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St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's office reported booking the following people Sunday: Gabriel Servantes Martinez, 30, 254 Lenora Road, Church Point, charged with driving while intoxicated, ...

Investigators are hoping the two women recovering from gunshot wounds will help them figure out why a veteran fire fighter shot them and then killed himself.

Affordable Housing Help Back Bay Mission in Biloxi just launched an aggressive education and public awareness campaign, to find answers and give real solutions to the lack of affordable housing problem.

St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office reported booking the following people Wednesday: Amanda Jane Gautreaux, 23, 1536 Montgomery Road, Opelousas, charged with first-offense DWI, improper ...

St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office reported booking the following people Friday.

Health care is getting more expensive by the minute putting a great deal of stress on an already overworked system.

While there are 38 offices open for election this fall, voters will get to cast their votes in only 12 of those contests.

Different areas have varying rules and regulations regarding the use of fireworks for the Fourth of July.

St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office reported booking the following people Thursday: Raneill C. Cortez, 35, 213 Krotz St., Krotz Springs, arrested on a bench warrant for failure to appear ...

Qualifying for every judicial position in St. Landry Parish will be held next week for candiates in this fall's elections.

St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office reported booking the following people Thursday : Ravin Keon Richard, 22, 600 Fred Loop, Alexandria, charged with possession of marijuana.

By William Johnson * wjohnson@dailyworld.com * June 4, 2008 A janitor at Palmetto Elementary School is currently being held in St.

St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office reported booking the following people Tuesday : Belinda Sue Deranger, 26, 185 Cimmaron St., Opelousas, charged with possession of Schedule III drugs, ...

Bihm faces more charges in death A Palmetto woman charged with running over and killing her husband has also been charged with knocking down a car wash vacuum cleaner.

Evangeline police jury supervisor among arrested By William Johnson * wjohnson@dailyworld.com * May 18, 2008 A series of undercover narcotics operations has resulted in the arrest of five suspects, the seized a ...

Five suspects were arrested during undercover operations Friday by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office's narcotics detectives.

“We're going to get together and talk about it and see if we can come up with alternate plans to this.”

Dale Fontenot wonders where the residents of north St. Landry Parish fit into the conversation about school desegregation. via Daily World

St. Landry Parish's School Board has announced proposed closures and consolidations as part of a federal plan to desegregate. via KATC

“Witnesses also stated the female got behind the wheel of the truck while the male subject walked away toward the car wash located in the same parking lot.”

Wife jailed in 90-year-old's death By William Johnson wjohnson@dailyworld.com A 46-year-old Palmetto woman has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder after allegedly running over her 90-year-old ... via Daily World

St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office reported booking the following people Thursday : Ronnie Dwight Stelly, 26, 774 S. Academy St., Opelousas, arrested on a bench warrant for failure to ... via Daily World