Sunset News

The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's office reported booking the following people: Cordero Markal Anderson, 20, 550 Lewis St., Eunice, charged with probation violation.

Erica Elizabeth Dore' Matthew Michael Dugas were united in marriage on June 19, 2009 during a 7 p.m. nuptial mass at St.

Seventeen undergraduate students from UL were recognized this spring for their perfect 4.0 grade-point averages.

Opelousas - The Opelousas Police Department reported booking the following people: James Larry Kibodeaux Jr., 22, no street address given, Sunset, charged with assault and improper telephone communications.

Much of Southwest Louisiana, including parts of Acadiana, are under a heat advisory this afternoon.

OPELOUSAS - The number of announced candidates for the District 40 state House of Representatives race has grown to eight.

Rachel L. Benoit of Lafayette, LA and Blake T. Endsley of Lafayette, LA were united in marriage on June 20, 2009, at 6:30 pm at Nottoway Plantation, White Castle, LA.

Lincoln 'Link' Savoie of Sunset will be honored tonight in the nation's capital as the recipient of this year's American Institute for Public Service's Jefferson Award.

St. Landry Parish communities will share in $2.7 million worth of Louisiana Community Development Block Grants designed to fight poverty by improving water systems, streets and adding needed infrastructure.

Erica Elizabeth Dore' and Matthew Michael Dugas, both of Sunset, will be married on June 19, 2009, at St.

Qualifying for the open District 40 state House of Representatives seat will begin June 24 and continue through June 26 in the Old City Market on Courthouse Square in Opelousas.

St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office reported booking the following people: Anthony R. Barker, 48, 219 Oak St., Melville, charged with failure to register as a sex offender, failure to comply with sex offenders register, and special identifications.

On May 2, the Sunset Garden Club held its 13th annual Celebration of Herb and Garden Festival with the help of the Sunset Sertoma Club, Mayor Cecil Lavergne and Council Member Joseph Meche of the Town of Sunset.

Ashton Savoy was a blues player whose unique style drew from time spent in Houston, Chicago and Louisiana.

The South St. Landry Community Library will host the next EXPLORING OUR CREATIVE NATURE WORSKHSOP on Tuesday May 19 from 9 am until noon.

Two St. Landry Parish men and a juvenile have been arrested and charged in connection with the death of an Arnaudville man.

St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's office reported booking the following people: Jessie Phillips, 35, 412 Phillips Loop, Palmetto, charged with three counts of theft.

A St. Landry Parish grand jury this week indicted a Lafayette woman for allegedly running over and killing her 11-year-old son.

St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's office reported booking the following people: Daniel Keith Landry, 53, 259 St.

St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office reported booking the following people: Elton Demon Brown, 19, 3330 U.S. Route 167, Opelousas, arrested on a bench warrant.