Port Barre News

The 24th annual Cracklin' Festival in Port Barre kicks off Thursday with a family night and continues with food, fun and music through Sunday.

St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office reported booking the following people: n Dennis Guillory, Jr.

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 ...

The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's office reported booking the following people: n Glynis Fournerat, 45, 99 University Place, Eunice, solicitation for murder.

Frank O. Lahaye, who was arrested earlier this month for exposing himself in a public place, is back in jail today on the same charge.

St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's office reported booking the following people: n Glenford G. Bias, 43, 1620 West Dudley Street, Eunice, distribution of a Schedule II drug .

Ongoing repairs to the Union Pacific Rail tracks, that blocked traffic in Opelousas last week, are continuing towards the east and will close a number of roads in the Port Barre area this week.

Jackqueline Guillory Leblanc, who's body was found in the trunk of her car near Opelousas earlier this year, died of a drug overdose, according to autopsy results released Monday.

The 64th Louisiana Yambileee Cooked Foods and Yam-I-Mal competition winners have been announced.

Investigators from the Department of Environmental Quality, St. Landry Homeland Security and the Sheriff's Office are investigating a suspicious sheen that appeared this morning on the surface of Bayou Courtableau right off of Downtown Port Barre.

A fundraiser will be held Oct. 29 to raise money to buy heavy lifting equipment to help clean up Bayou Teche from Port Barre to St.

St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office reported booking the following people: n Jamica Divon Jackson, 29, 900 La.

Heather Nicole Albrecht and David Shane Aymond exchanged wedding vows on October 17, 2009 during a 6 p.m. ceremony held at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Port Barre.

Blanche Louise Davis and Joseph Lee Kempt Jr. were united in holy matrimony on the 17th day of October, 2009 at Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Opelousas at 7:30 in the evening.

The Bingo Depot on U.S. Route 190 in Port Barre will hold its grand opening Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 1:30 p.m. The opening ceremony will feature the music of Hadley Castille and the Sharecroppers, catering by Russell's Grocery and cash and prize giveaways every 10 minutes with chances to win LSU and Saints' ...

The following people were booked into the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center before 11:01 a.m. Monday.

Katelyn Michelle Leger and Nelson "Junior" Meche were united in marriage on Saturday, October 10, 2009 during a ceremony held at the Washington Community Center in Washington, LA.

St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office reported booking the following people: n Leslie Chaye Johnson, 18, 1840 Duplechain Road., Church Point, charged with simple battery involving domestic violence.

Dupre Carrier Godchaux Agency Inc., located in Louisiana's Acadiana region, has been named the Trusted Choice Agency of the Month by Trusted Choice, the consumer branding program for independent insurance agents and brokers.

Megan Elizabeth Berrigan and Dustin Christopher Higginbotham, both of Baton Rouge, will exchange marriage vows at 12 p.m. Saturday, November 21, 2009, at St.