Public Safety

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. April 11 Derrick Allen Williams, 31, 2500 block of Ambassador Caffery Parkway, Lafayette. Bench warrant. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Erin Leeann Garcia, 22, 200 block of Wallace Road, Carencro.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. April 10 Cody James Arceneaux, 28, 900 block of South Main Street, Opelousas. Second-degree murder. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Noah Joshua Higginbotham, 17, 100 block of Lydia Street, Port Barre.

Opelousas man arrested In connection with St. Landry Parish church fires

From the Office of Governor An Opelousas man has been taken into custody in connection with arson fires at three churches in St. Landry Parish. Holden Matthews, 21, was booked into the St. Landry Parish Jail on three counts of Simple Arson of a Religious Building.

Eunice man faces multiple charges after deputies search

Norman James Ceasar, 30, of the 300 block of West Ardoin Street, Eunice, faces multiple charges after St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Department detectives executive a search warrant at his residence, according to a news release from Sheriff Bobby Guidroz.

Opelousas man accused of stabbing his mother to death

A 28-year-old Opelousas man said he was arguing with his mother when she grabbed a knife out of his hands and cut him at the base of his fingers, St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz said in a news release.

Child, 5, injured on Maple Ave.

A 5-year-old child running to a school bus about 8 a.m. Tuesday was injured when he was struck by pickup truck, Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot said. The child was late and darted into traffic on Maple, Fontenot said.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. April 10 Michelle Lynn Leger, 36, 200 block of Benoit Street, Eunice. Disturbing the peace. Kyla Nicole Higginbottem, 32, 700 block of Harold, Eunice Probation violation-hold. Clarence Kenny Lawyer, 51, 400 block of Dupre Lane, Eunice.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. April 10 06:47 Wreck in front of True Value. 07:27 Papers out wallet all over the road at 4th and Maple. 10:42 Gun threat at Eunice High. 10:47 Two males on bikes trespassing in the 200 block of Thayer.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. April 9 06:39 Gray Dodge Challenger in the yard in the 300 block of Wilson. 07:08 Woman at Crestview Loop said she has bullets in her car. 07:20 Kid got hit by truck at East Maple and La. 13.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. April 9 Juvenile 12, Eunice. Simple criminal damage to property. Juvenile, 11, Eunice. Simple criminal damage to property.