News
Myra Miller
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs.
Friday, July 19
12:11 a.m. Suspicious vehicle at the Walking Park.
12:23 a.m. Caller in the 100 block of Corrine said a suspicious person is banging around her trailer.
12:51 a.m.
Monday, July 22, 2024
Wilda Guillory Comeaux
Myra Miller
Wilda Guillory Comeaux passed away on Friday, July 19, 2024 at the age of 82. A Funeral Service will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at Quirk & Son Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Darrell Hieronymus officiating. Burial will follow in Ortego Cemetery in Pine Prairie.
Monday, July 22, 2024
Eunice Police Arrests report
Myra Miller
The following are arrests by Eunice Police. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Thursday, July 18
Derrick Washington, 30, 500 block of South Martin Luther King, Eunice. Simple assault, 2 counts.
Monday, July 22, 2024
Eunice Police Radio log
Myra Miller
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs.
Thursday, July 18
11:50 a.m. Down in the 500 block of Fuselier in regards to damage to property.
1:41 p.m. Caller said there is a subject laying in the roadway near South Cane and Hwy. 190.
4:34 p.m.
Monday, July 22, 2024
St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests
Myra Miller
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, July 19
Darren Ballard, 64, 6200 block of I-49 Service Road South, Opelousas. Criminal trespass, simple burglary.
Monday, July 22, 2024
News notes
Myra Miller
Le Vieux Presbytère is open to the public
Le Vieux Presbytère is open to the public Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and at other times by appointment.
Monday, July 22, 2024
The Pearl River map turtle has been designated a threatened species by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (Cris Hagen, University of Georgia, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory/Courtesy of U.S. Geological Survey)
Feds designate Pearl River map turtle a threatened species
(not verified)
The Pearl River map turtle had its day in court – and won big.
After 14 years and multiple lawsuits, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has granted federal protection as a threatened species to the turtle that, as its name indicates, inhabits the river that spans Mississippi and Louisiana.
Friday, July 19, 2024
Irrigation can be controlled by smart technologies, which include weather-based irrigation controller (WBIC) and soil moisture sensor (SMS) systems. (Photo by Heather Kirk-Ballard/LSU AgCenter)
Innovations in irrigation: The smart approach to water conservation
Harlan Kirgan
Every July, Smart Irrigation Month celebrates the benefits of efficient irrigation products, highlighting their positive economic and environmental impacts. One major component of gardening is providing sufficient water for plants.
Friday, July 19, 2024
Opelousas General Health System appoints director of marketing
Harlan Kirgan
Lance Armentor, president & CEO of Opelousas General Health System, has announced the appointment of Daryl Cetnar, who joined the Opelousas General Health System staff as director of marketing effective June 24.
“We are thrilled to welcome Daryl as our new director of marketing.
Friday, July 19, 2024
The St. Landry Parish Visitor Center, I-49 exit 23, in Opelousas is hosting a new art exhibit open to the public. Throughout July and August, visitors can see selections from the Haitian Art Collection of Glenn and Yvonne Stokes, the largest known collection of Haitian art in America.
St. Landry Parish Visitor Center hosts Haitian art exhibit
Harlan Kirgan
The St. Landry Parish Visitor Center, I-49 exit 23, in Opelousas is hosting a new art exhibit open to the public. Throughout July and August, visitors can see selections from the Haitian Art Collection of Glenn and Yvonne Stokes, the largest known collection of Haitian art in America.
Friday, July 19, 2024