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Wishing for Pop Rouge on a hot day

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, June 17, 2022
People who were kids about the same time I was will testify (though memories fail about other things) that they remember clearly that Joe D’s Pop Rouge was the best red soda pop ever produced, anywhere.
The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office released this photo of seized cash, drugs and guns.

The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office released this photo of seized cash, drugs and guns.

3 arrested, more than $200K worth of drugs seized

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, June 17, 2022
Thee Opelousas residents were arrested marijuana valued at more than $200,000 was seized at a rural Opelousas residence, according to a news release from St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz. Lee Sam, Jr.

Acadia Parish Sheriff's arrests

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, June 17, 2022
Arrests reported by the Acadia Parish sheriff include the following. June 10 Harley Deshotel, 28, Iota. Detainer for Probation and Parole. Brittany Dietz, 32, Iota. Bench warrant for forgery and bank fraud. June 11 Shanta Garrick, 27, Church Point, Bench warrant.

Eunice Police arrests

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, June 17, 2022
The following are arrests by Eunice Police. June 15 Cameron Miller, 30, 300 block of Mayers Street, Eunice. Distribution of Schedule II. Christopher Washington, 29, 300 block of Rex Alley, Eunice.

Eunice Police radio dispatch logs

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, June 17, 2022
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Traffic stops are not normally included. June 16 04:51 Pig on College Road near the graveyard. 05:59 Caller reported large hog in the backyard in the 500 block of College. 06:27 Contact the slaughter house.
Area non-profits are a little more equipped with the necessary tools to operate their programs thanks to the generosity of Schlumberger’s Sustainability Program and St. Landry-Evangeline United Way.

Area non-profits are a little more equipped with the necessary tools to operate their programs thanks to the generosity of Schlumberger’s Sustainability Program and St. Landry-Evangeline United Way.

Laptops distributed to non-profits

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, June 17, 2022
Area non-profits are a little more equipped with the necessary tools to operate their programs thanks to the generosity of Schlumberger’s Sustainability Program and St. Landry-Evangeline United Way. Twenty laptops donated by Schlumberger and refurbished by TechnoCycle was received by St.
The monument to Confederate soldiers on the St. Landry Parish courthouse grounds may be moved within a month. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

The monument to Confederate soldiers on the St. Landry Parish courthouse grounds may be moved within a month. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Site found for monument

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, June 17, 2022
A site off Gradnigo Island Road northwest of Opelousas has been found for the Confederate monument now on the St. Landry Parish Courthouse grounds, said Parish President Jessie Bellard. The Sons of the Confederacy determined the site and he expects the monument to be moved in the next month.
Rehearsing for “Charlotte’s Web,” from left, are Shelby Niles, Sadie Maricle, Elizabeth Duhon and Lillian Veillon. (Submitted photo)

Rehearsing for “Charlotte’s Web,” from left, are Shelby Niles, Sadie Maricle, Elizabeth Duhon and Lillian Veillon. (Submitted photo)

Tickets on sale for ‘Charlotte’s Web’

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, June 17, 2022
The actors in “Charlotte’s Web” at Eunice Players’ Theatre continue with their rehearsals while the stage is being built and decorated, and costumes and props are being gathered in preparation for opening night.
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, 1-244th Assault Helicopter Battalion, Louisiana Army National Guard, prepares to land to pick up a simulated casualty during the 2022 Joint Emergency Medicine Exercise at Fort Hood, Texas, June 8. The JEMX hosted by the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center brings together over 2,000 Service Members from across the services to train medical personnel in combat casualty care, aeromedical care and Forward Resuscitation Surgical Team care. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master S

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, 1-244th Assault Helicopter Battalion, Louisiana Army National Guard, prepares to land to pick up a simulated casualty during the 2022 Joint Emergency Medicine Exercise at Fort Hood, Texas, June 8. The JEMX hosted by the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center brings together over 2,000 Service Members from across the services to train medical personnel in combat casualty care, aeromedical care and Forward Resuscitation Surgical Team care. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master S

La. Guard participates in medical exercise

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, June 17, 2022
Louisiana National Guard soldiers with the 1-244th Assault Helicopter Battalion and Detachment 1, D Company, 2-151st Aviation Regiment, provided aerial Medical Evacuation and Casualty Evacuation support for the 2022 Joint Emergency Medicine Exercise (JEMX) hosted by the Carl R.
Chris J. Sonnier

Chris J. Sonnier

Chief: Clues numerous in one-man crime spree

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, June 17, 2022
A 52-year-old Crowley man left a trail of clues as he committed numerous break-ins on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, according to Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot. Chris J. Sonnier, of the 24200 block of Crowley Eunice Highway, was arrested by Eunice Police on Wednesday for simple burglary.