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THE LAFAYETTE PARISH ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATORS IS DISPELLING RUMORS OF A WALKOUT BY TEACHERS. THE ORGANIZATION’S PRESIDENT JONATHAN COLE TELLS KLFY TV THAT THEY HAVE NO PLANS TO INITIATE A WALKOUT AT THIS TIME. HE SAYS A TEACHER SHORTAGE IN THE PARISH CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE BUREAUCRACY THAT THEY HAVE TO DEAL WITH AND THAT THEY ARE NOT RESPECTED ENOUGH TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT THE KIDS WITH WHICH THEY WORK. THE ASSOCIATION, WHICH REPRESENTS MORE THAN A THOUSAND SCHOOL SYSTEM EMPLOYEES, DOES PLAN ON ENTERING IN TO TALKS TO FIND A SOLUTION.
THE CALCASIEU PARISH AND BEAUREGARD PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICES ARE TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED TO TRENT PERKINS, A MAN WHO LIVED IN BOTH PARISHES, AND WHO HAS BEEN MISSING FOR 13 YEARS. LAST WEEK, THEY RECEIVED A TIP THAT HUMAN REMAINS WERE IN A WELL IN SINGER. MARK HERFORD, THE CHIEF DETECTIVE WITH THE BEAUREGARD PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE, SAYS THEY BROUGHT IN HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND EXCAVATORS BUT FOUND NOTHING. HE SAYS THEY HAVE RECEIVED DOZENS OF TIPS OVER THE YEARS AND WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON ANY TIP THEY RECEIVE SO THE FAMILY CAN HAVE CLOSURE.
A MAN WANTED FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER IN PATTERSON WAS ARRESTED ON MONDAY IN LAFAYETTE AFTER WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING HIM SWIMMING IN THE AIRPORT LAKE NEAR THE U-L MARINE SURVIVAL TRAINING CENTER. JEFF HORCHAK REPORTS.
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Louisiana is receiving a $3.6 million, five-year federal grant to help schools develop emergency operation plans and perform school safety training. Gov. John Bel Edwards’ office announced the grant Monday. The money comes from the U.S. Department of Education. The governor’s office says Louisiana’s education department and Louisiana State University’s counter-terrorist education academy will use the money to offer schools technical assistance and training on how to respond to disasters and emergencies.
TONIGHT THE BROUSSARD POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL HOST THE 35TH NATIONAL NIGHT OUT ON CRIME AND DRUG PREVENTION. HERE’S JEFF HORCHAK WITH THE DETAILS.
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A PROPERTY TAX THAT FUNDS THE CALCASIEU LIBRARY SYSTEM IS ON THE BALLOT NOVEMBER SIXTH. THE TEN YEAR, 5-POINT-9-9 MILL TAX GENERATES 12-POINT-8 MILLION DOLLARS, WHICH IS ABOUT 96 PERCENT OF THE LIBRARY SYSTEM’S FUNDING. SOME RESIDENTS ARE QUESTIONING WHY THEY SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A SERVICE THAT THEY DON’T USE. KAY ANDREWS, PRESIDENT OF FRIENDS OF THE CALCASIEU LIBRARY, SAYS THAT WITHOUT THE TAX, THE LIBRARY WOULD CLOSE OR THEY WOULD HAVE TO STOP CERTAIN SERVICES.
A 16-YEAR-OLD HAS BEEN CHARGED FOR ALLEGEDLY DESTROYING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF PROPERTY IN A CEMETARY IN KAPLAN. POLICE CHIEF JOSHUA HARDY SAYS, EARLY SATURDAY MORNING, A VEHICLE TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, SPUN OUT OF CONTROL ON AMERICAN LEGION ROAD AND CRASHED INTO SOME GRAVES. THE DRIVER, BELIEVED TO BE THE 16-YEAR-OLD, THEN FLED THE SCENE. THERE WAS AN ESTIMATED TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE CEMETARY, WHICH IS OWNED BY THE HOLY ROSARY CATHOLIC CHURCH.
A conservative organization funded by the Koch network has launched a digital ad aimed at ending Louisiana’s law allowing split juries to convict people of serious felony crimes. Americans for Prosperity-Louisiana announced Monday the online advertising campaign will be combined with direct mail and other outreach in support of the constitutional change on the Nov. 6 ballot. Currently, some serious felony trials in Louisiana can be resolved when 10 out of 12 jurors agree on a person’s guilt. Amendment 2 would require jury verdicts to be unanimous in all felony cases.
