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Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. April 11 India Nichole Mayne, 24, Pecan Orchard Road, Lafayette. Probation-violation. Ezel Ralpheal Jones, 20, 400 block of A Mayers, Eunice Probation warrant.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. April 11 Derrick Allen Williams, 31, 2500 block of Ambassador Caffery Parkway, Lafayette. Bench warrant. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Erin Leeann Garcia, 22, 200 block of Wallace Road, Carencro.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. April 10 Cody James Arceneaux, 28, 900 block of South Main Street, Opelousas. Second-degree murder. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Noah Joshua Higginbotham, 17, 100 block of Lydia Street, Port Barre.

Opelousas man arrested In connection with St. Landry Parish church fires

From the Office of Governor An Opelousas man has been taken into custody in connection with arson fires at three churches in St. Landry Parish. Holden Matthews, 21, was booked into the St. Landry Parish Jail on three counts of Simple Arson of a Religious Building.

The guillotine of public opinion comes for Joe Biden

About the time that the #MeToo movement really started to get traction in 2017, I compared it to the Salem witch trials.

Hope ‘springs’ eternal for civil discourse

Spring has finally arrived in all its glory. In Pittsburgh, the weather has warmed, the trees are blossoming and the birds are singing cheerfully. Sure, we Pittsburghers get plenty of rain this time of year, but as English poet Thomas Tusser reminds us, “Sweet April showers do spring May flowers.

Eunice man faces multiple charges after deputies search

Norman James Ceasar, 30, of the 300 block of West Ardoin Street, Eunice, faces multiple charges after St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Department detectives executive a search warrant at his residence, according to a news release from Sheriff Bobby Guidroz.

Smoked Meat Festival scheduled released

The 26th Louisiana Smoked Meat Festival, which is hosted by Viande Boucanee, Inc. in conjunction with area corporate and private sponsors, is scheduled in May.. The festival will be held at the Ville Platte Civic Center and Pavilion.

Opelousas man accused of stabbing his mother to death

A 28-year-old Opelousas man said he was arguing with his mother when she grabbed a knife out of his hands and cut him at the base of his fingers, St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz said in a news release.

Child, 5, injured on Maple Ave.

A 5-year-old child running to a school bus about 8 a.m. Tuesday was injured when he was struck by pickup truck, Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot said. The child was late and darted into traffic on Maple, Fontenot said.