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The Eunice Chamber of Commerce sponsored an open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony for Fyzical Therapy & Balance Center, which is celebrating five years in business and announcing they are opening another location in Ville Platte in the summer. (Photo courtesy of Ric Nesbitt/KEUN)

The Eunice Chamber of Commerce sponsored an open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony for Fyzical Therapy & Balance Center, which is celebrating five years in business and announcing they are opening another location in Ville Platte in the summer. (Photo courtesy of Ric Nesbitt/KEUN)

Fyzical Therapy & Balance Center celebration

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
The Eunice Chamber of Commerce sponsored an open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony for Fyzical Therapy & Balance Center, which is celebrating five years in business and announcing they are opening another location in Ville Platte in the summer. (Photo courtesy of Ric Nesbitt/KEUN)
Davieontray Breaux

Davieontray Breaux

Suspect in the fatal shooting of adult, child identified

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Opelousas Police Detective Mike Hidalgo, through St. Landry Crime Stoppers, is asking for help in locating a suspect wanted on murder charges. On April 27, Opelousas Police were dispatched to 719 Mia St. for a shooting complaint where one adult and five children had been shot.
Edward Carlton Little

Edward Carlton Little

Suspect identified in coin-operated machine thefts

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Law enforcement agencies along the I-10 corridor, have been investigating a rash of thefts from various types of coin-operated machines at local businesses. The thefts have mainly been occurring at convenience stores where the air machines have been forcefully entered and the money stolen.

State’s 2006 abortion law ready if Roe v. Wade is overturned

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
More legal challenges are expected, but an outright ban on abortions would go into effect immediately in Louisiana except in certain instances. If the leaked draft of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on a Mississippi abortion law overturns the landmark Roe v.

Parish sales tax collections grow 7%

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
St. Landry Parish sales tax collections totaled $30,105,756 through April, which was up 7% over the same period in 2021, according to St. Landry Parish School Board tax division. April collections were $8,638,042, up $227,603 or 2.7% over the April 2021 collections.
St. Landry Parish School Board Member Mary Ellen Donatto makes her point about closing or consolidating schools at meeting on Monday. (Photos by Harlan Kirgan)

St. Landry Parish School Board Member Mary Ellen Donatto makes her point about closing or consolidating schools at meeting on Monday. (Photos by Harlan Kirgan)

School closings are among issues facing School Board

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
One St. Landry Parish School Board member referred to this as “time to rip the Band-Aid off.” That’s about closing some schools in the parish — Washington, Palmetto and Grand Prairie.
St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests report

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests report

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

Myra Miller
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
May 4 The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Reggie Djuna Palmer, 38, 1000 block of E. Laurent Street, Opelousas. Possession of Schedule I CDS, possession with intent to distribute Schedule II CDS. Arrested by Opelousas Police.
Eunice Police Arrests

Eunice Police Arrests

Eunice Police Arrests report

Myra Miller
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
The following are arrests by Eunice Police. May 3 Victoria Dale Lee, 42, 700 block of South 5th, Eunice. Entry on or remaining in places or on land after being forbidden. Seth Fuselier, 35, 1800 block of West Dudley, Eunice.
Eunice Police Radio log

Eunice Police Radio log

Eunice Police Radio log

Myra Miller
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. May 3 00:51 Caller in the 700 block of Reed advised that a subject is not letting her in the residence, and subject may be possibly intoxicated and may have a weapon.

Wreck claims the life of Mamou woman

Rebecca Chaisson
Tuesday, May 3, 2022
A two-vehicle crash on La. 26 just north of La. 104 in Allen Parish claimed the life of 37-year-old Teela Louise Christian of Mamou. The crash occurred shortly before 9 a.m. April 29, according to a news release from Louisiana State Troop D.