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St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests report

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests report

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St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

Myra Miller
Monday, April 28, 2025
The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Friday, April 25 Laura Ann Moten, 55, 700 block of Saint Cyr Avenue, Opelousas. Bench warrant (2 counts). Arrested by St.
Eunice Police Radio log

Eunice Police Radio log

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Eunice Police Radio log

Myra Miller
Monday, April 28, 2025
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. The Police Department changed the format from chronological to one based on officers who responded to calls. Thursday, April 24 There were 4 traffic stops between the hours of 12:08 a.m. until 10:30 p.m. 12:00 a.m.
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Myra Miller
Monday, April 28, 2025
St. Francis School crawfish boil set St. Francis School will have a crawfish boil from 5 to 7 p.m. May 9 at the school grounds, 490 St. Joseph Ave, Iota. For a donation of $16 you will have 4 pounds of boiled crawfish with a potato. Deadline for advanced orders is May 7.
Marie Louise Savoy Guillory

Marie Louise Savoy Guillory

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Marie Louise Savoy Guillory

Myra Miller
Monday, April 28, 2025
Marie Louise Savoy Guillory passed away on Thursday, April 24, 2025 at the age of 95. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, May 2, 2025 at St. Anthony’s with Father Hampton Davis Celebrant. Burial will follow in St. Paul Cemetery.
The free Rendezvous in the Prairie program featured Drew Simon and Megan Constantin, members of the trio T’Monde, performing Cajun standards, their versions of country songs in French and English, and their own original Cajun songs. The program on Thursday was moved outdoors on a beautiful spring evening. Next month, the program, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Thursdays, will be back inside on the center’s Front Porch Stage featuring the David Greely Duo May 1, Sarah Jayde Williams May 8, the Holiday Playgirls May 15

The free Rendezvous in the Prairie program featured Drew Simon and Megan Constantin, members of the trio T’Monde, performing Cajun standards, their versions of country songs in French and English, and their own original Cajun songs. The program on Thursday was moved outdoors on a beautiful spring evening. Next month, the program, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Thursdays, will be back inside on the center’s Front Porch Stage featuring the David Greely Duo May 1, Sarah Jayde Williams May 8, the Holiday Playgirls May 15

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Free entertainment in Eunice

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Friday, April 25, 2025
The free Rendezvous in the Prairie program featured Drew Simon and Megan Constantin, members of the trio T’Monde, performing Cajun standards, their versions of country songs in French and English, and their own original Cajun songs.

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Empowering parents to protect their children online

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, April 25, 2025
Strengthening Louisiana families begins with empowering parents — especially when it comes to the protection of their own children online. Today’s digital landscape has the potential to expose minors to inappropriate and dangerous content, often without parental permission or knowledge.

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Federal fiddling with our gas containers

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, April 25, 2025
American entrepreneurs have saved my grass-mowing season. You see, my grass is finally lush and green and growing like wildflowers, which means I spend my weekends mowing it. Since 2009, however, that hasn’t been so easy to do.

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Shall we talk about Medicare?

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, April 25, 2025
When President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare into law on July 30, 1965, did my 5-year-old self truly comprehend the personal milestone that I would someday reach? Nah.

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Even little storms sent shrimpers scooting

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, April 25, 2025
If you carefully read your tattered copy of the Army Engineers 1958 report on proposed improvements to Bayou Carlin you will begin to get a glimpse of why folks in Delcambre began to worry this time of year about big storms in the Gulf but kind of liked little ones.

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St. Landry Parish marriage licenses

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, April 25, 2025
The following people obtained marriage licenses from the St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court Office. Thursday, April 17 Jonathan Albert Fisher and Peyton Jeane Haynes, both of Opelousas. Martin Rodney Harmon and Jawarnaca Ruth Tyler, both of Opelousas.