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A report from the Lafayette Parish School System finds disciplinary incidents up 13.5 percent from August through November, compared to the same time period in 2014. Most of the incidents took place in high schools, with the most common infractions including willful disobedience, habitual tardiness, skipping class and leaving school or class without permission. The report was requested by The Daily Advertiser. That report showed 5,866 disciplinary incidents during those months in 2015, compared to 5,167 incidents in the same months last year.
YOU SHOULD BEGIN SEEING THE MOTTO “IN GOD WE TRUST” ON LAKE CHARLES CITY VEHICLES. OVER THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, THE STICKERS WILL BE PLACED ON MORE THAN 200 VEHICLES OWNED BY THE CITY OF LAKE CHARLES. THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED PUTTING THE DECALS ON CITY VEHICLES IN NOVEMBER, WHICH IS PAID FOR THROUGH DONATIONS. AFTER THE CITY FINISHES PUTTING THE STICKERS ON THEIR VEHICLES, THEY WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS.
TWO FIRES SUNDAY MORNING NEAR CHURCH POINT ARE SUSPECTED TO BE ARSON, INCLUDING ONE FIRE IN WHICH A BODY WAS FOUND. A FIRE DESTROYED A HOME IN THE 600 BLOCK OF CHOPPYS ROAD, AND FIRE FIGHTERS FROM MIRE FOUND A BODY NEAR THE FRONT DOOR. THE BODY HAS BEEN SENT TO THE CALCASIEU PARISH CORONER’S OFFICE TO HELP IDENTIFY IT AND DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF DEATH. THE SECOND FIRE HAPPENED AROUND EIGHT A-M SUNDAY WHEN A CAR WAS FOUND FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES IN FRONT OF AN ABANDONED HOUSE, LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF L-A 95 AND BLACKSMITH ROAD.
Gov.-elect John Bel Edwards may have cannon fire and a black-tie ball, but the approach for his Jan. 11 inaugural festivities is more understated compared to past governors. Among Edwards’ immediate predecessors, Bobby Jindal had a free festival in downtown Baton Rouge. Kathleen Blanco’s team created a children’s village with costumed characters. Mike Foster had fireworks and a public picnic.
SOME LAFAYETTE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PLANNING MEETINGS IN THEIR DISTRICT TO INFORM CONSTITUENTS OF PROPERTY TAX PROPOSALS. THE BOARD APPROVED PUTTING TWO TAX PROPOSITIONS BEFORE VOTERS IN THE APRIL NINTH ELECTION. ONE WOULD GENERATE 380 MILLION DOLLARS FOR A NUMBER OF FACILITY PROJECTS INCLUDING REPLACING LAFAYETTE HIGH, CARENCRO HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY AND L-J ALLEMAN MIDDLE. SOME SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS PLAN ON HOLDING MEETINGS IN THEIR DISTRICT TO LET VOTERS KNOW HOW THE MONEY FROM THE TAX WOULD BE SPENT AND HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST THEM.
A PORTION OF INTERSTATE TEN WAS CLOSED THE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AFTER A CORROSIVE MATERIAL WAS FOUND ON THE ROADWAY. THE IOWA POLICE DEPARTMENT FOUND THE SUBSTANCE AND DISCOVERED IT HAD LEAKED FROM A TRUCK THAT WAS PARKED AT A LOCAL TRUCK STOP, ACCORDING TO SERGEANT JAMES ANDERSON OF STATE POLICE TROOP D. HE SAYS THE INTERSTATE WAS SHUT DOWN SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT SUNDAY. IT REOPENED AT AROUND 5:30 THAT MORNING.
AUTHORITIES ARE SEARCHING FOR A MAN WHO ROBBED A DOLLAR GENERAL STORE WITH A SEMI-AUTOMATIC PISTOL FRIDAY NIGHT. JEFF HORCHEK HAS MORE.
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Rapides Parish educators are hoping to see an 8.5-percent raise paid for by a half-cent sales tax proposed for the April 9 ballot. Compared to school districts across the state, Rapides teachers are underpaid, according to Louisiana Department of Education data. The Town Talk reports the most recent data available puts Rapides Parish teacher pay 55th out of 69 school districts in the state. The last time voters passed such a tax for school employees was in 1987.
