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St. Landry Parish Sheriff Office reports arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. June 29 Vedall Ledet, 23, 600 block of Church Rd, Opelousas. Second degree rape; 2nd degree battery; false imprisonment; domestic abuse battery-child endangerment; theft. Arrested by Opelousas Police Dept.

Eunice Police Arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. June 28 Terry Tarlton, 63, 5700 block of Hwy. 182, Opelousas. Two counts of theft. Brenda Veltin, 60, 5700 block of Hwy. 182, Opelousas. Theft, possession of drug paraphernalia. Douglas Daigle, 48, 1000 block of Richard School Road, Church Point.

Eunice Police Radio Logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. June 28 07:04 Report from the 600 block of Ida advised that boyfriend took her cell phone. 08:24 Keys locked in a truck in the 100 block of S. 2nd St. 08:25 Food thrown on a sidewalk in the front of 200 block of N. St.

Opelousas General supports LSUE Surg Tech program

OPELOUSAS – A gift from Opelousas General Health System will support Louisiana State University Eunice’s new surgical technology degree program, which welcomed its first class earlier this month.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff Office reports arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. June 28 Christopher Rhes Rue, 25, 9600 block of Hwy 71, Washington. Aggravated assault with firearm; criminal trespass; suspended license/operating vehicle; possession of stolen firearm; open container. Arrested by St.

Eunice Police Radio Logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. June 27 00:50 Disturbance reported at Valero. 01:36 Suspicious persons at Hwy. 13 and Maple.

Sprint car driver Jason Johnson dies

BEAVER DAM, Wis.-Sprint car racer Jason Johnson died Sunday from injuries suffered after a crash at Saturday night’s World of Outlaws race at Beaver Dam Raceway. He was 41. Johnson crashed on the 18th lap of the race at the Wisconsin track.

News notes

Acadiana Wind Symphony concert The Acadian Wind Symphony under the direction of Gerald Guilbeaux will present “Raise The Roof” at 7:30 p.m. June 29 in the Ducrest/Gilfry Auditorium at Angelle Hall on the UL Campus. Admission is free.

How the deal was finally done

By Paul Braun and Tryfon Boukouvidis LSU Manship School News Service BATON ROUGE – With the Legislature’s approval this weekend of a compromise to fund the state’s budget, ending a conundrum that has tormented lawmakers and citizens alike for the last three years, two Senate leaders reflected on...

Watershed management is seen as one avenue to mitigate flooding

By Harlan Kirgan Editor Seemingly frequent and devastating flooding the past two years is prompting leaders in the state and locally to look back to an old idea of watershed management. St. Landry Parish President Bill Fontenot said his father worked for the U.S.