Public Safety

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

Harlan Kirgan
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. June 12 Chet Allen Richard, 35, 500 block of Airline Road, Opelousas. Aggravated battery; attempted second degree murder. Arrested by St. Landry Sheriff’s Office.

State Police: Eunice man fled police before he smashed into a tree

Harlan Kirgan
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
A Eunice man died Monday in a single-vehicle crash while running from police, according to a news release from Louisiana State Police Troop D. Shortly after 7 a.m., a Kinder police officer observed a 2006 Ford Mustang commit a traffic violation.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff Office reports arrests

Myra Miller
Monday, June 11, 2018
The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. June 11 Stacy Lynn Pugh, 34, 100 block of Eula Lane, Church Point.Speeding; operating vehicle while license is suspended. Arrested by St. Landry Sheriff’s Office. Jules Andrus, 18, 1100 block of Ballard Lane, Opelousas.

Eunice Police Arrests

Myra Miller
Monday, June 11, 2018
The following are arrests by Eunice Police. June 8 Hunter Lynn Boone, 21, 200 block of Katie Lane, Eunice. Probation warrant. Angel Corina Jackson, 23, 100 block of Bradley, Eunice. Improper lane usage, operating a vehicle while intoxicated.

Eunice Police Radio Logs

Myra Miller
Monday, June 11, 2018
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs.

Crash kills Carencro man

Harlan Kirgan
Saturday, June 9, 2018
A two vehicle crash on La. 83 south of Sidney Leblanc Road in Iberia Parish shortly after 7 a.m. on June 7 claimed the life of 36-year-old Evans Cloteaux of Carencro, according to a news release from Louisiana State Police Troop I. The preliminary investigation revealed Cloteaux was operating a...

Opelousas man’s body recovered

Harlan Kirgan
Saturday, June 9, 2018
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents are investigating a single vessel fatality in St. Martin Parish on June 7.

Did you know? St. Landry Parish has an Elderly Abuse Section

From the desk of St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz
Saturday, June 9, 2018
June 15 is World Elderly Abuse Awareness Day; our senior citizens should not live a life of abuse. Just like our Special Needs Section, the Elderly Abuse Section is dear to my heart.