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The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.
Friday, Jan. 26

The following are arrests by Eunice Police.
Thursday, Jan. 25
Jordan Leday, 24, 200 block of Middle Lane, Opelousas. Probation warrant.

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs.

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.

Diane Stafford passed away on Thursday, January 25, 2024 at the age of 76. A Graveside Service will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at Kie Hebert Memorial Cemetery in Roberts Cove.

Shortly after 8:30 p.m. Friday, Louisiana State Police Troop I was notified of a hit-and-run crash involving a bicyclist that occurred on La. 103 near Alex Stoute Road, north of Port Barre.

Prepare to be transported to the heart of Mardi Gras tradition at the Cajun Mardi Gras Festival in Eunice on Feb. 9-13.

A prolonged drought, record heat and freezing temperatures mean this year’s crawfish crop is going to be scarce even when there is a crop.
The crawfish catastrophe is not limited to south Louisiana.

In a meeting that boiled over with testy exchanges and chanting crowds, Louisiana utility regulators adopted a long-awaited energy efficiency program they say will bring accountability to utility companies and stop them from charging customers for

Official events didn’t kick off until Thursday, but thousands of Louisianians started to arrive Wednesday for the rolling, four-day political festival called Washington Mardi Gras.