Public Safety
Myra Miller
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. The Police Department changed the format from chronological to one based on officers who responded to calls.
Friday, March 21
There were 8 traffic stops between 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. and
Officer Eunice PD
1:32 a.m.
Monday, March 24, 2025
St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests
Myra Miller
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.
Saturday, March 22-Monday, March 24
Dustin Chris Vidrine, 33, 300 block of East Maple Ave, Eunice. Domestic abuse battery (Child Endangerment).
Monday, March 24, 2025
St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests
Myra Miller
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, March 21
Shannon James Menard, 53, 500 block of Don Guilbeau Road, Arnaudville. Cockfighting. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Government.
Monday, March 24, 2025
Eunice Police Arrests report
Myra Miller
The following are arrests by Eunice Police. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Thursday, March 20
Destini Charlie, 28, 2500 block of Marilee Lane, Houston, Texas. Warrant, failure to appear.
Anique Whitehurst, 43, 1200 block of Rose, Eunice.
Monday, March 24, 2025
Eunice Police Radio log
Myra Miller
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. The Police Department changed the format from chronological to one based on officers who responded to calls.
Thursday, March 20
There were 21 traffic stops from 6 a.m. Thursday until 3:45 a.m., Friday, March 21.
Monday, March 24, 2025
Information sought about double homicide in Opelousas
Harlan Kirgan
Opelousas Police responded to a report of gunshots in the 1200 block of Ina Claire Drive on Dec. 1, 2022.
The first officer on scene observed a red Chevrolet Cruze with military honors license plate MH15670. The vehicle was parked in the driveway of 1222 Ina Claire Dr. Apt. 467.
Friday, March 21, 2025
$5M bond set on Mamou Mardi Gras shooting suspect
TONY MARKS / The Ville Platte Gazette
Trae’land Castille, the suspect in the mass shooting that took place on Mardi Gras in Mamou, appeared in an Evangeline Parish courtroom for the first time on March 17.
During the hearing in front of Judge Marcus L.
Friday, March 21, 2025
After the death of Brittany Fontenot signs like this one at the intersection of U.S. 190 and la. 95 appeared in the area. Evangeline Parish Sheriff Charles Guillory announced that Brittney’s husband, Ray Charles Fontenot Jr., is named in an arrest warrant issued Wednesday for one count of second-degree murder in her death. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
Wife’s death once reported as a suicide is now a murder case
Harlan Kirgan
For nearly two years the cause of Brittney Fontenot’s death has been the subject of investigation.
There were reports of FBI agents, Louisiana State Police investigators and Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s deputies asking questions and conducting interviews.
Friday, March 21, 2025
St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests
Myra Miller
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, March 20
Michael Vaughn, 44, 1300 block of Hayward Street, Opelousas.
Thursday, March 20, 2025
Eunice Police Radio log
Myra Miller
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. The Police Department changed the format from chronological to one based on officers who responded to calls.
Wednesday March 19
There were 9 traffic stop between the hours of 10 a.m. until 9 p.m.
Officer B.
Thursday, March 20, 2025