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St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. April 29-May 1 Dan Charles, 54, 300 block of Henry Drive, Opelousas. DWI 1st offense, careless operation of a motor vehicle, open alcoholic container. Arrested by Louisiana State Police.

Bicyclist sStruck and killed in hit-and-run crash in St. Landry Parish

Shortly after 3:15 p.m., on April 30, troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop I were notified of a hit-and-run crash involving a bicyclist that occurred in the 2600 block of Louisiana Highway 93 in the Sunset area. The crash claimed the life of 59-year-old Randy Thibodeaux of Sunset.

Eunice Police Radio log

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. April 27 06:55 Wreck at Kyries Hebert involving a school bus. 07:30 Stolen license plate at Acadian Medical. 07:31 Subject in on a porch with bags in the 1400 block of Dudley.

News notes

National Day of Prayer is Thursday National Day of Prayer will be observed at noon Thursday at the City Hall parking lot and pavilion area. The public is invited to attend. For more information, call 337-457-7541.

Dorsey John Thibodeaux

Dorsey John Thibodeaux passed away on Friday, April 28, 2023 at the age of 89. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at St. Lawrence Catholic Church with Father Ed Duhon Celebrant. Burial will follow in St. Lawrence Cemetery.

Unrestrained Gueydan man dies in Acadia Parish crash

Shortly before 11:30 p.m. on April 28,Louisiana State Police Troop I were notified of a single-vehicle crash on Louisiana Highway 91 near Sandpiper Road in Acadia Parish. The crash took the life of 42-year-old Chad Andrew Breaux of Gueydan.

Primer on taxing working folks

“Junior, this year to prepare for ‘Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day’ I want to teach you about all the taxes that you’ll have to pay as a working adult.” “What are taxes, Dad?

Are you singing the seasonal allergies blues?

“An allergy season so bad you don’t need allergies to feel miserable,” blared the headline in the Wall Street Journal. My own symptoms are relatively mild, but they do exist. I feel your pain.

Ville Platte vault heist netted $20,000

Police were baffled after someone used a cutting torch to open the vault in a store in the LaHaye building in Ville Platte early in the morning of June 21, 1962. The culprits got away with $20,000 — which may still be the biggest robbery ever in Evangeline Parish.

Information sought in shooting of 2 donkeys

Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies need help to in animal cruelty case. Deputies are investigating a senseless act of cruelty which occurred on April 17 on Soldier Road near Mire. Two donkeys were discovered to have been shot within the property that they were kept.