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LSU survey: Public favors Medicaid expansion, criminal justice reform

A survey by the LSU Public Policy Research Lab found that a majority of Louisiana residents support criminal justice reform and Medicaid expansion, two major policies pushed by the John Bel Edwards administration.

Parish sales revenue trailing last year

Sales tax collections in Eunice as of March are 1.1 percent below the year-to-date collections in 2017, according to statistics from the St. Landry Parish School Board Sales Tax Division. Eunice revenues were $1,348,948 through March. A year ago those revenues were $1,364,460 — a $15,512 decrease.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. April 13 Roberta Inez Sosa, 46, 500 block of Collins Road, Opelousas. Possession of stolen things; three counts of accessories after the fact; simple burglary of inhabited dwelling (three counts).

Wayland H. Vincent

Funeral services will be held at noon Sunday, April 15, at Gumpoint Court of Praise Church in Branch for Wayland Hankins Vincent, 69, who passed away surrounded by his loving family April 11, 2018, in Lafayette. Rev.

James Rodney Forrestier

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, April 13 at 1 p.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Crowley for James Rodney Forrestier, 74, who passed away on Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at 5:45 p.m. at Heart Hospital of Lafayette. Fr.

Rayford Trahan

Rayford Trahan, 47, passed away on Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at 2:15 p.m. at his home in Egan. Survivors include his fiancé, Mollie Cochran of Egan; one daughter, Jaida Trahan of Rayne; one son, Corey and wife Katie Trahan of DeRidder; his mother, Geraldine L.

Charlotte Stakes Primeaux

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 14, in the Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home Chapel for Charlotte Ann Stakes Primeaux, 70, who died Thursday, April 12, 2018, in Crowley. Pastor Larry Evans of Parkerson Avenue Baptist Church will officiate for the services.

Mary Ann Washington

Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 14, at 10 a.m. at St. Theresa Catholic Church for Mary Ann Washington, 63, who died April 4, 2018, at her residence. Services will be conducted by Rev. Godwin Imoru. Interment will be in St. Lawrence Catholic Church Cemetery in Mowata.

Leonor Royer Wingate

RAYNE - A Mass of Christian Burial for Leonor Royer Wingate, 96, of Rayne will be celebrated on Friday, April 13, 2018 at 12:00 PM in St. Joseph Catholic Church. Father Christopher Cambre, Parochial Vicar of St. Joseph Catholic Church, will serve as celebrant. Entombment will follow in St.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. April 12 06:21 Loud noise from the Coburn yard. Workers dropping pipes so loud they cannot sleep. 07:39 Wreck near Ruby’s and Cafe Mosaic. Two vehicles. 12:31 Pipe stolen out of yard in the 300 block of West Oak.