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St. Landry Parish civil cases

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, July 12, 2024
The following are civil cases filed in the 27th Judicial Court District, Opelousas. Wednesday, July 3 Shanna Marie Bernard vs Opelousas General Health System et al, damages. State of Louisiana vs Kyle James Longino, non-support. State of Louisiana vs Marvin O’Neal Francis Jr., non-support.
LSU’s Memorial Tower displays the time on Monday, March 20, 2023, on Tower Drive in Baton Rouge. (Matthew Perschall for Louisiana Illuminator)

LSU’s Memorial Tower displays the time on Monday, March 20, 2023, on Tower Drive in Baton Rouge. (Matthew Perschall for Louisiana Illuminator)

LSU faculty, staff lack confidence in university leadership, survey finds

(not verified)
Friday, July 12, 2024
Only 40% of faculty at Louisiana’s flagship university reported feeling confident in their senior leadership to make the right decisions for the institution, a survey of LSU employees showed.
Eunice Police officers and a Union Pacific Railroad police officer discuss a railroad crossing safety session on Tuesday morning at the railroad site off La. 13. From left, are Sgt. Sebastien Noel, Officer Chase Godeaux, Officer Corina Schexneider, Lt. Donnie Thibodeaux, Union Pacific Railroad senior special agent Joshua Guillory, Officer Bryan Wiles and Sgt. Trace Tilbury.

Eunice Police officers and a Union Pacific Railroad police officer discuss a railroad crossing safety session on Tuesday morning at the railroad site off La. 13. From left, are Sgt. Sebastien Noel, Officer Chase Godeaux, Officer Corina Schexneider, Lt. Donnie Thibodeaux, Union Pacific Railroad senior special agent Joshua Guillory, Officer Bryan Wiles and Sgt. Trace Tilbury.

Railroad crossing safety stressed

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, July 12, 2024
A Union Pacific Railroad locomotive crossed back and forth across Eunice for about two hours on Tuesday to educate police officers about crossing safety. “The main purpose of this is education,” said Josh Guillory, senior special agent for the railroad’s police department.
St. Landry Parish School Superintendent Milton Batiste, left, and School Board President Mary Ellen Donatto talk after Thursday’s School Board meeting in Opelousas.

St. Landry Parish School Superintendent Milton Batiste, left, and School Board President Mary Ellen Donatto talk after Thursday’s School Board meeting in Opelousas.

School Board ready to ‘close out’ suit over school fight

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, July 12, 2024
The St Landry Parish School Board meeting ended Thursday with a vote to follow the recommendation of its attorney, Courtney Joiner, in regard to a lawsuit filed that states a principal forced two students to fight in August 2023.

Parish sales tax collections up 12% over last year

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, July 12, 2024
St. Landry Parish sales tax collections through June are up 12% over the same period in 2023, according to statistics released by the St. Landry Parish School Board tax division.

Police arrest suspect in Eunice shooting

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, July 12, 2024
Eunice Police have charged Joseph Lonnie Andrus, 44, Eunice, with attempted manslaughter in reference to a shooting on Thursday. Police Chief Kyle LeBouef reported that at about 5:30 a.m. police responded to a 911 call in reference to a female being shot on Gaspard Street.
Thomas James Pappillion

Thomas James Pappillion

Thomas James Pappillion

Myra Miller
Thursday, July 11, 2024
Thomas James Pappillion passed away on Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at the age of 65. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, July 20, 2024 at 10 a.m. at Annunciation Catholic Church with Father Blaine Clement Celebrant. Burial will follow in Ceaser Cemetery.
Eunice Police Radio log

Eunice Police Radio log

Eunice Police Radio log

Myra Miller
Thursday, July 11, 2024
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Wednesday, July 10 12:20 a.m. Down with two subjects on bikes at Vine and Rodney. 12:43 a.m. Caller in the 1900 block of West Oak said she was woken up by a noise outside her home. 12:49 a.m.

Eunice Police investigate shooting

Harlan Kirgan
Thursday, July 11, 2024
On July 11, at approximately 5:30 AM, Eunice Police responded to a 911 call in reference to a female being shot on Gaspard Street. Officers arrived on scene and located one female victim with a gunshot wound near a ditch on the premises of a private residence.