4-17-15
MARK KNIGHT OF KNIGHT OIL TOOLS HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE COMPANY’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. JULIE DARCE HAS MORE.
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A CAFETERIA WORKER AT MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN SULPHUR WAS ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY STRIKING HER SON AT THE SCHOOL. KIM MYERS OF THE CALCASIEU PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS THE SIX-YEAR-OLD BOY HAD RED MARKS ON HIS FACE AND ARMS AFTER BEING STRUCK MULTIPLE TIMES IN A VIOLENT MANNER. 32-YEAR-OLD KRISTY LYNN MILLER WAS ARRESTED TUESDAY AND CHARGED WITH CRUELTY TO JUVENILES, AND THE SCHOOL SYSTEM PLACED HER ON LEAVE. MYERS SAYS MILLER TOLD DETECTIVES SHE STRUCK HER SON FOR SPILLING A DRINK AND BREAKING A PENCIL.
THE OPELOUSAS BOARD OF ALDERMAN VOTED TO INTRODUCE A MEASURE THAT WOULD RAISE MAYOR REGGIE TATUM’S SALARY BY NINE THOUSAND DOLLARS. A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD NEXT MONTH FOLLOWED BY A FINAL VOTE ON THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE. MAYOR REGGIE TATUM SAYS HE WANTS A SALARY THAT IS FAIR AND COMPARABLE TO THE SALARIES RECEIVED BY THE MAYORS OF OTHER SIMILAR-SIZED LOUISIANA CITIES. IF APPROVED, MAYOR TATUM WOULD RECEIVE A 75 THOUSAND DOLLAR ANNUAL SALARY AS WELL AS A 665 DOLLAR PER MONTH GAS ALLOWANCE.
Gov. Bobby Jindal has given a full-throated defense of a religious liberty bill that is a key piece of his legislative agenda. Opponents say the bill could allow discrimination against gays and lesbians on moral or religious grounds. But in a wide-ranging availability with reporters, the Republican governor disagreed Thursday, saying the bill is “not about discrimination” against same-sex couples. He says the measure would ensure that Christians don’t face discrimination of their own.
COMEAUX HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL JOE CRAIG IS NOW THE LAFAYETTE PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM’S CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM DIRECTOR. HE REPLACES BURNELL LEJEUNE, WHO HAS BEEN SERVING AS INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT SINCE LAST NOVEMBER. CRAIG BEGAN HIS NEW JOB WEDNESDAY, AND, IN THE MEANTIME, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL MARY SONNIER WILL SERVE AT THE INTERIM PRINCIPAL AT COMEAUX. THE SEARCH FOR A NEW PERMANENT PRINCIPAL WILL LIKELY NOT BEGIN UNTIL AFTER THE SCHOOL YEAR.
THE LAKE CHARLES CITY COUNCIL APPROVED CHANGES TO AN ORDINANCE THAT PROHIBITS THE SALE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO MINORS. THE MEASURE, SPONSORED BY COUNCILMAN DANA JACKSON, PROHIBITS THE SALE OF ALTERNATIVE NICOTINE PRODUCTS AND VAPOR PRODUCTS TO THOSE UNDER THE AGE OF 18. THE CHANGE IS SIMILAR TO A LAW PASSED BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE LAST YEAR THAT BANNED THE SALE OF E-CIGARETTES AND VAPOR PENS TO MINORS. JACKSON SAYS HE SPONSORED THE ORDINANCE AT THE REQUEST OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND IT SPECIFIES THOSE WHO ARE ARRESTED FOR ILLEGALLY SELLING OR BUYING THE PRODUCTS WILL GO TO CITY COURT INSTEAD OF THE DISTRICT COURT.
A NEW IBERIA MAN PLED GUILTY YESTERDAY TO ONE COUNT OF PRODUCING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. U-S ATTORNEY STEPHANIE FINLEY SAYS 40-YEAR-OLD RAYMOND F. DOYLE WAS IN CONTACT WITH MORE THAN SIXTY BOYS THROUGH THE VIDEO-STREAMING SERVICE SKYPE. SHE SAYS HE POSED AS A GIRL TO ENTICE THEM. DOYLE FACES UP TO THIRTY YEARS IN PRISON, A LIFETIME OF SUPERVISED RELEASE AND A 250 THOUSAND DOLLAR FINE WHEN HE IS SENTENCED.
A Louisiana woman’s injury from an exploding air bag has led to Nissan adding 45,000 cars to a previous recall. The recall expansion covers Sentra compact cars from the 2004 through 2006 model years in high-humidity states mainly along the U.S. Gulf Coast. Nissan spokesman Steve Yaeger says the cars were added when Nissan found out about the March injury while analyzing field data. Lawyers for 20-year-old Sabra Wilson say she was in a minor crash near New Orleans while driving her 2006 Sentra when the passenger air bag exploded and spewed metal shrapnel.
