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St. Landry Parish Sheriff Office reports arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.
February 24
Benjamin Gaines, 32, 100 block of la Rue Blanc, Scott. Bench warrant. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Donald Ray Laday

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 27, 2021, at 10 a.m. at New Zion Baptist Church, in Eunice for Donald Ray Laday, 66, who passed on Saturday, February 13, 2021, at Opelousas General Hospital. Rev.

Information sought about highway shooting

Acadia Parish Sheriff’s detectives are investigating a shooting that occurred on the Church Point Highway, just south of Church Point at about 1 a.m. on Feb. 21.

Eunice Police Arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police.
February 23
Tayler Brooke Nicely, 27, 2900 block of Prudhomme Road, Eunice. Theft, value less than $1,000.

Eunice Police Radio Logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs.
February 23
00:28 Suspicious subject reported walking east of Maple, and appears that he may have a weapon.

Mrs. Leona Gobert

It is with great sadness that the family of Mrs. Leona Gobert announces her passing on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 1:40 a.m. at Oak Lane Wellness & Rehabilitation Center in Eunice. She was 86.

Sheriff issues non-lethal devices

St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz announced his deputies are now certified in the use of three non-lethal devices.
The training has taken place over the past month, he said in a news release.