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Artist captures 'Bits and Pieces'
For Lyn Fontenot, local landmarks are a source of inspiration for her art. She captures in watercolor the buildings that represent the architectural history of a city or town.
St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office reported booking the following people: n Dwight Carrier, 35, 1020 Garland Ave., Opelousas, driving while intoxicated, driving under suspension, improper lane usage, bench warrant for failure to appear for arraignment on charges of driving while intoxicated and driving under suspension and a ...
Parish plans hazardous waste disposal event
St. Landry Parish will hold its second annual hazardous household waste disposal day Saturday in both Eunice and Opelousas.
Inspiration may just be the best medicine
Poet Jack B. Bedell, the Woman's Hospital Distinguished Professor in the Humanities at Southeastern, caught more from a mosquito than West Nile virus.
A Eunice woman has been arrested after she allegedly attempted to hire a hit man to kill her husband and his new girlfriend.
Ghost hunters search for spirits in Eunice
There is never a better time to look for ghosts than Halloween and members of Louisiana Spirits, a group of paranormal investigators, recently stopped by the Liberty Theater in Eunice in an attempt to find them.
'Operation Crack-o-Lantern' nets alleged drug dealers
Ten suspected Eunice area drug dealers are behind bars on various charges, and more arrests are expected following a major drug sweep by officers with the St.
Residents in one Eunice neighborhood are fed up with the break-ins and burglaries and what they say is a lack of police response.
Think safety first during Halloween season
The various municipalities in St. Landry Parish have announced their official trick-or-treat times.
The following people were booked into the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center before 10:02 a.m. Sunday.
Group aims to connect libraries
St. Landry Parish holds the distinction of being the only parish in the state without a library system.
Civil rights leader visits Eunice
The Rev. DeVes Toon of the Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network met Thursday with Eunice community leaders at St.
In Acadiana, festival life is the rule. And as proverbial wisdom has taught us since time immemorial, some rules are meant to be broken.
Police seek help with burglary
Police are asking for the public's help to solve a recent Eunice business burglary.
NFTA Adds New Park & Ride Locations
In an effort to help commuters who are looking to reduce car mileage, help the planet and eliminate parking fees, the NFTA is adding ten new Park & Ride locations to their existing sites.
St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office reported booking the following people: n Cleo Jones, 32, 613 Evergreen St., Opelousas, arrested on bench warrants for failure to appear for jury selection and for failure to appear for arraignment on charge of simple criminal damage to property.
Eunice has a new alderwoman, and all seven St. Landry Parish tax propositions passed in Saturday's elections.
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New book spotlights early photographs
C.C. "Curley" Duson looked out on to the southwestern prairie known as Faquetaigue, at the end of a 20-mile railroad spur, and saw progress.
St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office reported booking the following people: n Mary Stephanie Grice, 47, 630 N. Lombard St., Opelousas, arrested on a bench warrant for failure to appear for arraignment on charges of possession of alprazolam and possession of dihydrocodeinone.
The proposed hiring of Drew Miller as a consultant for the LeGros Airport near Crowley was delayed indefinitely Tuesday night by the Acadia Parish Police Jury.