10-17-19
THE LAFAYETTE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING A WOMAN’S COMPLAINT THAT A MOUNTED PATROL HORSE INJURED HER. THE WOMAN, JAVADA GOODWIN, TELLS KLFY TV THAT SHE WAS LEAVING A DOWNTOWN LAFAYETTE CLUB AT AROUND TWO A-M SATURDAY WHEN SHE STOPPED TO TAKE OFF HER HIGH HEELS. SHE SAYS A POLICE HORSE KNOCKED HER INTO A BRICK PILLAR AND THEN KEPT PUSHING HER, CAUSING HER TO SUFFER A BRUISED LEG AND SPRAINED ANKLE. THE LAFAYETTE POLICE DEPARTMENT REGULARLY USES MOUNTED PATROLS TO CLEAR THE STREETS WHEN THE BARS CLOSE.
TWO PEOPLE WERE SHOT ON WEST STREET IN JENNINGS LAST NIGHT AND ONE OF THE VICTIMS DID NOT SURVIVE. POLICE CHIEF DANNY SEMMES TELLS KPLC TV THAT THE OTHER PERSON HAS BEEN TAKEN TO AN AREA TRAUMA CENTER. THE NAMES OF THE VICTIMS HAVE NOT BEEN RELEASED. POLICE HAVE ARRESTED A SUSPECT. SEMMES SAYS INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE THE SHOOTING MAY HAVE HAPPENED DURING A DRUG DEAL.
CROWLEY POLICE NEED YOUR HELP FINDING THE PEOPLE WHO THREW BRICKS THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR OF MULTIPLE CHURCHES. CAROLINE MARCELLO HAS MORE.
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THERE’S AN APP AVAILABLE TO HELP PARENTS AND GUARDIANS MONITOR THEIR CHILDREN’S PHONES TO PROTECT THEM FROM SEX OFFENDERS. HERE’S CAROLINE MARCELLO WITH THE DETAILS.
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AN ICONIC NORTH LAFAYETTE RESTAURANT HAS BEEN PUT UP FOR SALE. FAT ALBERT’S FRIED CHICKEN RESTAURANT ON MOSS STREET HAS BEEN LISTED FOR 375 THOUSAND DOLLARS. THE PRICE INCLUDES ALL RECIPES AND TRADEMARKS. THE RESTAURANT WILL CONTINUE OPERATING WHILE IT IS FOR SALE.
A PORTION OF I-TEN IN LAKE CHARLES WILL BE CLOSED TODAY. THE CLOSURE OF THE LEFT LANE NEAR THE SHATTUCK STREET EXIT IS SO CREWS CAN MAKE REPAIRS TO THE CONCRETE MEDIAN BARRIER. THE CLOSURE WILL TAKE PLACE BETWEEN 8:30 A-M AND TWO P-M. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXPECT HEAVIER TRAFFIC ALONG THIS ROUTE DURING THAT PERIOD.
SOME ST. LANDRY PARISH RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ON SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT A CAMPAIGN SIGN BEING DISPLAYED IN A LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL. THE SIGN FOR BLAIR BRIGGS, WHO IS RUNNING FOR ST. LANDRY PARISH ASSESSOR, WAS HUNG IN THE BEAU CHENE HIGH SCHOOL GYM. SUPERINTENDENT PATRICK JENKINS SAYS A COACH AND THE INTERIM PRINCIPAL HAD HUNG IT, UNAWARE OF A STATE STATUTE THAT DOES NOT ALLOW CAMPAIGN SIGNS ON PUBLIC PROPERTY. JENKINS SAYS THAT AS SOON AS THEY FOUND OUT ABOUT IT, THE SIGN WAS TAKEN DOWN.
THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WILL HOST FLU VACCINATION CLINICS THROUGHOUT ACADIANA TODAY. CAROLINE MARCELLO HAS MORE.
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