St. Landry Parish Sheriff

Man, 61, charged with sexual battery on 3 juveniles

A 61-year-old Church Point man, Patrick Guillory Jr., has been charged with three counts of sexual battery involving three separate juveniles under the age of 10, according to St. Landry Parish Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz in a news release.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. July 24 Otis John, 61, 300 block of South Railroad, Opelousas. Bench warrant; failure to register as a sex offender; duty of sex offenders to notify law enforcement.

The fatal shootout at Bois Mallet

At dawn on a muggy morning in late July 1916, Sheriff Marion L. Swords was in the Mallet Woods in rural St. Landry Parish, watching an old cabin where he thought a murder suspect was hiding. It would be the last sunrise “one of the best-known politicians in Louisiana” would ever see.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. July 21 Jaferrius Devon Thomas, age 25, 129 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Opelousas. Second-degree battery. Michael Everton Royal Shelvin, 20, 400 block of Park Avenue, Opelousas.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. July 20 Ranatta Richard, 34, 100 block of Claude Street, Opelousas. Domestic abuse battery. Peggy Sue Roberts, 41, 300 block West Railroad Avenue, Arnaudville. Cruelty to juveniles. Arrested by Arnaudville Police.

Man arrested for sexual battery of a juvenile

A 19-year-old man has been arrested on two counts of sexual battery of a juvenile. St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz said Lawrence Kenneth Richard, 100 block of Louise Street, Grand Coteau, was arrested on July 10.

Man accused of beating, imprisoning girlfriend

A 55-year-old man has been arrested for domestic violence and false imprisonment of his girlfriend after St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s deputies responded to a welfare complaint, according to Sheriff Bobby Guidroz.

Special needs disaster information session planned here

A program to educate people on how to help those with special needs in disaster is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Northwest Community Center, 501 Samuel Drive, Eunice. St.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. July 13 Rusty Ray Williams, 27, 800 block of Main Street, Arnaudville. Two counts of domestic abuse battery. Robert Levier Jr., 32, 100 block of LaLu Lane, Washington. Theft, criminal trespass.

Man arrested for sexual battery of a juvenile

A 19-year-old man has been arrested on two counts of sexual battery of a juvenile. St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz said Lawrence Kenneth Richard, 100 block of Louise Street, Grand Coteau, was arrested on July 10.