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Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. March 21 Michael Godfrey, 26, 400 block of Myers, Eunice. Bench warrant. Jeromie Scott Ledoux, 42, 200 block of Mamie Street, Eunice. Bench warrant. Rhachelle Jane Leger, 28, 500 block of East Street, Mamou, and 1800 block of West Dudley Avenue, Eunice.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. March 20 Keith Lamar Seria, 29, 5600 block of Highway 182, Opelousas. Careless operation of a motor vehicle, open container, no liability insurance, no drivers license, DWI first offense. Arrested by Opelousas Police.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. March 20 06:48 Boyfriend hit her in the 300 block of Corn. 07:04 Fight on school bus. 07:19 Female who said boyfriend hit her was injured in an incident in Crowley. Boyfriend did not hit her.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. March 21 Tre Jeremiah Washington, 19, 200 block of LSUE Drive, Eunice. Possession of marijuana 14 grams or less. Randall Mark David, 55, 2300 block of Navy Road, Mamou. Three bench warrants. Wesley M. Edwards, 45, 1000 block of North CC Duson, Eunice.

News notes

Cultural Center will have Pysanky Eggs Nicole Holcombe will be at the Prairie Acadian Cultural Center in Eunice to do a class on Pysanky Eggs from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday. The first 20 participants over the age of 8 will be accepted. At 1 p.m. she and her husband, Dr.

Riceland Crawfish expansion nearly complete

The 2019 crawfish season is underway, but it has begun with a below-average start. “It’s slow right now. Normally we would be wide open, but we’re at half throttle,” said Doug Guillory of Riceland Crawfish, based in Eunice. “They’re waiting for that sun so they can come out of that growth spurt.

Eunice Players’ Theatre opens 50th season with ‘Daddy’s Dyin’ Who’s Got The Will?’

The Eunice Players’ Theatre will open its 50th season with “Daddy’s Dyin’ Who’s Got The Will?” on March 27. Eunice Players’ Theatre may be the longest continually running community theater in the state, Jody Powell, a theater board member and its historian, said.

What’s up with those gunshot reports?

Eunice residents face what seems to be a barrage of reports of gunshots heard at various places across the city. The reports, called into police and posted on social media, are a mixed bag for responding officers.

Women missing in GOP leadership in Louisiana

Even though the Republicans now dominate Louisiana politics, only one Republican woman, Suzanne Terrell, has ever held statewide elected office, and her term as commissioner of elections ended nearly 15 years ago. Terrell and three of the most prominent Republican women in the Legislature – Sen.

Medical marijuana slow to hit market

If you follow health care news or read High Times (the “magazine of high society”), or if you’re interested in government’s intersection with commerce and the importance of states’ rights, then turn your attention to Louisiana’s medical marijuana issue.