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Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Poliice. April 12 Misty Niven, 37, 400 block of Rozas Road, Eunice. Two bench warrants. Thomas Murphy, 28, 4300 bloc of Perchville Raod, Eunice. Probation violation.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. April 12 James Clayton Fontenot, II, 26, 1900 block of Oak Leaf, Opelousas. Failure to use safety belts; suspended license/operating vehicle; possession of schedule II drugs; attempt; distribution of schedule II drugs.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. April 11 07:30 Stolen bike in the 300 block of South Martin Luther King. 07:42 Horse tied to empty trailer at Fruge and Martin Luther King. 07:47 Reckless parked vehicle at Family Dollar.

Eunice Police arrest

The following is an arrest by Eunice Police. April 11 Dustin J. Gartman, 33, 1800 block of West Dudley, Eunice. Possession of Schedule IV controlled dangerous substance, resisting and officer by force or violence and bicycle lamps required.

News notes

Rotary seeks administrative pro nominations The Eunice Rotary Club is seeking nominations for the 2018 Eunice Administrative Professional of the Year.

4 graduate from sheriff’s training

Four St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s deputies have graduated from the St. Martin Sheriff’s Basic Training Academy. The police academy is 14 weeks of intense and strenuous classes that instruct officers throughout the Acadiana area.

Louisiana rice planting on schedule thanks to recent dry weather

Recent stretches of dry weather have allowed Louisiana rice farmers to get in the field and plant their 2018 crop on schedule. “In the last two weeks, we’ve made tremendous progress,” said Don Groth, resident coordinator of the LSU AgCenter H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station in Crowley.

DuHaney-West named CEO of Teche Regional Medical Center

Teche Regional Medical Center announced Monday that Aphreikah DuHaney-West has been named CEO of the hospital, effective immediately, a news release said. She has served as interim CEO since December 2017.

Early voting begins Saturday for Fire District 4 election in northern Acadia Parish

One election is on the April 28 ballot in Acadia Parish and it involves only three precincts and part of a fourth. But officials in the parish Registrar of Voters offices will be handling early voters in that election beginning Saturday, according to Billie J. Meyer, registrar.

2 men, 2 teens charged in street fight

Two adults are accused of standing by as two 16-year-olds fought at about 6 p.m. Monday at Hazel and Benjamin streets. The juveniles were having a spat on the internet and it was decided they would meet and fight, Eunice Police Sgt. Nicholas Cooley said.