Louisiana will transfer 602 people in prison at Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola to other correctional facilities over the next three months in order to cope with a chronic staffing shortage.
When people think of Savoy Medical Center, their first thoughts might not be about growth and opportunity. These were the initial thoughts of the new CEO.
The Opelousas General Health System Foundation is now accepting scholarship applications for St. Landry Parish students pursing higher education degrees in the healthcare field.
A century-old Confederate monument on the St. Landry Parish Courthouse grounds is about to be removed.
Within two years fiber-optic cable is to be installed to about 22,500 households in the Tri-Parish area.
The announcement was made Thursday in a news conference held in the Eunice City Council Chamber.
The St. Landry Parish School Board on a 6-5 vote rejected using $15 million in COVID-19 -related funding to renovate Port Barre and Palmetto elementary schools.
Mamou Police were notified at 7:46 p.m. Monday by officers working a detail in the downtown area that there were shots fired in the 200 block of 6th Street.
EUNICE–It is with heavy hearts that the family of Marcus Quinn Gorley announces the unexpected loss of a beloved brother, brother-in-law, uncle and friend, who passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at his home at the age of 56.
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs.
March 2
07:36 Wreck reported at McKenzie and East Laurel, road blockage and no injuries.
The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.
March 3
Jude Lynn Bertrand, 56, 300 block of Keller Street, Crowley. Disturbing the peace (2 counts). Arrested by Opelousas Police.