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Church Point man charged with armed robbery

A 20-year-old Church Point man has been arrested in connection with the armed robbery of farm workers Thursday on Maggie Lane near Church Point. Acadia Parish Sheriff K.P. Gibson identified the man as Zachary Daigle, 20, of Church Point.

Rural hospitals face cuts

The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) faces a $196.4 million cut in its fiscal year budget starting in a little more than a month. This singular cut makes up the majority of the projected $206.

SLEMCO’s annual meeting is Saturday

SLEMCO will hold its 80th Annual Membership Meeting at the Lafayette Cajundome on Saturday. Doors will open at 6 a.m.

Constitution rewrite isn’t in the air  

Efforts to call a constitutional convention to resolve the state’s “broken” budget and fiscal structure were thwarted Tuesday evening in a 50-45 House vote, considerably short of the two-thirds required for the bill to pass.

Crime Stoppers:

Crime Stoppers of Acadia Parish needs your help to solve a crime. The Crowley Police Department is investigating the theft of an 8-foot white cargo utility trailer from Forest Park Church of Christ, located at 19326 Crowley-Eunice Hwy. that occurred at 6:30 a.m. May 5.

St. Landry Crime Stoppers: 4 wanted for sex crimes

St. Landry Crime Stoppers needs help in apprehending four fugitives wanted for sex crimes by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Eliezer Lloret is wanted in reference to rape in St. Landry Parish and unrelated charges by the Lafayette Sheriff’s Office.

Police: Washington man charged with rape after being shot

A 23-year-old man who was shot in the right leg, was later charged with first-degree rape, Eunice Police Deputy Chief Richard Daigle said. Darraine Robinson, 23, 4300 block of Hwy. 10, Washington, was arrested Tuesday on the rape charge.

Confederate military monument legiislation defeated

XFollowing nearly six hours of testimony and six minutes of vote discussion, the Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs Wednesday killed on identical 4-2 votes, a pair of bills Wednesday that would have made it more difficult to remove Confederate military monuments in Louisiana.

Governor calls special session

Gov. John Bel Edwards Wednesday served legal notice he intends to call a special session of the Legislature 30 minutes after the regular session finally adjourns at its official deadline, 6 p.m. June 8, if the lawmakers have not completed their work on three funding instruments.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. June 1 Dennis P. Guillory Jr., 28, 700 block of Lewis Street, Eunice.