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Emily Alfred

Emily Alfred

Emily Alfred

Myra Miller
Monday, April 21, 2025
Emily Alfred passed away on Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025 at the age of 76. Arrangements are pending.
St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests report

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests report

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

Myra Miller
Monday, April 21, 2025
The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Friday, April 18-Monday, April 21 Erick J. Antoine, 38, 1300 block of Highway 178, , Opelousas. Domestic abuse battery (child endangerment).
Eunice Police Arrests

Eunice Police Arrests

Eunice Police Arrests report

Myra Miller
Monday, April 21, 2025
The following are arrests by Eunice Police. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Wednesday, April 16 Emmanuel Sorcia, 25, 900 block of Rozas Road, Eunice. Bike lights required, resisting arrest. Thursday, April 17 Calvin Fontenot, Jr., 27, homeless, Eunice.
Eunice Police Radio log

Eunice Police Radio log

Eunice Police Radio log

Myra Miller
Monday, April 21, 2025
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. The Police Department changed the format from chronological to one based on officers who responded to calls. Thursday, April 17 There were 5 traffic stops between the hours of 5:05 a.m. until 5:07 p.m. Officer J.
News notes items

News notes items

News notes

Myra Miller
Monday, April 21, 2025
St. Francis School Crawfish Boil set St. Francis School will have a Crawfish Boil from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, May 9 at the school grounds, 490 St. Joseph Ave, Iota. For a donation of $16 you will have 4 pounds of boiled crawfish with a potato. Deadline for advanced orders is Wednesday, May 17.
Vivian Guillory Hall

Vivian Guillory Hall

Vivian Guillory Hall

Myra Miller
Monday, April 21, 2025
Vivian Guillory Hall passed away on Saturday, April 19, 2025 at the age of 85. A Funeral Service will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at Quirk & Son Funeral Home Chapel with Deacon Chuck Ortego officiating. Entombment will follow in St. Paul Mausoleum.
St. Edmund High Senior Class of 2025 presented the Way of the Cross Wednesday at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church. Mary, betrayed by Emma Clause, holds her son, Jesus, Koy Trahan, after he was taken down from the cross. (Photos by Amy Myers)

St. Edmund High Senior Class of 2025 presented the Way of the Cross Wednesday at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church. Mary, betrayed by Emma Clause, holds her son, Jesus, Koy Trahan, after he was taken down from the cross. (Photos by Amy Myers)

Easter observance at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church

Harlan Kirgan
Thursday, April 17, 2025
St. Edmund High Senior Class of 2025 presented the Way of the Cross Wednesday at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church. Mary, betrayed by Emma Clause, holds her son, Jesus, Koy Trahan, after he was taken down from the cross. (Photos by Amy Myers)

Schools facing grade shock

Harlan Kirgan
Thursday, April 17, 2025
The scoring system for Louisiana’s public schools is about to get tougher and a glimpse of that challenged was presented to the St. Landry Parish School Board on Tuesday at a Committee of the Whole meeting in Opelousas.

Edit your flower garden by dividing perenanials

Harlan Kirgan
Thursday, April 17, 2025
From the Bulb and Blossom Garden Club Dividing perennials is the first step in editing a garden. As with any creation, editing is when the good stuff happens. Look at your garden with a critical eye and note the color palate and variety of texture. Determine what needs to be moved or even removed.
Eric DeBoer, an assistant professor of turfgrass management with the LSU AgCenter, demonstrates using a spreader to apply fertilizer. (Photo by Randy LaBauve/LSU AgCenter)

Eric DeBoer, an assistant professor of turfgrass management with the LSU AgCenter, demonstrates using a spreader to apply fertilizer. (Photo by Randy LaBauve/LSU AgCenter)

As turfgrasses wake up, tackle weeds and fertilize now

Harlan Kirgan
Thursday, April 17, 2025
By now, you’ve probably had to crank up the lawnmower and give your lawn its first cut in a while. Turfgrasses are emerging from their winter dormancy, turning green and growing once again — and so are warm-season weeds.