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St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrest

The following is an arrest reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Sept. 7 John Brant Duplechin, 42, 100 block of Last Street, Arnaudville. Monetary instrument abuse. Arrested by Arnaudville Police.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Sept. 6 07:14 Man was speed in the 2100 block of West Magnolia and then stopped and threatened her. 08:55 Caller said father owns vacant house in the 500 block of Lewis and wants to make sure no one is living in it.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. Sept. 5 Randy Matte, 24, 100 block of Tetas, Eunice. Bench warrant. Samantha Barnwell, 23, Eunice. Probation violation. Juvenile, 15, Eunice. Disturbing the peace.

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Blood drive planned in Eunice All blood collection agencies in the U.S. are making every effort to meet the emergency blood needs of patients and ensure a sufficient blood supply in storm affected areas, according to a news release from United Blood Services.

United Way partners with Orange, Texas, counterparts for Harvey relief

St. Landry-Evangeline United Way is partnering with the United Way of Orange County, Texas for Hurricane Harvey disaster relief efforts. Ginger LeCompte, Executive Director of St.

6 students from Texas enrolled in St. Landry Parish public schools

Six students from Texas have been enrolled in St. Landry Parish public schools since Tropical Storm Harvey flooded southeast Texas, Superintendent Patrick Jenkins said. Those displaced because of the storm, may visit the St. Landry Parish School Board Office Instructional Resource Center for 8 a.m.

Ad surfaces in race for treasurer

The chatter among the lawmakers and lobbyists at late last month at the annual LegisGator event, at L’Auberge in Lake Charles, included reports on a commercial many had seen on their hotel television screens that morning. It was from state Sen.

Public school student count to decline

St. Landry Parish public school enrollment is projected to decrease by 901 students from the 2016 count. A 10-year projection is that the number of students will drop from 2013’s 14,808 to 12,959 in 2023. The enrollment projections were presented Tuesday to a meeting of the St.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio logs. Sept. 5 05:34 White female screaming obscene language at Walmart. 07:17 Son doesn’t want to go to school in the 700 block of Nimitz. 07:52 Stolen bicycle reported i the 300 block of Peach. 08;14 Bike recovered.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. Sept. 5 Juvenile, 16, Eunice. Simple assault. Juvenile, 12, Eunice. Disturbing the peace by fighting. Juvenile, 14, Eunice. Disturbing the peace by fighting. Juvenile, 13, Eunice. Disturbing the peace by fighting.