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1-22-20

EXTRA SECURITY WILL BE ON HAND AT IOTA HIGH SCHOOL TODAY BECAUSE OF A BOMB THREAT RECEIVED LAST NIGHT.  LAW ENFORCEMENT DID A SWEEP OF THE SCHOOL AND GAVE THE ALL CLEAR LATE LAST NIGHT.  ACADIA PARISH SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT SCOTT RICHARD EXPRESSED APPRECIATION FOR THE FIRST RESPONDERS AS WELL AS THE SCHOOL SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION AND STAFF.

 

THERE WAS ALSO A BOMB THREAT POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA LAST NIGHT FOR EUNICE HIGH SCHOOL.  EUNICE POLICE CHIEF RANDY FONTENOT SAYS THEY CONDUCTED A SWEEP OF THE SCHOOL LAST NIGHT.  HE SAYS OFFICERS WERE POSTED AT THE SCHOOL OVERNIGHT AND WILL BE AT SCHOOL ENTRANCES TODAY AS STUDENTS ARRIVE.  FONTENOT SAYS STUDENTS WILL BE SAFE AS THEY ARRIVE TO SCHOOL TODAY.

 

LAFAYETTE MAYOR PRESIDENT JOSH GUILLORY’S PLAN TO SPLIT THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT INTO THREE RECEIVED APPROVAL BY THE CITY AND PARISH COUNCILS.  THE TWO NEW DEPARTMENTS WILL BE THE DEPARTMENT OF DRAINAGE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF TRAFFIC, ROADS AND BRIDGES.  THE PLAN IS EXPECTED TO PROVIDE MORE ACCOUNTABILITY AND EFFICIENCY.  SEVENTY-ONE EMPLOYEES IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WILL BE MOVED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DRAINAGE WHILE 86 WILL BE ASSIGNED TO THE ROAD, TRAFFIC AND BRIDGES DEPARTMENT.

 

A Sulphur woman has been arrested on rape charges after authorities say Instagram conversations revealed inappropriate sexual contact with young children. 18-year-old Lakien D. Perry, of Sulphur, was charged with seven counts of first-degree rape, 20 counts of sexual battery and pornography involving a juvenile. Officials say Perry provided a live video feed of her having inappropriate sexual contact with a 5-year-old boy. The sheriff’s office says Perry also had inappropriate sexual contact with a 3-year-old girl.

 

MORE ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE IN CONNECTION TO LAST WEEK’S SHOOTING DEATH OF A JEANERETTE TEENAGER.  CAROLINE MARCELLO HAS MORE.

 

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SUPPORT CONTINUES TO POUR OUT FOR A COMEAUX HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR, WHO IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER BEING SHOT DURING A ROBBERY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.  LAST NIGHT AT A BASKETBALL GAME, STUDENTS WORE RED TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR MATTHEW CARTER.  A PRAYER VIGIL HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT FOUR AT COMEAUX’S FOOTBALL STADIUM.  A FRIEND OF THE FAMILY HAS ALSO SET UP A GOFUNDME PAGE FOR THE FAMILY, WHERE OVER FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS HAD BEEN RAISED AS OF THIS MORNING.

 

 

FIRE OFFICIALS SAY A LIGHTNING STRIKE CAUSED A FIRE AT A HOME IN JENNINGS SUNDAY AFTERNOON.  THE LIGHTNING STRIKE STARTED A FIRE IN THE ATTIC OF THE HOME, LOCATED ON EAST ACADEMY DRIVE.  THE FAMILY WAS AT HOME AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE BUT WERE NOT INJURED.  THE FIRE WAS BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL WITHIN TEN MINUTES BY THE JENNINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT WITH HELP FROM JEFF DAVIS FIRE DISTRICT TWO.  PARTS OF THE HOME RECEIVED FIRE AND SMOKE DAMAGE.

 

THE CECILIA WATER CORPORATION HAS ISSUED A BOIL ADVISORY FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS.  THAT’S BECAUSE CONTRACTORS WORKING IN THE AREA CAUSED A MAIN WATER LINE BREAK.  THE CORPORATION, IN A STATEMENT, SAYS THAT THE WATER PRODUCED BY THE WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM IS OF QUESTIONABLE MICROBIOLOGICAL QUALITY BECAUSE OF A LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM THAT WAS CAUSED BY THE MAIN WATER LINE BREAK.  THEY ARE WAITING FOR THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO DETERMINE WHEN THE WATER IS SAFE BEFORE THEY LIFT THE BOIL ADVISORY.

 

THE ANNUAL FARMER’S APPRECIATION DINNER, SPONSORED BY THE ACADIA PARISH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND SUPREME RICE, TAKES PLACE TOMORROW EVENING AT THE INTERNATIONAL RICE FESTIVAL BUILDING IN CROWLEY.  FARMERS WHO MAKE A LARGE CONTRIBUTION TO THE CULTURE AND ECONOMY WILL BE HONORED.  A JAMBALAYA DINNER WILL BEGIN TO BE SERVED AT 6:30 TOMORROW NIGHT.  TICKETS ARE TEN DOLLARS AND CAN BE PURCHASED AT THE CHAMBER OFFICE IN CROWLEY.