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St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby J. Guidroz reported, “Never in the recorded history of the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office has a female deputy ranked the issuing of the Expert Marksmanship badge. That is, not until Deputy Kiley Krull. Krull is attached to the School Resource Officer Unit and is usually found at North Central High School, her alma mater. That is, when she is not at the St. Landry Parish Training Facility practicing tactics and shooting skills.” Guidroz added, “Much of the credit to the a

A 31-year-old Arnaudville man is charged with sexually assaulting a juvenile under the age 14. According to St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz his office was notified on Sept. 5 that the juvenile had been assaulted. Alexander James Landry, 31, of the 200 block of Anicet Tauzin Road, is charged with felony second-degree rape, felony aggravated crime against nature and felony computer aided...

A St. Landry Parish jury returned a verdict on Nov. 13 finding Emery Savoy Jr., 58, of Opelousas, guilty of six counts of sex crimes against a juvenile. According to a news release from District Attorney Chad Pitre, evidence established that the crimes occurred from 2016 through 2022 and that the victim was Savoy’s neighbor. For the conviction of two counts of sexual battery of a juvenile un...

Church Point voters rejected a new sales tax that would have helped fund the police department while voters in an Acadia Parish drainage district gave overwhelming support to the renewal of a property tax to support drainage operations. In Church Point, voters were asked to add 0.5% to the existing sales tax to raise funds for the police department. The proposal failed by 28 votes. According to...

Body U.S. Attorney Zachary Keller announces that Brad William Blanchard, 45, has been sentenced for attempted receipt and attempted distribution of child pornography. U.S. District Judge David C. Joseph sentenced Blanchard to 150 months in prison, followed by 20 years of supervised release for these offenses.

St. Landry Parish School Board members, from left at Tuesday’s committee meetings in Opelousas are Renee Aymond, Tiffany Nolan and Mary Ellen Donatto. (Photo by Bobby Ardoin)

Cynthia Tanner, a volunteer for many years at the Eunice Food Bank, is pictured at the Eunice Food Bank. The annual Eunice Food Bank Food Drive is set for Dec. 9 from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. (Photo by Myra Miller)

Eunice High School maintained its A letter grade in the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) School and District Performance Scores for the 2024-2025 school year released Thursday. The Eunice school is the only regular school in the parish to score and A on the assessment. Also scoring an A is the Magnet School for Cultural Arts in Opelousas. The district had seven B schools; 16 C school...

The St. Landry Parish Council rejected on Wednesday night an ordinance proposal that would have provided the parish with increased slot machine revenues from Evangeline Downs Racino revenues in order to provide more discretionary annual funding. Ordinance introductions require a sponsorship from a council member, but at the Wednesday night meeting, no council member stepped forward as a sponsor,...

Don Mayeux, left, Angelia Guillory and State Representative Dustin Miller converse before the meeting at the Eunice Rotary Club meeting Wednesday. Mayeux is admiring Miller’s House of Representative pin. Miller was Guillory’s guest at the meeting. (Photo by Myra Miller)