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St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Feb. 16 Cody Christopher Soileau, 33, 2200 block of, Old Hwy. 190, Port Barre. Two counts of simple battery; aggravated assault; two bench warrants. Anthony Griffith, 41, 1000 block of King Boulevard, Ville Platte.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Feb. 19 07:26 Wreck at Laurel and Bobcat. Road blockage. Injuries unknown. 08:59 Three males with bikes at East Vine and 1st. . Caller wants officer to check to see if they are stolen.

Eunice Police arrest

The following is an arrest by Eunice Police. Feb. 19 Johnny Leday, 31, 400 block of Ulysee Street, Eunice. Domestic abuse battery.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Feb. 16 06:59 Loose pitbull on Veteran Drive. 09:08 Theft of wallet at Walmart. 09:26 Theft of parts on two vehicles in the 400 block of South 2nd. 09:38 Possible break-in in the 1500 block of Williams.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. Feb. 16 Anthony Griffith, 41, 1000 block of King Boulevard, Ville Platte. Bench warrants for parking in handicap zone and speeding. Christopher Ashworth, 37, 1600 block of West Vine, Eunice. Serving time weekends. Feb. 17 Juvenile, 16, Mamou.

News notes

Voter registration deadline is Feb. 21 The last day for persons to register to vote in the March 24 Municipal Primary Election will be at 4 p.m. Feb. 21 for in person-by mail registrations. Voters may verify their current information by visiting the website geauxvote.

Fiscal cliff: Is Medicaid fueling opioid crisis?

EDITORS NOTE: This is the sixth of a series of articles on the Fiscal Cliff crisis facing Louisiana today. In prior articles we have discussed how Medicaid is bankrupting America and Louisiana financially, morally — and today we will talk about its connection to the opioid crisis.

La. isn’t in the running for Amazon location! In the current competition to land a new Amazon second North American headquarters, Louisiana pulled out all stops. It would have been quite a coup for a Louisiana location to land this big prize with some 50,

In the current competition to land a new Amazon second North American headquarters, Louisiana pulled out all stops. It would have been quite a coup for a Louisiana location to land this big prize with some 50,000 new jobs to the winner. But from the beginning, the Bayou State never had a chance.

Merry (Trappers) Christmas, everybody

Mardi Gras has come and gone, but if you live in the south Louisiana marshland it’s still not too late to follow an old custom and celebrate Christmas. In the not too distant past, while the rest of the world celebrated Christmas on Dec.

From The Eunice News files

The following are from the February 2001 files of The Eunice News. The news from City Hall was about natural gas bills. The city’s bill was nearing $600,000 a month compared to $200,000 the previous year.