Basile News

A Eunice area couple, involved in the swap of an exotic bird for two children earlier this year, agreed to plead guilty Wednesday afternoon, the day before they were set to go to trial on charges involving the sale of minor children.

Al-Qaida-linked militants ambushed a convoy of Marines returning to base Monday after raising the Philippine flag on a rebel camp they overran, killing eight troops and wounding nine others, officials said.

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy, SEPT. 17, 2009 .- Benedict XVI spent a leisurely hour with the Jesuit scientists who staff the Vatican Observatory, giving his papal blessing to their new headquarters, which the director says symbolize the observatory's mission.

BATON ROUGE - Conflict-of-interest charges were dismissed on Friday against Rep.

St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office reported booking the following people: n Paul Collins Jr., 22, 1215 Montreal St., Opelousas, arrested on bench warrants.

In response to a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union , the U.S. Department of Homeland Security revealed Tuesday that the government had failed to disclose 11 more deaths in immigration detention facilities.

Some 100 immigrant detainees at a private prison in Louisiana, angered by what they say are awful conditions, are engaged in increasingly tense protests.

ICE detainees in the privately-owned South Louisiana Corrections Facility in Basile, Louisiana are on their fifth hunger strike in four weeks to protest inhumane conditions that violate human rights and ICE standards for detention.

A group of detainees at a Louisiana immigration detention center have begun three-day hunger strikes to protest poor conditions there, immigrant advocates said.

St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's office booked the following people: n Joseph Earl Comeaux Jr., 25, 841 Boxie Road, charged with unauthorized use of a moveable.

Gov. Bobby Jindal presented nine grants totaling $3,331,531 to Evangeline Parish officials Friday during a scheduled stop on his Working Tour of Louisiana.

Security officials in the Philippines say suspected al-Qaida-linked militants have killed seven policemen in an ambush.

Police believe the arrest of two men Monday may have cleared a number of vehicle burglaries that have been occurring at local health and wellness centers in Opelousas.

The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's office reported booking the following people: Jason James Daigle, 37, 3781 Valentine Road., Basile, charged with parole violation, resisting an officer, theft and self mutilation by a prisoner.

Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Davis, Jr. are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Jessica Lynn Davis to Jason Brett Webb, son of Mr.

CPSB prepares for potential swine flu outbreak Updated: On the bus, or classroom, students are in constant contact with each other.

The faculty of Stewart Elementary School in Basile was recognized at the Evangeline Parish School Board meeting Wednesday.

St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's office reported booking the following people: Nicole Daigle Thibodeaux, 34, 3773 Valentine Road, Basile, arrested on two bench warrants.

Some old-timers remember the days when chicken wire was strung in front of the bandstands in some of the Cajun dance halls.