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APSO Daily Bookings: March 10
• Roosevelt Gregory Hubbard, Mockingbird Road, Crowley: Arrested by Crowley Police Department for possession with intent to distribute Schedule IV narcotics ($25,000 bond).
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s Dr. Benjamin Yates is seeking donated musical instruments he will pass on to students in the Dominican Republic. Yates, an assistant professor and trombonist, will perform with professional orchestras in the Caribbean nation in August. (Photo credit: University of Louisiana at Lafayette)
Wanted: used instruments to donate to Dominican Republic
Dr. Benjamin Yates’ trombone isn’t the only instrument he’ll take to the Dominican Republic when he travels to the Caribbean nation to perform with professional orchestras.
Assessor explains services to Rotarians
The Rotary Club of Crowley recently welcomed the Acadia Parish Assessor James. J “Jimbo” Petitjean.
Petitjean has served as the parish assessor since 2013.
Suspect sought in C.P. shootings
An Opelousas man and a Church Point teenager have each been indicted on six counts of attempted second-degree murder in connection with a Feb. 22 shooting on Marie Street in Church Point.