Melville News

St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office reported booking the following people: n Tamitha Jean Ryder, 43, 219 Ash St., Melville, five bench warrants and charged with possession of crack cocaine.

The Melville ferry has been an institution in northern St. Landry Parish for generations but its days may be numbered.

St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's office reported booking the following people: n Nathan Warren Guidry, 43, 1434 Jackson St., Opelousas, bench warrant for failure to appear for docket sounding, pleas, jury selection and trial on charge of bringing contraband into the parish and city jail.

St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's office reported booking the following people: n Chris Triplette, 44, 227 Gum St., Melville, resisting arrest by flight, disturbing the peace, battery on an officer, resisting arrest by fighting and domestic abuse battery.

MELVILLE, La. - About eight to 10 homes near Melville were evacuated after a natural gas well blew out.

Melville- Shortly after 11:00 today, Louisiana State Police-Troop I was notified of a well blowout on LA 105 north of the Town of Melville.

The state's transportation chief said Tuesday that his office is considering charging pedestrians on three New Orleans area ferries $1 per ride, the same that is now assessed to vehicles.

Eunice has a new alderwoman, and all seven St. Landry Parish tax propositions passed in Saturday's elections.

St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office reported booking the following people: n Ashley Rene Robert, 22, 152 Sherri Street, Opelousas, charged with simple battery, simple robbery, carjacking and two acts of simple kidnapping.

St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's office reported booking the following people: n Freddie Louis Vaughn Jr., 31, 1342 Haywood Street Lot 8, Opelousas, charged with manslaughter and arrested on a bench warrant for failure to pay fine for simple criminal damage to property.

Sam Head Road between Highway 34 and Cooney Bennett Road will be closed to all traffic starting Oct.

St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office reported booking the following people: n Bobby Prejean, 53, 386 Billeaux Road, Carencro, charged with simple battery involving domestic violence.

St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office reported booking the following people: n Anthony Ray Willis, 44, 805 E. Leo St., Opelousas, arrested on a bench warrant.

St. Landry Parish -The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office reported booking the following people: n Toby Jay Nodine, 25, 118 Roger St., Opelousas, arrested by Port Barre Police Department, charged with sexual battery and two counts of resisting arrest.

There's a big jump in enrollment at Palmetto elementary Two schools both Melville and Morrow elementary schools were forced to shut their doors.

About 150 teachers, parents and students stood and sang along to "We Are Family" as they attended a meeting Saturday at Palmetto Elementary School designed to make them feel at home.

About 150 teachers, parents and students stood and sang along to "We Are Family" as they attended a meeting Saturday at Palmetto Elementary School designed to make them feel at home.

About 150 teachers, parents and students stood and sang along to "We Are Family" as they attended a meeting Saturday at Palmetto Elementary School designed to make them feel at home.

About 150 teachers, parents and students stood and sang along to "We Are Family" as they attended a meeting Saturday at Palmetto Elementary School designed to make them feel at home.

St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office reported booking the following people: n David Mike Perez, 30, 219 N. Gum St., Melville, charged with two counts of burglary of an inhabited dwelling, two counts of theft and illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.