfish income down, season shortened

Results from a survey of crawfish producers show that decreased demand for their product is resulting in lost income of about $500 an acre and a season that could end about 40 days sooner than usual in some cases.

29 dead in St. Landry Parish from COVID-19

There have been 29 deaths from COVID-19 in St. Landry Parish as of the noon Wednesday report on the Louisiana Department of Health’s website, ldh.la.gov/coronavirus. There have been 140 cases in St. Landry Parish.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff Office reports arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. April 22: Skye N. Hawkins, 35, 300 block of Acadia Street, Eunice. Drug court violation, 27th Judicial Court. Iesha Thomas, 28, 900 block of Lemoine Street, Opelousas. Simple battery. Arrested by Opelousas Police.

Anna Mae Doucet Thibodeaux

Mrs. Anna Mae Doucet Thibodeaux, 72, departed this life on Sunday, April 19, 2020 at Christus St. Patrick Hospital in Lake Charles. She was born August 1, 1947, to Carlton and Elizabeth Joyce Doucet in Eunice. She worked for Calcasieu Parish School Board as an educator for 35 years.

New study: Testing needs to Ramp up 10+ times

Harvard University researchers and epidemiologists are at it again, warning this time that America is nowhere close to having a true picture of the Coronavirus outbreak.  Other research and civic groups are beginning to agree.

Eunice Police Arrests

The following is an arrest by Eunice Police. April 21 Tiffany Nichole Bellard, 41, 1400 block of Jacob Road, Eunice. Illegal carrying and discharging of weapons, Domestic abuse aggravated assault and aggravated assault with a firearm.

Eunice Police Radio Logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. April 21 00:12 Caller in Maple and Juanita Street area advised that a subject keeps revving up an engine of a truck. 02:58 Report of shots fired, call came from the area of Lawco.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff Office reports arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. April 21: Chanteli Perez, 33, 4600 block of Drake Circle, Las Vegas, Nevada. Theft, Possession of Schedule II. Arrested by Eunice Police. Kendall Landry, 28, 700 block of Lastrapes Street, Opelousas.

Veil David "Sonny" DeVillier

I think, often, that if I had an obituary to write for myself, it would probably say something like ‘Family, Fraternity, and University.’” -Sonny DeVillier, 1995. Veil David “Sonny” DeVillier, was born March 25, 1935, and died of COVID-19 on April 17, 2020, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Eunice Police Radio Logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. April 20 01:19 Disturbance reporte in 200 block of South Mallet. 01:22 Fight reported in Crestview Apartments. 03:30 Caller in 600 block of North 8th Street advised that someone stole his generator.