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St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests report

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

Myra Miller

Monday, June 6, 2022

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. June 4-6 Dnaja Sacoy Verden, 28, 3300 block of Rockrill Drive, Houston, TX. Illegal possession of stolen things. Arrested by Eunice Police. Kevin James Prudhomme, 44, 2600 block of N. I-49 Service Road, Opelousas.

Eunice Police Arrests

Eunice Police Arrests report

Myra Miller

Monday, June 6, 2022

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. June 2 Christopher Corey Sylvester, 41, Homeless. Eunice. Warrant. June 3 Jody Vallier, 33, 500 block of Lewis, Eunice. Simple criminal damage to property. Matthew Scott Granger, 47, 100 block of Acadia, Eunice.

Eunice Police Radio log

Myra Miller

Monday, June 6, 2022

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. June 3 05:02 Removal of a subject near Super 1 Foods. 09:16 Report of a vehicle parked on a property for a few weeks in the area of Scott. 10:25 Wreck reported at South 9th and Park.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests report

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

Myra Miller

Monday, June 6, 2022

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. June 3 Jeffery Thomas Barnwell, Jr., Homeless, Opelousas.Violation of protective order. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Alvin M. Cole, 41, 9200 block of Highway 165, Oberlin.

Edythe L. Martin

Edythe Louviere Martin

Myra Miller

Monday, June 6, 2022

Memorial Services celebrating the life of Edythe Louviere Martin will be held on Saturday, June 11, 2022 at 9 a.m. in Martin & Castille’s Funeral Home Scott location. Edythe, age 81, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at her residence in Youngsville.

News notes items

News notes

Myra Miller

Monday, June 6, 2022

CDA meets Monday at parish hall The Court Eunice 208, Catholic Daughters of the Americas will hold a meeting at 6 p.m. Monday at Jeanmard Hall, North 3rd Street. All members are encouraged to attend and bring an item to be donated to the Eunice Food Bank. New membership is always open.

Hayward Johnwell Jr.

Myra Miller

Monday, June 6, 2022

EUNICE–On Wednesday, June 1, 2022, Hayward Johnwell, Jr, husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend passed away at the Opelousas General Hospital at the age of 78. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, June 15 ,2022, at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Eunice.

Salvias perform well in containers. These red, tubular flowers are pollinator magnets. (Photo by Heather Kirk-Ballard/LSU AgCenter)

Salvias are a super selection for summer landscape color

Rebecca Chaisson

Friday, June 3, 2022

Here at the LSU AgCenter, we choose new Louisiana Super Plant selections each fall and spring. Usually, only a particular cultivar or variety of a plant receives this prestigious designation. But this year, we couldn’t pick just one.

Gov. pushes university faculty pay higher with veto pen

Rebecca Chaisson

Friday, June 3, 2022

Gov. John Bel Edwards has used his veto power to give higher education faculty a larger pay raise than the one legislators approved last month. Edwards restored funding for the LSU, Southern University and the University of Louisiana systems by a total of $8.7 million.

The St. Landry Parish School Board recognized retirees at its Thursday meeting. From left, are Albert Hayes Jr, Board presidnet; Brenda Ardoin, retired from Eunice High as a teacher with 34 years of service; Mary Ellen Donatto, Board member; and Patrick Jenkins, school superintendent. Eighteen retirees were recognized. (Photos by Harlan Kirgan)

St. Landry Parish School Board honors retirees

Rebecca Chaisson

Friday, June 3, 2022