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St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Oct. 27 Jon Michael Mauldwin, 26, 100 block Dupre Lane, Port Barre, Home invasion; criminal trespass; aggravated kidnapping; illegal use of weapons; possession of firearm by felon; terrorism.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Oct. 26 08:11 Parent advised to pick up his kids at Eunice Elementary. 09:21 Lobby complaint about stolen utility trailer in the 2000 block of West Park. 10:28 Problem with employee at Eunice Junior High School.

Eunice Police arrest

The following is an arrest by Eunice Police. Oct. 26 Ashley Ortego, 23, 900 block of North 3rd Street, Eunice. Theft of goods.

Wilton "Will" Joseph Guillory

MAMOU – Funeral Services will be held on Friday, October 27, 2017 at Pending:00 a.m. in the Chapel at Ardoin Funeral Home in Mamou for Wilton ''Will'' Guillory, 82. Mr. Guillory passed away on October 26, 2017 at 1:25 a.m. at Opelousas General Hospital in Opelousas.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Oct. 24 Rayonna Nicole Smith, 17, 200 block of Dargin Road, Sunset. Disturbing the peace; threatening a public official. Arrested by Sunset Police. Oct. 25 Joseph Calvin Mayon, 33, 200 block of Pleasant Road, Opelousas.

Eunice Police arrest

The following is an arrest by Eunice Police. Oct. 25 Juvenile, 15, Eunice. Simple criminal damage to property and ungovernable juvenile.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Oct. 25 07:08 Subject dumped items in a trash can and left in the 600 block of North 3rd. 07:16 Fight involving male and female in front of The Eunice News. 07:28 Wreck on Walmart parking lot.

JFK assassination controversy still rages

After almost 54 years, the controversy about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy still rages today. The question at the center of the debate is the roll of Lee Harvey Oswald.

Time to end Hollywood’s creeps

We know Hollywood moguls are infamous for taking advantage of aspiring young actresses. The movie producer’s casting couch has been a “tradition” since Tinsel Town began. But Harvey Weinstein must be setting some kind of record. His sexual rap sheet gets longer every day.

'Guide to French and American Claims Commission' details Civil War losses in Avoyelles

"A Guide to the French and American Claims Commission 1880-1885: Our French Immigrant Ancestors and the American Civil War" by Carol Mills-Nichol focuses on the French families who laid claim to items, property and lives lost during the Civil War. One of the largest counties in the U.S.