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Population shifts in affect redistricting 

By Lura Stabiler and Braxton Brown LSU Manship School News Service BATON ROUGE — As the Legislature gets ready to start a special session Tuesday on redistricting, one major focus is whether two of the state’s six congressional districts should be redrawn to give minority residents a better chance...

Tips leads to cockfighting arrest

An anonymous tip resulted in the arrest of an Opelousas man o 20 counts of cockfighting on Wednesday. St. Landry Parish Animal Control received an anonymous tip about an event in the 100 block of Leroy Brooks Road in the Opelousas area, according to Sheriff Bobby Guidroz in a news release.

Eva Mae Stevens Clark

EVA MAE STEVENS CLARK, 69, was born April 2, 1952 in Eunice, Louisiana to the late Murphy and Georgiana Guillory Stevens Sr. She was joined in Holy Matrimony to the late Melven Clark Sr. and to this union six children were born. She was a member of Freedom Life Baptist Church.

Woman dies in Church Point house fire

State Fire Marshal deputies continue investigating the circumstances surrounding a house fire in Church Point that claimed the life of a female resident. At 6:45 a.m.

Barney Fournerat

Barney Fournerat passed away on Saturday, January 8, 2022 at the age of 67. A Memorial Service will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, January 31, 2022 at Quirk & Son Funeral Home of Eunice with Deacon Gary Gaudin officiating. Interment of ashes will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery at a later date.

Mobile app sports betting starts Friday in Louisiana; will it be a tax revenue win?

Sports betting on smartphones will be available in Louisiana ahead of this weekend’s NFL conference championships in the 55 parishes that have approved it. Ronnie Johns, chairman of the state’s Gaming Control Board, told The Advertiser the mobile applications can go live at 8 a.m. Friday.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. January 26-27 Travion K. Skipper, 26, 2900 block of Fort Point Lane, Carrollton, Texas. Bench warrant. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Joshua Ryder, 43, 600 block of Jackson Lane, Melville.

Eunice Police Arrests report

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. January 22 Gene Richardson, 65, 6300 block of Pine Point Road, Ville Platte. Probation warrant. January 26 Michael Brown, 31, 200 block of North Cane, Eunice. Probation warrant, bench warrant and resisting an officer.

Eunice Police Radio log

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. January 26 00:00 Husband is threatening wife with a weapon in the 1300 block of West Vine. 00:02 Aggressive pit bull dog in the 600 block of East Vine. 00:28 Suspicious vehicle going into different businesses.

News notes

Bulb & Blossom meeting set Feb. 1 The Eunice Bulb & Blossom Garden Club will have its monthly tea membership meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1 at the First United Methodist Church hall located at 501 S. 5th Street in Eunice. New members are encouraged to attend.