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St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. May 24 Kyle Michael Turner, 33, 200 block of Jeasy Street, Arnaudville. Theft of aged/disabled assets. Arrested by Leonville Police. Ryan David Guillot, 31, 200 block of Hwy. 741, Arnaudville.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. May 23 06:07 Disturbance at Tobacco Plus. 07:01 Man on bike threatened to break his windows. 07:46 Trespasser in the 1400 block of Scott. 08:08 Lobby complaint about monetary instrument abuse.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police.

News notes

UBS drive set Friday at Walmart Blood donations are needed now to prepare for Memorial Day weekend blood needs. The United Blood Services mobile will be in Eunice from 2 to 6 p.m. Friday at the Walmart parking lot in Eunice.

Summer heat relief on the way

As the summer heat started returning in the past few weeks, construction continued on two splash pads in Eunice. One site is behind Central Middle School and the second pad is near the tennis courts at the Fairground Park. Eunice Mayor Scott Fontenot said the splash pads may be ready by mid-June.

School Board focuses on dropouts

After nearly a month’s focus on graduation, St. Landry Parish School Board members turned their attention to dropouts. The Board’s Executive Committee approved an agreement with the Louisiana Workforce Commission to engage the Out-of-School Youth program.

Some in Black Caucus back Edwards plan

Some members of the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus stated their willingness to accept a half-cent increase in the state sales tax proposed Tuesday by Gov. John Bel Edwards, increasing the chance for a compromise with Republicans in a second special session.

Bravo to many in Eunice

BRAVO TO EUNICE for selecting doctor of pharmacy Charles Feucht as Eunice Rotary Club’s 2017 Citizen of the Year. If any project was meaningful and worthwhile he engaged, participated and successfully completed entirely too many to list.

The evolving American prom

The more the American prom changes, the more it stays the same. The modern prom, reports Slate, “may be traced to the Ivy League and the annual tradition of a ‘presentation week,’ during which formal dress and dancing accompanied a promenade concert.

Tri-Parish LSU graduates listed

BATON ROUGE — LSU alumnus Rep. Steve Scalise, U.S. House Majority Whip and the third ranking House Republican leader, delivered the keynote address, and LSU graduated one of its largest and most diverse classes at the university’s 295th commencement exercises on May 11.