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Sheriff: Driver hit with bright light then shots fired in road rage

Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies investigated a road rage incident about 8:30 p.m. Sunday just north of Rayne on La. 35, according to Sheriff K.P. Gibson. Police were called after a vehicle passed another on La.

Dorothy Ann Russell Stagg

Dorothy Ann Russell Stagg, of Eunice, LA, died October 27, 2018. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, October 30, 2018, at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Basile, LA., which will be officiated by The Very Reverend Thomas Voorhies.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Oct. 29 Kelvin Thomas, 43, 100 block of Garland Station Road, Bunkie. Domestic abuse battery (child endangerment) (two counts). Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Department. Lee A. Sam Jr.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio logs. Oct. 26 06:46 Daughter does not want to go to school in the 200 block of Acadia. 07:12 Wreck in the 500 block of West Maple. 07:20 Vehicle broke down on West Oak by stop sign.

State Police: Harley rear tire blows, cyclist ejected, killed

State Police report a blown tire resulted in the death of a motorcyclist shortly before noon Saturday on Interstate 10 east near La. 91.

The ending of an unlikely success story

People in south Louisiana don’t often pay attention to news from a relatively obscure research facility in Maryland, but the announcement that the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center is winding down its whooping crane breeding program has a special connection to us.

Plant now for cool-season color

The seasons are changing, and we are entering a transitional period in the flower garden when warm-season bedding plants begin to fade and cool-season bedding plants are planted to provide fall, winter and spring color.

Sherburne Wildlife Area camping water shut off

The water supply system at the Sherburne Wildlife Management Area main camping area is no longer available to the public, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.

Sheriff says be aware of sex offenders

There are about 188 registered sex offenders, and St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz said he wants you to know where they reside so that you avoid those houses when trick-or-treating.

Space Force: Boon or boondoggle?

When I was a preschooler, one of my favorite Saturday morning TV programs was “Fireball XL5,” which followed the missions of spaceship Fireball XL5, commanded by Colonel Steve Zodiac of the World Space Patrol.