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St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests report

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St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

Myra Miller

Friday, May 3, 2024

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Friday, May 3 Johnathan Wilson, 21, 400 block of Beverly Blvd., Opelousas.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests report

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St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

Myra Miller

Thursday, May 2, 2024

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Thursday, May 2 Brandon Lee Ponthieux, 37, 100 block of Horseshoe Loop, Krotz Springs. Second degree battery. Arrested by St.

Eunice Police Arrests

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Eunice Police Arrests report

Myra Miller

Thursday, May 2, 2024

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Wednesday, May 1 Kelly Miller Lejeune, 48, 300 block of West Bacciochi, Eunice. Filing false records.

Eunice Police Radio log

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Eunice Police Radio log

Myra Miller

Thursday, May 2, 2024

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Wednesday, May 1 12:36 a.m. Caller said subjects are stealing from The Arc bin. 3:13 a.m. Caller in the 200 block of North Bobcat said she thinks she hears someone outside of her residence near her carport. 8:37 a.m.

Seized weapons and ammunition by Eunice Police. (Eunice Police photo)

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Traffic stop yields haul of weapons, ammo

Rebecca Chaisson

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

A traffic stop by Eunice Police on Tuesday yielded a haul of weapons, including one AR-style rifle reported stolen out of East Feliciana Parish, and the arrest of the driver, Jaheim Joseph, 20, Opelousas, according to Police Chief Kyle LeBouef. At about 11:40 p.m.

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Arrest made in Saturday shooting

Rebecca Chaisson

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

An 18-year-old Eunice man is charged in connection with numerous shots being fired at about 4 a.m. Saturday in the 300 block of Jelks Street. Nicholas Vigee, of the 900 block of Tate Street, Eunice, was arrested at about 5:30 a.m.

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Fire kills man in motor home in rural Acadia Parish

Rebecca Chaisson

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

A fire killed a man in a motor home at 1643 Atterbury Road in Acadia Parish, according to Acadia Parish Fire District 4 Fire Chief Harral Johnson. Johnson said the dispatch to the fire occurred at 2:30 a.m. Wednesday for the motor home fire with a male inside.

Workers repair a gas leak in the alley behind the Prairie Acadian Cultural Center off South 3rd Street on Monday. The leak caused the evacuation of about 50 people and the closing of about 15 businesses in the downtown area. (Photo by Myra Miller)

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Gas leak causes evacuation

Rebecca Chaisson

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

About 50 people in downtown Eunice were evacuated after a gas leak was discovered at 12: 25 p.m. Monday, according to Fire Chief Chaise Brown. No injuries were reported due to the leak that also closed about 15 business.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests report

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St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

Myra Miller

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Wednesday, May 1 Carl Warner, 34, 400 block of Common Street, Opelousas. Domestic abuse battery (child endangerment) (5 counts).

Eunice Police Arrests

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Eunice Police Arrests report

Myra Miller

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Tuesday, April 30 Jaheim Joseph, 20, 100 block of Colby Road, Opelousas.