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Emotions fly as Legislature ends up on a stump

Emotions were raw Monday night as the special session collapsed after the Legislature was unable to raise major revenue to fund the state’s budget priorities. In the final minutes of the session, an attempt to reconsider a bill that would have increased revenue by $504 million was blocked by Rep.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. June 5 Wanda James Thompson, 70, 100 block of Sunny Huff Road, Pitkin. Six counts of theft. Arrested by Louisiana Dept of Agriculture and Forestry. Lucas Paul Richardson, 27, 1300 block of Frilot Street, Opelousas.

Police: He threatened them, then they pulled him out from underneath a house

Steven Savoy II had threatened to harm police, but when Eunice Police went searching for him Monday afternoon they eventually found him hiding under a house, Eunice Police Lt. Ryan Young said.

Jerald Rufus Monier

Jerald Rufus Monier passed away on Monday, June 4, 2018, at the age of 79. He is survived by one son, James Lee Monier; one daughter, Mona Monier; one brother, Charles Monier; three sisters, Barbara Hebert, Shirley Meyers, and JoAnn Monier.

Higher education, TOPS cut as House Republicans reject revenue-raising measures

The Legislature passed a budget late Monday with deep cuts to TOPS and higher education minutes before the tense end of a special session, and House Republicans rejected attempts to raise revenue to soften the cuts.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. June 4 09:42 Remove a subject in the 1600 block of West Magnolia. 10:21 Man said another man hit him in the 400 block of West Oak. 11:17 Ex is throwing belongings in the yard in the 400 block of Mill.

Eunice Police arrest

The following is an arrest by Eunice Police. June 4 Steven Savoy, 30, 1562 Duralde Hwy., Eunice. Warrant for resisting an officer.

News notes

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Vermilion Parish School board building now: ‘Charles Campbell Curriculum Annex’

Vermilion Parish residents may notice a difference while visiting the school board. Wednesday evening, the school board held a reception dedicating and re-naming the Vermilion Parish School Board Curriculum Annex Building.

At the end of the dial

Ever since Thomas Edison uttered “Mary had a little lamb” into his phonograph as the first ever recording in 1877, the radio medium has brought news, information, and entertainment into homes world wide in large and small markets.