10-13-25
A SUSPECT HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR THE MURDER OF A LYFT DRIVER, WHOSE BODY WAS FOUND IN A DITCH IN WESTLAKE FRIDAY MORNING. SIXTY-TWO-YEAR-OLD LAWANNA LEWIS OF LAKE CHARLES SUFFERED MULTIPLE GUNSHOTS TO THE HEAD. HER VEHICLE WAS FOUND IN HOUSTON THAT NIGHT AND, WHEN APPROACHED BY HARRIS COUNTY DEPUTIES, TWO MEN IN THE VEHICLE FLED ON FOOT. ONE OF THEM, TWENTY-THREE-YEAR-OLD ETHAN BUSH OF BOYCE, WAS KILLED WHEN HIT BY A VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC. THE OTHER, TWENTY-SIX-YEAR-OLD TRISTAN BUSH OF LAFAYETTE, WAS CAPTURED AND IS AWAITING EXTRADITION TO CALCASIEU PARISH ON A SECOND-DEGREE MURDER CHARGE.
OPELOUSAS POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A MURDER. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS NOT RELEASED MANY DETAILS. IT HAPPENED ON HASHIM DRIVE OFF OF GEORGE DRIVE. POLICE ARE GATHERING EVIDENCE AND WILL RELEASE MORE INFORMATION LATER. THEY ASK ANYONE WITH INFORMATION TO CONTACT THE OPELOUSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT.
A FAMILY OF NINE IN SCOTT IS WITHOUT A HOME AFTER A FIRE DESTROYED IT. IT HAPPENED ON SAGEBRUSH DRIVE SATURDAY NIGHT AND, BY THE TIME FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED, HEAVY SMOKE WAS POURING OUT OF THE HOME. THEY FOUND THE FIRE STARTED IN A BEDROOM AND IT’S BEEN RULED ACCIDENTAL, THOUGH IT’S STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. THE FAMILY ALSO LOST A DOG, WHO DID NOT SURVIVE THE FIRE.
THE TWO TOP FINISHERS IN SATURDAY’S ELECTION FOR GRAND COTEAU POLICE CHIEF WILL FACE OFF IN A RUNOFF. WILLIE TROY COCO GOT FORTY-SEVEN PERCENT OF THE VOTE AND WILL FACE A CHALLENGE BY BRAD RANDELL IN THE RUNOFF ON NOVEMBER FIFTEENTH. SUNSET HAS A NEW POLICE CHIEF, COREY FAIRCHILD, WHO CAPTURED SIXTY PERCENT OF THE VOTE ON SATURDAY. HE REPLACES LUIS PADILLA, WHO RESIGNED AS SUNSET POLICE CHIEF IN MARCH AFTER PLEADING GUILTY IN FEDERAL COURT TO A CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATION.
TWO PROPERTY TAXES FOR LAFAYETTE PARISH WERE UP FOR RENEWAL ON SATURDAY AND BOTH PASSED. A SEVEN-POINT-SEVEN-NINE MILL TAX WAS RENEWED FOR THE LAFAYETTE PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM WITH SIXTY-EIGHT PERCENT VOTING FOR IT. SEVENTY PERCENT APPROVED RENEWING A PROPERTY TAX FOR THE BAYOU VERMILLION DISTRICT. THAT TAX RAISES MORE THAN TWO MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR AND IS APPROVED FOR TEN YEARS.
A MOTORCYCLIST WAS KILLED SATURDAY MORNING ON L-A TWENTY-SEVEN IN CALCASIEU PARISH. THIRTY-SIX-YEAR-OLD AARON BAILEY OF SULPHUR WAS TRAVELING NORTH WHEN HE WAS HIT BY A SOUTHBOUND VEHICLE THAT WAS TURNING ONTO RAVIA ROAD. BAILEY DIED AT THE SCENE WHILE THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE SUFFERED MODERATE INJURIES.
GEORGE FAUST HAS A TRAVEL ALERT FOR DRIVERS IN LAFAYETTE PARISH.
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A SECTION OF WILLOW STREET IN NEW IBERIA IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. WORK BEGAN FRIDAY ON THE SECTION BETWEEN FREDERICK AND SAINT MARY STREETS AND CONCRETE REMOVAL IS TO BEGIN TODAY. THE WHOLE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO LAST BETWEEN FOUR AND SIX WEEKS. DRIVERS ARE URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION AS STREETS MAY HAVE LOOSE GRAVEL AND DIRT AND THEY SHOULD EXPECT DELAYS.
