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Man, 61, charged with sexual battery on 3 juveniles

A 61-year-old Church Point man, Patrick Guillory Jr., has been charged with three counts of sexual battery involving three separate juveniles under the age of 10, according to St. Landry Parish Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz in a news release.

Unrestrained Crowley woman killed in Lafayette Parish crash

Queyaishious Harmon, 23, of Crowley, was killed in a two-vehicle crash on La. 724 at Landry Road near Judice at about 2:30 p.m. Friday, according to a Louisiana State Police Troop I news release.

Sheriff: Man with repeat DWIs suspected in fatal hit and run

A man, who has been charged with DWI on five separate occasions and was under suspension from a previous DWI, has been arrested in connection with a fatal hit and run that occurred near Rayne on Sunday. Acadia Parish Sheriff K.P.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. July 24 Otis John, 61, 300 block of South Railroad, Opelousas. Bench warrant; failure to register as a sex offender; duty of sex offenders to notify law enforcement.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. July 21 08:52 Wreck at U.S. 190 and Leon. Two vehicles. 10:05 Step daughter is moving out of residence in 1200 block of West Maple and taking things that don’t belong to her.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. July 21 Melissa Brooke Boulet, 35, 100 block of Boudreaux Street, Eunice. Theft, five counts of prescription drugs. Gerome Kyle White, 33, 700 block of Lewis Street, Eunice. Second-degree battery.

Ude Mae Fuselier

EUNICE~It is with great sadness that the family of Ude Mae Fuselier announces her passing on Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at Eunice Manor at the age of 86. A memorial service to honor the life and memory of Ude Mae Fuselier will be announced at a later date.

News notes

EPT presents ‘Red, White & Tuna’ Eunice Player’s Theatre will present “Red, White and Tuna” beginning Thursday. The presentation, by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears, and Ed Howard will be Thursday, Friday, Saturday, July 30, and Aug. 2, a dinner theater will be offered; Aug. 4, Aug. 5 and Aug. 6.

The fatal shootout at Bois Mallet

At dawn on a muggy morning in late July 1916, Sheriff Marion L. Swords was in the Mallet Woods in rural St. Landry Parish, watching an old cabin where he thought a murder suspect was hiding. It would be the last sunrise “one of the best-known politicians in Louisiana” would ever see.

From The Eunice News files

The following are from the July 2006 files of The Eunice News. Workers at the Eunice Walmart Supercenter were busy preparing for the Aug. 16 grand opening. Robert Gaspard, store manager, said the store was a 177 prototype meaning it had 177,000 square feet.