Public Safety

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. August 11 Jarinsky Rontez Jones, 23, 1000 block of Booker T Street, Ville Platte. Bench warrant (6 counts). Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Gene A. Richard, II, 53, 5300 block of Highway 103, Port Barre.

Wreck in Eunice kills woman

A single-vehicle wreck at 1:53 a.m. Sunday claimed the life of Porsha Lashante Guillory, 32, of Eunice, according to Eunice Police Chief Kyle LeBouef. The wreck occurred at East Maple Avenue and Lewis Street.

Unrestrained passenger ejected, killed in crash

Shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop I were notified of a single-vehicle crash on La. 93 near Gateau Road in Lafayette Parish. The crash claimed the life of 22-year-old Eli Citizen Jr. of Carencro.

Eunice Police Radio log

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. August 9 10:00 a.m. Suspicious vehicle at b1Bank. 2:14 p.m. Lobby complaint in reference to a subject. 2:36 p.m.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. August 10 Dometrice Alexander Louis, 43, 6700 block of Highway 103, Washington. Cruelty to juveniles. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Monica Dawn Daigle, 38, 200 block of Vautrot Road, Sunset.

Two-vehicle crash in Lafayette Parish on I-49 leaves 2 juveniles dead

Louisiana State Police Troop I was notified of a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 49 near the Carencro exit in Lafayette Parish shortly before 3:30 a.m. Aug. 6. The crash ultimately claimed the life of 16-year-old Jose Alvarez of Opelousas and 16-year-old Marlin Garcia of Church Point.

Phone info leads to sex arrest

Text and photos on a phone led to the arrest of an Opelousas man on four sex charges. St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz stated Maxie J. Zachary, 42, of the 800 block of Chickasaw Drive was charged on Aug.

Burn bans issued statewide

Burn bans have been imposed statewide. On Aug. 3, St. Landry Parish Government has issued a burn ban in the parish effective immediately. The ban includes anything with an open flame that produces an ember. The wind can carry floating embers away from the original fire and start a spot fire.

Fire Dept. changes approved

The fire station on Sittig Road will become a training facility and three captains are to be promoted to district chiefs as part of changes approved for the fire department at Tuesday’s Board of Aldermen meeting.

Eunice man arrested for attempted murder

A Eunice man wanted for attempted first-degree murder tried tried to escape capture on Monday evening, but ended up on top of grave at St. Paul Cemetery on South 12th Street, according to Police Chief Kyle LeBouef. Oscar LeBlanc III, 30, gave up after a K9 was deployed, LeBouef said.