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Impaired driving checkpoint scheduled for Iberia Parish

Louisiana State Police Troop I, in partnership with the Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office, and with assistance from Lafayette Police Department, plans to conduct an impaired driving checkpoint from 8 p.m. 4 a.m. Feb.

Mardi Gras research to be presented

BAJoin Friends of the Capitol Park Museum and the Louisiana State Museum for an evening of pageantry, politics, and Mardi Gras in Louisiana with Jessica Dauterive and Arthur Hardy.

Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band among featured heritage performers

The Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band is among bands selected by the National Council for the Traditional Arts (NCTA) as National Heritage Fellows to perform at three National Park Service locations within the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Prese

Parish Council sets special meeting on budget

The St. Landry Parish Council has scheduled a special meeting on Tuesday to consider adopting the 2023 operating budget.
A public hearing is planned at 5:30 p.m. on amending the 2022 budget and at 5:45 p.m. on the operating budget.

Former state senator Guillory dies

Robert K. Guillory, who served as a state senator from the Eunice area from 1972 to 1976, died Jan. 25. He was 90 years old.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's arrests

January 27
The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.
Guillermo Gutierrez, 35, 800 block of St Ann Street, Scott. Bench warrant (2 counts). Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Public asked to be on the lookout for escapee

Be on the lookout for a 31-year-old Raymond Latrelle Howard, who escaped from police custody at the St. Landry Parish 27th Judicial District Courthouse in Opelousas on Jan. 26 at about 3:30 p.m.