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St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. July 6 Dionca Latell Miller White, 33, 500 block of E. Vine Street, Eunice. Aggravated assault. Arrested by Eunice Police. Keriyonna K. Ledet, 23, 100 block of 8th Street, Mamou. Simple assault.

Eunice Police Arrests report

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. July 5 Jennifer Lynn Bennett, 42, 400 block of East Vine, Eunice. Safety belt use, driver’s license suspension/revocation.

Eunice Police Radio log

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. July 5 00:02 Subjects popping fireworks near North 12th near St. Edmund ball park. 00:06 Active fight at 2nd and Park, large crowd, unknown weapons. 00:35 911 caller in the 100 block of Crestview Loop said a shooting.

News notes

Free live music at the Depot Museum The Prairie Acadian Cultural Center will sponsor free live music every second Saturday of the month at the Depot Museum, located at 220 S. CC Duson in Eunice. From 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, Shawn Saucier Trio will entertain the public.

Betrella Daigle Prather

Betrella Daigle Prather passed away on Tuesday, July 4, 2023 at the age of 87. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, July 7, 2023 at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Mowata with Father Sam Fontana Celebrant. Burial will follow in St. Lawrence Cemetery.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. July 4-July 5 Gerald Wayne Fontenot, 63, 200 block of Ulysse Street, Eunice.

Donors to Louisiana’s anti-abortion centers to receive tax credit

Gov. John Bel Edwards signed a new tax credit for donors to anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers into law last week – about a year after Louisiana put a near-total ban on abortion in place.

Eunice Police seeking fugitive; multiple charges

The Eunice Police Department is asking for the public’s help locating a fugitive wanted for attempted murder and other charges, authorities said.

Decision finally erases legalized discrimination

Every year, during the last few days of June, I sit at my computer and wait impatiently for the most important Supreme Court decisions to be announced. Last year, the picnic brought the Dobbs decision, which ended legalized abortion, so it seemed like anything else would be a let-down.

No apology necessary from Sen. Kennedy

U.S. Sen. John Kennedy owes the Mexican people an apology. That is, according to the Mexican ambassador to the United States as well as the Baton Rouge Morning Advocate. The reason? Well, because our Louisiana senator is being too verbally tough on Mexico. So is he? Here’s the background.