An interim appointment to fill the St. Landry Parish District 13 Parish Council position is scheduled to be made at Wednesday’s Council meeting.
St. Landry Parish School Board members received their first public review of the 2023-2024 operating budget at a Committee of the Whole meeting on Wednesday in Opelousas.
St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz emerged unopposed for a fifth term after qualifying ended on Thursday.
Qualifiers for state and regional office include the following.
Governor
Benjamin Barnes, Independent, P.O. Box 152, Angola.
Patrick Henry “Dat” Barthel, Republican,
Several local incumbents emerged unopposed as qualifying ended on Thursday.
The St. Landry Parish District Attorney’s Office was awarded the statewide “Leaders in Law Enforcement Award” given by the Community Foundation of Acadiana in Lafayette on Tuesday.
Shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop I were notified of a single-vehicle crash on La. 93 near Gateau Road in Lafayette Parish. The crash claimed the life of 22-year-old Eli Citizen Jr. of Carencro.
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs.
August 9
10:00 a.m. Suspicious vehicle at b1Bank.
2:14 p.m. Lobby complaint in reference to a subject.
The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.
La Table Française in Opelousas Wednesday
La Table Française will take place from 8:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Louisiana Orphan Train Museum at Le Vieux Village, located at 828 E. Landry St., in Opelousas.