The following are arrests by Eunice Police.
Jan. 6
Stephanie N. Istre, 35, 200 block of South Aymond Street, Eunice. Domestic abuse battery.
Heidi Fontenot Cormier, 35, 700 block of Hill Street, Eunice. Two counts of simple battery and resisting arrest.
The St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s substation in Eunice is not closing, Sheriff Bobby Guidroz said.
Guidoz explained that four dispatchers who had worked at the station were transferred to the Opelousas office to save money.
The move will allow one more patrol deputy at the station, he said.
Eunice Police were still sorting through a report of an attempted armed robbery Friday morning even thought a suspect had been arrested.
Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot said a call was received from a guy who said a gun had been pointed at him.
A crash in Acadia Parish at the intersection of La. 365 and 367 on Friday claimed the life of 38-year-old Joseph Devillier of Eunice, according to a news release from Louisiana State Police Troop I.
The wreck, which occurred at about 6 a.m., occurred as Devillier, who was operating a 2017 Toyota...
The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.
Jan. 6
Gregory Gerard Hawkins, 26, 1400 block of Montreal Street, Opelousas. Theft, simple criminal damage.
Codairo Sydney Freeman, 25, 400 block of Main Street, Opelousas. Distribution of schedule II drugs.
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs.
Jan. 5
07:14 Theft from vehicle in he 200 block of North 4th.
07:56 Abandoned bike in the 500 block of Juanita.
08:18 Stolen four-wheeler in the 200 block of Corrine.
08:51 Wreck at 3rd by Post Office.
The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.
Jan. 5
Donald Ray Thibodeaux Jr., 48, 200 North St. Joseph Street, Eunice. Possession of schedule II drugs.
Kevin James Prudhomme, 39, 2600 I-49 North Service Road, Opelousas. Theft.