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Voter registration at Eunice High School

Chandler Duos, 18, a senior at Eunice High School, registers to vote in school Wednesday morning with the assistance of Charlene Chenier, of the St. Landry Parish Registrar of Voters Office.

Students to return to Eunice Elementary

Eunice Elementary students who have been attending classes at Highland Elementary are to return to their campus within the next few days. The students were moved to Highland after a fire on Aug. 14 damaged a building at the Eunice Elementary campus.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Sept. 26 Rasheed Omar Zachary, 25, 300 block of Patty Street, Lawtell. Negligent injuring, bench warrant. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Department.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests reported by Eunice Police. Sept. 25 Lindsey Stanford, 33, 2100 block of West Magnolia Street, Eunice. Domestic abuse battery. Dustin Ross Gotreaux, 31, 100 block of Shelton Loop, Eunice. Theft less than $1,000.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police radio dispatch logs. Sept. 25 08:03 Broken door on house for sale in the 1600 block of West Peach. 10:23 Dog complaint in the 300 block of Clark. 11:02 Disturbance in progress in the 2100 block of West Magnolia.

Yvonne Pringle Perrodin

EUNICE~It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that the family of Yvonne Pringle Perrodin announces her passing on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 with loving family by her side in the comfort of her home. She was 96.

Avoyelles School Board to award bonuses to highest-performing teachers

Avoyelles Parish teachers who came to work every day, whose students’ scores improved significantly and who helped their schools meet performance goals could receive a bonus this November. The Avoyelles School Board Education Committee was presented the bonus proposal at its Sept. 18 meeting.

Panel’s ideas offer help to face economic challenges

Community leaders say some recommendations to help improve the Morgan City and Berwick economies will be challenging but attainable with a coordinated effort.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Sept. 25 Willie Joseph Jr., 18, 800 block of Pamella Street, Opelousas. Dogfighting. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Department. Dontarious Devon Williams, 17, 1400 block of Attakapas Drive, Opelousas.

Swamp scene took Lonnie Landry more than 30 hours to create

Lonnie Landry, 78, has more than 30 hours of work on his fence mural in his back yard. The project is ongoing as he adds bits and pieces to the swamp scene and has a side fence that has yet to be done.