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Cool Jazz is a new color in the Supertunia series of petunia hybrids and a great choice for cool-season gardens. (Photo by Olivia McClure/LSU AgCenter)

Try something different for cool-season color

Harlan Kirgan

Friday, November 14, 2025

After a few false starts, it seems that reliably cool weather has finally set in across Louisiana. Many of us have even gotten our first frost or freeze of the season under our belts.

Kevin Bergeron

Couple accused of blocking, shooting at trash truck

Harlan Kirgan

Friday, November 14, 2025

An Opelousas man and woman are charged in connection with the shooting of a Bayou State garbage truck on Thursday. St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz stated the Sheriff’s Office received a trespassing complaint at 7882 North Interstate 49 Service Road at about 4:30 a.m.

Council eyes more derelict properties

Harlan Kirgan

Friday, November 14, 2025

Derelict properties were again the main topic of discussion at a Eunice City Council meeting as the mayor and council members discussed four structures deemed an “imminent danger to (the) public.” Those four properties are 421 Acadia St., 416 Pierotti St., 1141 West Ash Ave. and 910 West Ash Ave.

Student charged with bomb threat

Harlan Kirgan

Thursday, November 13, 2025

A 12-year-old Eunice Junior High School student is charged in connection with a bomb threat at the school on Thursday.

Rasheed Saleem Rideaux

St. Landry Parish worker busted

Harlan Kirgan

Thursday, November 13, 2025

A St. Landry Parish animal control employee was snared in a drug bust on Thursday. Rasheed Saleem Rideaux, 46, of the 300 block of Azeline Drive, Opelousas, is charged with possession with intent to distribute oxycodone and Adderall.

Genevieve Bellemin Manuel

Myra Miller

Thursday, November 13, 2025

Genevieve Bellemin Manuel, a beloved educator, devoted wife, and cherished matriarch, passed away peacefully on November 12, 2025, at her residence, surrounded by her loved ones. A Mass will take place at St. Anthony Catholic Church on November 14, 2025, beginning at 2 p.m.

Eunice Police Arrests

Eunice Police Arrests report

Myra Miller

Thursday, November 13, 2025

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Wednesday, Nov. 12 Cody Ardoin, 32, 2100 block of Hwy. 95, Eunice. Possession of Schedule II, possession of drug parapharnalia, drug free zone, turning signals required.

Eunice Police Radio log

Myra Miller

Thursday, November 13, 2025

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. The Police Department changed the format from chronological to one based on officers who responded to calls. Wednesday, Nov. 12 There were five traffic stops from 12:49 p.m. until 11:20 p.m. Officer B. Wiles 4:22 a.m.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests report

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

Myra Miller

Thursday, November 13, 2025

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Thursday, Nov. 13 Myra Mariko Guillory, 37, 7900 block of Highway 3043, Opelousas. Possession of Schedule II CDS. Arrested by Opelousas Police.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests report

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

Myra Miller

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Tuesday, Nov. 11-Wednesday, Nov. 12 James Casanova Crowder, 21, 900 block of W. Bellevue Street, Opelousas. Carnal knowledge of a juvenile.