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Parish Council: Deal or No Deal?

The St. Landry Parish School Board may have gotten its final offer from the Parish Council for the lease of property for a Head Start Center adjacent to the parish airport.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Feb. 15 Luke Jarod Courville, 48, 1100 block of B. Mitchell, Breaux Bridge. Hold for St. Martin Parish. Arrested by Leonville Police. Kenyetta Johnson, 20, 4500 block of Tiger Lane Avenue, Baton Rouge.

Details released about Eunice man’s escape story

A Eunice man who escaped from the St. Landry Parish Jail at about 9 p.m. Sunday, stole an ATV from a residence in Eunice and surrendered to deputies on Wednesday, according to a news release from Sheriff Bobby Guidroz. Ronald A.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Feb. 14 09:04 Wreck in front of Eunice High School main entrance. 12:11 Fence fell on car in the 1400 block of West Dudley. 14:14 Wreck at Martin Luther King and Williams. Car in dtich.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. Feb. 14 Bobby Ray Vidrine, 33, 100 block of Mamie Street, Eunice. Aggravated battery, simple battery and aggravated assault. Juvenile, 16, Eunice. Ungovernable juvenile and runaway juvenile. Wayne Lewis Meyers, 31 300 block of West Aymond Street, Eunice.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Feb. 14 Jeremy C. Fontenot, 47, 200 block of Carriere Street, Port Barre. Speeding, driving under suspension, hold for Lafayette Parish. Arrested by Louisiana State Police.

The triumphs of President Trump

I wish I could hone in on all the spectacular moments from President Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address Tuesday to spotlight my favorite parts, but unfortunately the entire speech was so impressive that it is hard to pick out what I truly enjoyed hearing him say the most.

Full agenda handled at Crowley City Council marathon committee session

A wide range of topics was discussed during a recent marathon three-hour-plus meeting of the city council committees last week.

P.J. sect.-treas. term, pay considered

The Acadia Parish Police Jury will consider going back to the state Legislature this year in another effort to extend the term of office for its secretary-treasurer. Along those same lines, when jurors meet Tuesday, Feb. 12, they also will consider a pay raise for the position.

Anita Rose Fristoe

Anita Rose Fristoe, 71, of Springdale, Arkansas, died Friday, Feb. 8, 2019. Anita is preceded in death by her parents Clement and Lydia Broussard; two brothers, Clarence Broussard and Calvin Broussard; two sisters, Mildred Pelly and Ruth DuBose.