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St. Landry Parish Sheriff's arrests

Rebecca Chaisson
Thursday, April 7, 2022
The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. April 7 Clifton Broussard, 66, 524 block of North Market Street, Opelousas. Aggravated battery. Arrested by Opelousas Police. Jadakiss K. Thomas, 20, 100 block of West Church Street, Opelousas.

Eunice Police radio dispatch logs

Rebecca Chaisson
Thursday, April 7, 2022
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. April 6 02:06 St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office is requesting assistance at Sattler’s Mini Storage. 02:19 Loud music in the 2100 block of West Magnolia. 08:00 Hit and run at Lawco.

Eunice Police arrests

Rebecca Chaisson
Thursday, April 7, 2022
The following are arrests by Eunice Police. April 6 Alberta Joseph, 33, 700 block of East Peach, Eunice. Warrant. Rhachelle J. Leger, 31, 300 block of Corn, Eunice. Probation violation.
News notes items

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News notes

Myra Miller
Thursday, April 7, 2022
Donate gently worn shoes to St. Francis St. Francis School in Iota is accepting gently worn used and new shoes until May 16. Collected shoes are used to support micro-enterprise vendors. Micro-enterprises are small businesses in developing nations.
Deidre Deculus Robert

Deidre Deculus Robert

Mamou native appointed by Biden as Rural Development State Director for Louisiana

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
President Joe Biden on March 17 announced his intent to appoint Deidre Deculus Robert as Rural Development State Director for Louisiana. “Our state offices are on the frontlines of providing critical USDA programs and services,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.
Vernon and Justin Fuselier initially adopted LSU Professor Emeritus Malcolm Vidrine’s approach to rebuilding land as Cajun prairie for bird hunts and cattle grazing. It has since “transformed everything we do,” according to the father-and-son team. They now direct-market their own grass-fed beef and chemical-free rice and crawfish. Justin Fuselier is a horticulturist and LSUE-LSU graduate. (Photo courtesy of Justin Fuselier)

Vernon and Justin Fuselier initially adopted LSU Professor Emeritus Malcolm Vidrine’s approach to rebuilding land as Cajun prairie for bird hunts and cattle grazing. It has since “transformed everything we do,” according to the father-and-son team. They now direct-market their own grass-fed beef and chemical-free rice and crawfish. Justin Fuselier is a horticulturist and LSUE-LSU graduate. (Photo courtesy of Justin Fuselier)

LSU Eunice puts Louisiana’s future farmers on the fast-track

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
(This news story was featured in LSU’s free research publication, Working for Louisiana, where you can learn more about how work on every LSU campus impacts residents and industry in the state and beyond.

Sales tax revenues increase

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
St. Landry Parish sales tax revenues through March were up 8.9% over the same period in 2021, according to St. Landry Parish School Board tax division. The parish total was $21,467,714, which is up $1,751,839 over the January to March collections in 2021.

Tri-Parish workforce increases; jobless rates are down

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
The Tri-Parish workforce increased by 1.2% or 831 to 67,348 in February, according to data released Monday by the Louisiana Workforce Commission. Tri-Parish jobless rates in February were down from the previous January and from a year ago.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's arrests

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. April 6 Adam Richard Foreman, 30, 800 block of East Street, Mamou. Bench warrant. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Jaylon Damon Sonnier, 25, 700 block of Frilot Cove Road, Opelousas.