The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.
March 18
Anthony James Ventress, Jr., 41, 200 block of Oklahoma Street, Lafayette. Bench warrant. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.
UPDATE: Due to inclement weather, the following work has been postponed.
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs.
March 17
00:29 Caller reported several subjects in the area of Circle Park makings lots of noise.
Free Family Fun event at First Baptist
There will be a free Family Fun Hallelujah Hop event from 10 a.m. until noon on Saturday, March 27 at First Baptist Church.
St. Landry St. Landry Parish president candidates Jessie Bellard and Dwain Buller filed 10-day and special pre-election reports with the state Board of Ethics.
The City of Eunice is about to get $3.6 million as its share of the $350 billion earmarked for state and local government in the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill.
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday for an election that includes the race for St. Landry Parish president.
Candidates are Jessie Bellard and Dwain Buller.
Nancy Loewer, long-active as a volunteer, member and officer of the Crowley Main Street Board, will assume the position of executive director of the Acadia Parish Tourist Commission effective April 1.
A 48-year-old man was charged with child desertion after his 9-year-old daughter was found adrift on an inflatable raft at the Eunice City Lake, Police Chief Randy Fontenot said.
The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.
March 17
Keavonte Malik Rideau, 21, 1600 block of Leday Street, Opelousas. Illegal possession of stolen firearms. Arrested by Opelousas Police.