April 15
Juan Grimaldo, 29, 1310 Darrell Street; money warrant for resisting an officer.
Abeslon Hebert, 18, 1014 Booker T. Washington, Opelousas; hold for investigation, simple criminal damage to property, simple burglary.
April 16
Larry Bellow, Jr., age 20, 608 W. Cherry St., Opelousas, LA, theft from interior of an auto, bench warrant, arrested by Opelousas Police Dept.
Monday, April 14
0016 Theft reported in the 600 block of North 3rd Street.
0701 Subject needs police officer in the 900 block of West Dean Street.
0814 Disturbance reported in the 100 block of West Ash Street.
0952 Traffic crash reported at Winn Dixie.
April 14
Michael Goodly, 45, 1527 North Green Avenue, Basile; Principal to theft of goods-shoplifting.
The Mamou Police Department reported five recent bookings into the town jail.
Arrested were the following persons:
•Marvin Freeman, 18, 219 Cross St., Mamou, was charged April 7, with simple battery. Freeman was transferred to the parish jail.
The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported 15 recent bookings into the parish jail.
Arrested were the following persons:
•Marvin Lee Freeman, 27, 219 Cross St., Mamou, was charged April 7, with simple battery. Freeman was being held in jail on a $1,500 bond at press time.
April 15
Roy Thomas, Jr., age 60, 3818 Hwy. 35, Lawtell, LA, theft of livestock, 2 counts of theft by fraud.
Antonio L. Griggs, age 27, 10901 Sanctuary Way, Shreveport, LA, speeding, operating a motor vehicle while under suspension.
Marshail Wildridge: Church Point clerk booked.
Police knew where Marshail Wildridge was for the three years she was at large. They just couldn’t get her to turn herself in.
Finally this week, Eunice arrested the Church Point Town Clerk and took her to see a district judge.
Early voting begins Saturday for the May 3 election which includes proposed rededication of a Eunice sales tax and renewal of two St. Landry Parish School District property taxes. Neither of the tax proposals involve new or increased taxes.
Fire ants mounds begin to pop up as the weather warms. Waste no time in apply insecticide control, the LSU Ag/Center advises.
Warmer weather brings many things to our landscapes – including fire ants.
Accepted advice is you shouldn’t plant in the Spring before Good Friday. But this year, that’s quite late and many planted sooner. Maybe they should have waited.
Weather forecasters say low temperatures Tuesday night-Wednesday morning are going to approach freezing.
United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that Brandon B. Handy, 33, of Opelousas was sentenced Friday by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote to 24 years in prison and five years of supervised release for assaulting and robbing a U.S. Postal Service contract carrier.
MAMOU – In an impressive showing, Mamou earned a sweep over Eunice Monday in the season opener for both teams.
Dash cam footage of the shooting of the 6-year-old in Marksville.
Karla Bellon, left, and Michelle Brown shop Saturday at Gossip Boutique during the annual Noel on The Prairie.
The 17th annual Noel on the Prairie held Saturday and Sunday in Eunice drew many pre-holiday shoppers with 32 Eunice merchants offering customers discounts and sales. Above are shoppers at Holly’s Hobbies. (Photos by Myra Miller)
Irice Ann Darbonne Lavergne passed away on Thursday November 17, 2016 at the age of 73.
Burial will be held at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Eunice.
