Operation Winter Storm nets nine drug suspects Several suspects remain at large after months of undercover investigations Check out this story on dailyworld.com: http://www.dailyworld.com/story/news/local/2015/01/23/operation-winter-storm-nets-nine-drug-suspects/22243589/ Officers from multiple agencies fanned out across St. Landry Parish this past week for a major pre-dawn raid to stem drug trafficking in St. Landry Parish. From Eunice to Port Barre, officials arrested nine people in the raid on charges ranging from distribution of controlled dangerous substances to violations of a drug free zone.
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Operation Winter Storm nets nine drug suspects
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Wedding: Sarah Morris & Quinton Stanford
Fr. Ken Dominque officiated. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Morris, Jr. of Port Barre.
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PBHS special education student charged with gun possession.
On February 11, 2015, Port Barre police arrested a 15 year Port Barre High School Special Education student, in possession a firearm and live ammo. Port Barre Police School Resource Officer received a complaint from a student that witnessed the suspect with a firearm.
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St. Landry Council seeking AGa s opinion on sales tax use
The St. Landry Parish Council voted Thursday to seek a state Attorney General's opinion on whether sales tax revenue collected from unincorporated areas of the parish can be used for road maintenance and construction inside incorporated areas of the parish. A motion for the legal opinion came after parish president Bill Fontenot and several members of the council engaged in a heated discussion over a proposed intergovernmental agreement for road improvements made to three roads located within the village of Cankton.
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A week of observances, from presidential to reverential
A week of observances, from presidential to reverential Presidents' Day and Mardi Gras fall during the same week this year Check out this story on dailyworld.com: http://www.dailyworld.com/story/news/local/2015/02/15/week-observances-presidential-reverential/23456095/ Right between Valentine's Day and Mardi Gras falls Presidents' Day, a federal holiday that honors the nation's commanders in chief. Before the federal holiday law that standardized several Mondays off for government workers, many states - but not Louisiana - used to observe Abraham Lincoln's birthday on Feb. 12 and George Washington's birthday on Feb. 22. Those two leaders' birthdays now combine into Presidents' Day, observed Monday.
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Port Barre police officer on unpaid leave following domestic battery arrest
According to Port Barre Police Chief Deon Boudreaux, the officer, Caleb Stelly, was arrested by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office. Boudreaux said he does not know the details of Stelly's arrest, only that Stelly went to the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office to file a domestic abuse complaint and was subsequently arrested for domestic battery.
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Beating or overdose? St. Landry jury returns negligent homicide conviction
A St. Landry Parish jury deliberated two hours Friday before convicting Kurt Dwayne Miller of negligent homicide in the 2009 death of girlfriend Laura Coates. Miller, 36, had been indicted on second-degree murder in Coates' death, which his defense attorney, Roy Richard, blamed on a drug overdose but which the prosecution said was a fatal beating.
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Port Barre police officer charged with domestic abuse battery
A Port Barre police officer has been charged with domestic abuse battery. St. Landry Parish sheriff's deputies arrested Caleb Stelly, 21, early Sunday morning.
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Tour du Teche adds Red River race
The Tour du Teche race down Bayou Teche enters its sixth year this fall but organizers have expanded the paddler's marathon by offering an additional race, a long-distance, adventurous paddle down the Red River, the first of its kind for Louisiana. The 275-mile, round-the-clock marathon takes long-distance paddlers down the Red River until it reaches St. Landry Parish where At the end of "Tour de la Rivere Rouge," the Tour du Teche begins, a 135-mile, three-staged race from Port Barre to Berwick, Oct. 2-4.
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Police officers here in Opelousas attended a two-hour long training on Tuesday with the topic being "Civil rights and how it pertains to the law". Corey Leger, Public Information Officer for the Opelousas Police Department says, "The civil rights class will help us in our daily investigations, dealing with the public and how to approach civilians and how to treat everybody with respect."
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St. John crime reports, March 31
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Opelousas Daily Arrest Report
The Opelousas Police Dept. responded to 128 calls over the past 24 hrs. The following person were booked into the Opelousas City Jail during that time period: 1. Geoffrey Speyrer 30 yrs.
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Parish economy slows St. Landry Parish posted a 1 percent sales tax growth during March Check out this story on dailyworld.com: http://www.dailyworld.com/story/news/local/2015/04/03/parish-economy-slows/25272249/ Recently released figures from the St. Landry Parish School Board, which tracks sale tax collections for the parish, show that six of the 10 municipalities that collect a sales tax reported a drop in March. Only Grand Coteau, Arnaudville, Port Barre and Eunice were in the black for the month compared to the same month the year before.
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Advocate staff photo by BRYAN TUCK -- Robert Miller, 9, left, and Adeline Miller, 13, play Cajun songs from a canoe on the bank of the Bayou Teche in Breaux Bridge before a ceremony Thursday declaring the waterway a National Water Trail by the United States Department of the Interior. Advocate staff photo by BRYAN TUCK -- Suzanne Besse and her Grandson, Max Besse, left, paddle along the Bayou Teche in Breaux Bridge Thursday followed by Tina Besse and her brother Dave Besse.
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Student body president election ends in runoff
A runoff has been declared in the election for Baylor student body president between Houston junior Pearson Brown and Frisco sophomore James Porter. According to the results posted outside of the student government office, Brown received 1,057 votes, compared to Porter who received 771 votes and Kinghorn who received 699.
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Timber Bridge in St. Landry Parish closed indefinitely
As of Tuesday morning , the Timber Bridge on the south side of U.S. Highway 190 and Three Mile Lake between Krotz Springs and Port Barre has been closed indefinitely.
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Three arrested in Port Barre after teen hospitalized for synthetic marijuana
Port Barre Police arrested three people yesterday after a 14-year-old girl was hospitalized for a severe reaction to synthetic marijuana. According to Port Barre Police, officers responded Monday to a medical emergency call in the 300 block of VFW street.
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Pollock man accused of rape
According to a press release, Monday morning, the Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office received a complaint that Jonathan Russell James had committed multiple sexual acts with a family member of members. During their investigation, detectives were able to establish sufficient probable cause that supported the allegations.
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KATC's Valerie Ponseti judges at Lemonade Tasting Contest
Today, Lafayette Lemonade Tasting Contest was held at the South Branch Library. Registrants had an opportunity to get a leg-up on the Lemonade Day competition by perfecting their lemonade recipe in advance of Lemonade Day Louisiana on Saturday, May 2, 2015.
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St. Landry Parish man gets 5-year sentence in 2009 death of girlfriend
A St. Landry Parish man convicted in February of negligent homicide in the death of his girlfriend was sentenced Thursday to five years at hard labor. Judge Gerard Caswell, of 27th Judicial District Court, handed down the sentence for Kurt Dwayne Miller, 36, who was originally indicted on second-degree murder in the 2009 death of Laura Coates.
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