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St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Wednesday, June 4 Jimmy Rene Billiot, Jr., 28, 6000 block of S. First Street, Chataignier. Domestic abuse battery, criminal damage to property.

St. Landry Parish marriage licenses

The following people obtained marriage licenses from the St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court Office. Wednesday, May 21 Darvin Allen Biddle Sr. and Amber Denee St. Andry. No addresses available. Thursday, May 22 Jacob Paul Credeur of Port Barre and Hailey Marie Perry, of Washington.

St. Landry Parish civil cases

The following are civil cases filed in the 27th Judicial District Court. Wednesday, May 21 Nationstar Mortgage LLC vs Sheryl Louise Devillier Hands, executory process. LVNV Funding LLC vs Darlene Meza, open account. Kenneth Wayne Hicks vs Latarsha Demetria Harrison, divorce.

Senate reins in tax cut and school voucher plans

The Louisiana Senate is reining in several major proposals pushed by Gov. Jeff Landry and House conservatives, rejecting additional tax cuts and scaling back spending on private school vouchers amid caution over the state’s longer-term financial outlook.

Weaponized words behind killings of embassy staffers

When the Tufts student was arrested by ICE for an op-ed she wrote condemning Israel, many protested the “criminalization” of words. “She just wrote a column,” they said.

Saving America’s Southwest water reserves

Some say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Cute. But try telling that to the ghosts of 20th-century water policy, especially the concrete evangelists who brought us the Hoover Dam. They didn’t just build a dam. They built a monument to a myth: man’s dominion over nature. A beacon of grit.

Downtown to feature classic cars, trucks

Downtown Eunice will feature classic cars and trucks for the Spring Into Summer Car Show & Touch-A-Truck on Saturday. Attendance is free for the public. Event organizer Mark Denette said some estimates are $10 million worth vehicles are on display during the show held from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Jobless rates are up, workforce steady in April

Tri-Parish unemployment rates in April were up and the workforce was nearly unchanged compared to a year ago, according to the Louisiana Workforce Commission. The total workforce count in April was 68,046, up 210 or 0.3% from the April 2024 total for St. Landry, Acadia and Evangeline parishes.

Bellard announces spending reductions

St. Landry Parish Government announced operational cuts totaling about $375,000 in response to escalating mandated expenses.

Eunice Police Arrests report

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Monday, June 2 Desmond Guillory, 35, 500 block of South Beulah, Eunice.