Phillip Lafleur
The man and woman linked to the death of Akeem Ceaser, 22, of Eunice, were returned to the Eunice City Jail Tuesday evening from San Angelo, Texas, Eunice, Police Chief Randy Fontenot said.
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announces Interstate 10 at the Sabine River, near the Texas State Line, is closed to traffic in the east and westbound direction due to flooding.
DOTD will continue to monitor weather conditions and will advise of any changes.
Construction on La. 97 near Jennings between MP 2 (I-10) and MP 6 (LA 100) will begin on Tuesday, March 15, and continue through November 2016 to patch, cold plane and overlay the roadway. Expect delays due to intermittent lane closures on weekdays between 8 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Members of the Louisiana Soybean and Grain Research and Promotion Board are pictured outside Efferson Hall at LSU on Nov. 19, 2015. From left, front row, Robert Thevis, of Simmesport; Joey Olivier, of Arnaudville; Carlos Polotzola, of Melville; Charles Cannatella, of Melville; board chairman Raymond Schexnayder Jr., of Ventress; and Dan Turner, of Mer Rouge. Back row, J.K. Bordelon, of Moreauville; Ryan Kirby, of Belcher; Donald Berken, of Welsh; and Leo Franchebois, of Opelousas. Photo by Olivia McClure/LSU AgCenter
The Louisiana Soybean and Grain Research and Promotion Board has given the LSU AgCenter $1.75 million to fund a total of 62 research and outreach projects in 2016.
The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff.
March 15
Shawn Darbonne, 46, 4000 block of Grand Prairie Hwy., Washington. Criminal trespass, 2 counts of aggravated cruelty to animals.
