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St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. May 5 Bryce O. Manuel, 27, 1300 block of W. Cherry Street, Opelousas. Possession with intent to distribute Schedule I CDS, possession of drug paraphernalia, failure to use safety belts. Arrested by Opelousas Police.

Eunice Police Arrests report

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. May 4 Lisa R. Garnett, 52, 900 block of Hickory Street, Mamou. Probation warrant. Juvenile, 15, Eunice. Interference with law enforcement investigation.

Eunice Police Radio log

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. May 4 06:59 Stolen porch lights in the 300 block of North East. 10:23 Lobby complaint in reference to theft of a wallet. 11:09 Wreck reported at 7th and Hwy. 190, road blockage and injuries.

News notes

Pickleball offered at LSUE gym Pickleball will be offered at LSUE gymnasium from 1 to 3 p.m. on Monday and Wednesday and from 9 to 11 a.m. May 14. Beginners are welcomed. No experience needed. Paddles and balls are provided and coaches are available to teach you.

Some free speech warriors defend only speech they like

Unlike so many people with Twitter and Facebook accounts these days, I am not a constitutional scholar.

Let’s unleash the entrepreneur

I started my first business in the 5th grade when I convinced a neighbor to allow me to cut her grass with her electric lawn mower. That project ended in immediate failure. The mower was powered by a long extension cord — a cord I ran over and sliced in two shortly after I began mowing.

Acadia Sheriff: Burglar caught in the act

Proactive patrolling by deputies have led to the arrest of a Kaplan man as he was caught burglarizing a building early Tuesday morning, according to Acadia Parish Sheriff KP Gibson. “With thefts and burglaries on the rise, our deputies have been vigilant in proactive patrols around our parish.

TOPS recipients could soon keep family income private

Louisiana might soon remove the requirement that recipients of the state’s popular merit-based TOPS college scholarship provide information on their family income. The end of such disclosure in the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) is proposed in Senate Bill 81, authored by Sen.

Lawmakers propose study for wind energy pilot project in Gulf

Louisiana lawmakers want state regulators to study the most cost-effective pathways to complete an offshore wind energy pilot project in the Gulf of Mexico within four years.

Ban on hand-held driver phones fails

Lawmakers on Tuesday narrowly rejected a bill to ban hand-held driver phones after a handful of amendments, debates and product demonstrations. The bill would have allowed law enforcement to ticket anyone caught with a cell phone in hand while driving.