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Eunice Police Arrests report

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. June 21 Kenneth Patrick Charles, 45, 400 block of North Mallet, Eunice. Simple battery, criminal trespass. Melvin Troy Peters, 47, 400 block of North Mallet, Eunice. Bench warrant. Francheska N. Semien, 41, 600 block of Lewis, Eunice.

Eunice Police Radio log

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Traffic stops are not normally included. June 21 02:25 Possible stolen catalytic converter at Mr. Shifter’s on North 8th. 03:46 Suspicious vehicle at Valero on South Aymond.

Eunice Police Arrests report

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. June 20 Kailee Marie Jones, 22, 100 block of Bee, Eunice. Probation warrant. Trevor Briley, 22, 1400 block of Prairie Rhonde Hwy., Opelousas. Probation parole, hold.

Eunice Police Radio log

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Traffic stops are not normally included. June 20 00:38 911 call made and seemed like a disoriented caller at Day’s Inn, and isn’t making sense.

Aiden Cade McCauley

Aiden Cade McCauley passed away on Thursday, June 16, 2022 at the age of 17. A Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at Quirk & Son Funeral Home with Pastor Heather Ardoin officiating. Burial will follow in St. Mathilda Cemetery.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. June 21 Dustin John Guilbeau, 37, 100 block of Edward Drive, Port Barre. Simple burglary, criminal damage to property. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Eunice woman arrested in connect to double homicide

Lorraine M. Guillory, 36, of the 200 block of Acadia Street, Eunice, was arrested June 17 in connection with the double homicide that occurred on East Maple Avenue in Eunice on June 16, according to Police Chief Randy Fontenot in a news release.

Unrestrained Gueydan man dies in Vermilion Parish crash

On Monday, shortly before 5 p.m., Louisiana State Police Troop I responded to a two-vehicle crash on La. 14 near Odilon Road in Vermilion Parish. The crash claimed the life of 63-year-old Walter R. Meyer of Gueydan. The preliminary investigation revealed Meyer was driving east on La.

State jobless rate dips to 4%

Preliminary data released Monday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that Louisiana’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate has tied the 2nd lowest rate in series history. The May 2022 rate of 4% hasn’t been seen since December 2007.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. June 17-June 20 Daniel Tyree Citizen, 19, 300 block of N. East Street, Eunice. Attempted simple burglary, theft. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Claude Knott, Jr.