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Legislation mandates ‘God’s law’ in schools

The House Education Committee voted 10-3 Thursday to advance a bill to require public schools to display the 10 Commandments. House Bill 7l, by Rep. Dodie Horton, R-Haughton, is attempting to navigate the traditional legal divide between church and state.

Eunice youth’s Nintendo wish comes true

Enthralled by Nintendo games, Claude Michael Smith, 8, who battles congenital heart disease, is beyond excited for his upcoming trip to Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles, California.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Thursday, April 4 Carmichael Seraille, 18, 100 block of Ranch Road, Opelousas. Possession of Schedule V CDS. Arrested by Opelousas Police. Daylin Dshawn Chachere, 21, 1700 block of Parkview Drive, Opelousas.

Eunice Police Arrests report

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. Wednesday, April 3 Donna Fontenot, 60, 600 block of Iowa Ave., Lake Arthur. Failure to turn on lights, possession of Schedule II, possession of Schedule IV, possession of drug paraphernalia.

Eunice Police Radio log

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Wednesday, April 3 9:20 a.m. Lobby complaint in reference to theft. 10:06 a.m. Caller said she just seen the subject who stole her son’s electric bicycle out in the area of Smoke’s heading east on Hwy. 190.

News notes

Belly Buddies Color Fun Run set April 13 There will be a Belly Buddies Color Fun Run in downtown Eunice from 10 a.m. until noon on April 13. All proceeds will go to Belly Buddies, a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide food to Eunice’s most vulnerable students.

3-vehicle fatal crash kills 2 in St. Landry Parish on Interstate 49

Shortly after 2:00 a.m. today, Louisiana State Police Troop I was notified of a three-vehicle fatal crash on Interstate 49, about two miles north of U.S. 167. The crash claimed the lives of 67-year-old Janie Hobbs and 34-year-old Shannon Thibodeaux, both of Lafayette.

Eunice man arrested for setting fire in Opelousas

State Fire Marshal Chief Bryan J Adams is announcing the arrest of a Eunice man for allegedly setting fire to an occupied duplex following a domestic dispute. Theobegi Levier, 30, was booked into the St.

Gulf’s next wind auction puts focus on Louisiana after Texas shuns renewables

Political winds, rather than the strength of actual air currents, are steering offshore wind energy development from Texas to Louisiana.

Education Savings Account passes in House panel despite cost concerns

Parents in Louisiana would receive from $5,000 to $15,000 in state money to send their children to private schools under a Landry administration bill that is moving through the State Legislature.