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Farm equipment stolen

Detective Marcus Bergeron of the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office returns to St. Landry Crime Stoppers and is asking for the public’s help in solving a theft near Eunice.

Cindy is now a depression

Report from Roger Erickson, warning coordination meteorologist, National Weather Service, Lake Charles: Tropical Storm Cindy has weakened and is now Tropical Depression Cindy, with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph.

Sheriff: Church Point man flees traffic stop, wrecks, now faces beaucoup charges

Shortly before midnight Wednesday, Acadia Parish Sheriff’s deputies stopped Allen Savoy, 27, of Church Point, but he fled, Acadia Parish Sheriff K.P. Gibson said in a news release. Savoy next wrecked his vehicle as he fled and deputies were able to take him into custody, Gibson said.

Opelousas man killed in 2 a.m. wreck

Shortly after 2 a.m. Thursday, Louisiana State Police Troop I troopers responded to a single-vehicle fatality crash on U.S. 167 near Redwood Road north of Abbeville, which claimed the life of 53-year-old Joseph L. Redmond of Opelousas.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. June 22 Derek Brody Latiolais, 30, 400 block Lenora Road , Church Point, LA, resisting an officer w/force or violence; 2 counts of simple criminal damage. Jason Keith Alexander Jr., 18, 100 block of Leo Lane, Church Point.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. June 21 04:44 Vehicle reported stolen from residence in the 1300 block of Bruce. 05:34 Possible grass fire at Northwest Pavilion.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. June 21 Shone Ceasar, 39, 200 block of May Street, Eunice. Disturbing the peace. Shawun Dougete, 37, 600 block of North 3rd Street, Eunice. Bench warrant for possession of Schedule 2 drug and possession of drug of paraphernalia. Juvenile, 15, Eunice.

News notes

Children’s choir rehearsals set The Eunice Community Children’s Choir will have rehearsals for the 2017 Summer concert at 6 p.m. June 30 and July 2 at the First Baptist Church, Eunice.

New terminal building at the Eunice airport

Construction was continuing at the new terminal for the Eunice airport. The contracted completion date for the 1,200-square-foot building is July 15, according to Drew Miller, airport manager.

House speaker defended

Former House Speaker Chuck Kleckley, now a government affairs advisor at Adams & Reese in Baton Rouge, said last week that he thought his successor in the Legislature’s lower chamber is “doing a good job.