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Eunice Police Radio log

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Friday, Feb. 2 1:50 a.m. Down with a subject on a bicycle at Juanita and B&B Avenue. 6:44 a.m. Subject in the 400 block of North Mallet said a subject was banging on his door. 7:13 a.m.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Saturday, Feb. 3-Monday, Feb. 5 Benjamin Brazinski Williams, 27, 1600 block of Evangeline Street, Ville Platte.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Friday, Feb. 2 Lawrence O’Neil Chenier, 39, 1800 block of Highway 749, Opelousas. Failure to register or notify as a sex offender or child predator. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Eunice Police Arrests report

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. Thursday, Feb. 1 Jordan Seth Aguillard, 41, 400 block of 7th Street, Mamou. Possession with intent to distribute Schedule II, possession with intent to distribute Schedule I, possession of a firearm in presence of CDS.

Eunice Police Radio log

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Thursday, Feb. 1 7:13 a.m. Lobby complaint in reference to a subject that wants to report a lost gun. 8:50 a.m.

News notes

Etouffee Cook-off sponsors sought The Eunice Chamber of Commerce is seeking sponsors for the 37th Annual World Championship Crawfish Etouffee Cook-off, scheduled to take place on March 23 at the Northwest Pavilion.

Susan Bergeron

EUNICE–It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Susan Bergeron on Saturday, February 3, 2024, at the Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge at the age of 64. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, at St.

Louana “Lou” Francois Fontenot

Louana “Lou” Francois Fontenot passed away on Saturday, February 3, 2024 at the age of 80. A Funeral Service will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, February 5, 2024 at Quirk & Son Funeral Home Chapel with David Guillory officiating. Burial will follow in St. Lawrence Cemetery in Mowata.

Sheriff’s detective found container leading to manslaughter conviction

A St. Landry Parish jury found an Opelousas man, Dewayne F. Poullard, Jr., 28, guilty of manslaughter on Friday for the shooting death of Chance Greene, also from Opelousas.  Evidence at trial revealed that in December of 2019, Poullard shot the victim twice in the torso with a .

3-vehicle fatality crash claims Carencro man’s life 

 Shortly after 6 a.m. Friday, Louisiana State Police Troop I was notified of a three-vehicle fatal crash on Interstate 49, just south of North University Avenue, in Lafayette Parish. The crash claimed the life of 58-year-old Artie Gunnells of Carencro.