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STUDENTS OF LICENSE 2 DRIVE ARE AT A LOSS TO WHAT HAS HAPPENED. FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS, A SIGN HAS BEEN POSTED SAYING THE OFFICE IS TEMPORARILY CLOSED. ACCORDING TO THE SIGN, THERE ARE COMPLICATIONS WITH THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. THE SIGN GOES ON TO EXPLAIN THAT SOMEONE WILL BE IN CONTACT WITH THE CUSTOMERS. ACCORDING TO THE STATE OFFICE OF MOTOR VEHICLES, OMV LAKE CHARLES LIAISON MARK HEBERT, LICENSE 2 DRIVE HAS VIOLATED ADMINISTRATIVE RULES, INCLUDING THEIR BUSINESS LICENSE NOT BEING RENEWED. OTHER DRIVING SCHOOLS IN THE LAKE AREA HAVE SEEN AN EXPLOSION OF CALLS AND STUDENTS. IN ORDER TO SWITCH SCHOOLS, YOU HAVE TO PRESENT THE PROPER CERTIFICATE FROM LICENSE 2 DRIVE STATING HOW MUCH OF THE COURSE THE STUDENT HAS COMPLETED AS WELL AS TWO FORMS OF ID. FRUSTRATED PARENTS AND STUDENTS HAVE FLOODED THE OFFICE OF MOTOR VEHICLES IN BATON ROUGE WITH COOMPLAINTS OF LOST MONEY AND THE INABILITY TO GET DRIVING RECORDS FROM LICENSE 2 DRIVE. TO GET HELP ON WHAT STEPS TO TAKE CALL THE DRIVER EDUCATION UNIT AT 225-925-1795 OR 225-922-2869.
A WEBCAM VIDO OF A CARETAKER ATTACKING A 94 YEAR OLD WOMAN IN THE HOUSTON AREA HAS GONE VIRAL. YOU CAN SEE THE VIDEO AT www.klfy.com. THE ATTACK HAPPENED EARLIER THIS WEEK WHEN 59 YEAR OLD BRENDA FLOYD REPEATEDLY STRUCK DOROTHY BRATTEN, WHO HAS ALZHEIMER, FOR FEEDING HER OWN DOG PEOPLE FOOD. FLOYD IS WANTED FOR ASSAULT WITH BODILY INJURY ON THE ELDERLY/DISABLED. ACCORDING TO CPL. KARL RATCLIFF WITH THE LAFAYETTE POLICE, RUMORS STARTED CIRCULATING THAT FLOYD WAS SPOTTED IN LAFAYETTE, WHICH HE SAYS IS NOT TRUE. ANYONE WITH LEGITIMATE INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT HOUSTON AREA POLICE AT 713-222-TIPS.
JEREMIAH T. BRANTLEY, 22 OF RAGLEY, WAS ARRESTED LAST WEEK ON A ATTEMPTED ARMED ROBBERY CHARGE. ACCORDING TO THE CALCASIEU PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE, SEVERAL TIPS AND A SURVEILLANCE VIDEO LED TO AUTHORITIES SUSPECTING BRANTLEY FOR THE ATTEMPTED ROBERY OF THE 90 EXPRESS GAS STATIOIN ON LA 12 EAST IN DEQUINCY. BRANTLEY WENT INTO THE GAS STATIION AROUND 10 PM ON JAN. 11TH ARMED WITH A HANDGUN AND DEMANDED MONEY. THE CLERK REFUSED AND PULLED OUT A BAT. BRANTLEY FLED ON FOOT INTO A WOODED AREA NEAR THE STORE. POLICE SERVED AN ARREST WARRANT FOR BRANTLEY AT HIS HOUSE AND BOOKED HIM INTO THE CALCASIEU CORRECTIONAL CENTER.
THE LAFAYETTE PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS GETTING BACK ON THE WATER AFTER 20 YEARS. JULIE DARCE HAS MORE.
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(AP) Gov. John Bel Edwards’ chief of staff told state senators that federal regulations and laws governing disaster response are hampering Louisiana’s ability to recover from two devastating floods last year. Ben Nevers spoke Thursday to a Senate committee hearing an update about recovery efforts, amid legislative complaints about the slow pace of aid to victims of the March and August floods in 2016. Nevers told senators: “We’re frustrated, too.” The flooding caused billions in devastation across Louisiana, damaging an estimated 112,000 homes. Congress has allocated $1.6 billion in block grant aid for recovery efforts. None of those dollars has reached flood victims so far, with the earliest money expected to flow in April or May. The Edwards administration says it’s moving as quickly as it can within federal rules.
(AP) Lawmakers appeared sympathetic to the former leader of Louisiana’s Wildlife and Fisheries agency in response to an audit raising questions about the propriety of millions in spending during his tenure. Former department secretary Robert Barham defended his performance to a legislative review panel yesterday. Barham, secretary during former Gov. Bobby Jindal’s two terms, called the audit “one of the worst points of Monday morning quarterbacking.” The legislative auditor’s office found extensive financial problems across the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Auditors say Gulf oil spill recovery money intended for fish testing was diverted to buy unnecessary equipment. They questioned contracts and documented missing state property. Gonzales Rep. Clay Schexnayder said Barham’s department responded to overwhelming disasters like hurricanes and an oil spill and appeared to learn from its mistakes.
