10-24-18
THE FIRST DAY OF EARLY VOTING IN LAFAYETTE PARISH WAS BRISK. PARISH REGISTRAR OF VOTERS CHARLENE MEAUX SAYS THERE WERE TWENTY PEOPLE IN LINE WHEN THEY OPENED THE DOORS YESTERDAY AT 8-30. BY ONE P-M, 810 PEOPLE HAD VOTED. PARISH REGISTRAR OF VOTER OFFICES THROUGHOUT THE STATE WILL BE OPEN FROM 8:30 TO SIX THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY, EXCEPT FOR SUNDAY.
LAKE CHARLES POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING TWO DRIVE BY SHOOTINGS YESTERDAY MORNING THAT HAPPENED WITHIN HOURS OF EACH OTHER. ONE OF THE SHOOTINGS, WHICH TOOK PLACE AROUND SEVEN A-M AT THE CORNER OF ELEVENTH STREET AND FOURTH AVENUE, WAS WITNESSED BY CHILDREN WHO WERE WAITING AT A SCHOOL BUS STOP. NO ONE WAS INJURED IN EITHER SHOOTING. LIEUTENANT KEVIN KIRKUM SAYS THEY BELIEVE THE SHOOTINGS WERE CONNECTED BECAUSE THEY FOUND BULLETS FROM EACH CRIME SCENE THAT CAME FROM THE SAME GUN.
CROWLEY POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR A PERSON OF INTEREST IN CONNECTION WITH A SHOOTING EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. POLICE CHIEF JIMMY BROUSSARD SAYS SHOTS WERE FIRED IN THE 17-HUNDRED BLOCK OF NORTH AVENUE I AT AROUND 12:45 AM AND WHEN POLICE ARRIVED THEY FOUND A MAN IN HIS MID-TWENTIES WHO HAD SUFFERED A WOUND TO THE LOWER BODY. HE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL AFTER RECEIVING C-P-R. BROUSSARD IS NOT RELEASING THE IDENTITY OF THE PERSON OF INTEREST.
U.S. Sen. John Kennedy says he’ll announce whether he’s entering the Louisiana governor’s race before Dec. 1, ending persistent speculation about his 2019 election intentions. The Republican senator released the timetable Tuesday. If he runs, Kennedy will be the second GOP contender to challenge Democratic incumbent John Bel Edwards, who is seeking a second term as governor. Baton Rouge businessman Eddie Rispone filed paperwork declaring his candidacy for the gubernatorial election two weeks ago.
RANDY HAYNIE HAS BEEN NAMED THE 86TH RECIPIENT OF THE ANNUAL LAFAYETTE CIVIC CUP AWARD. HAYNIE IS A GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS AND ISSUES MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT. HE HAS SERVED ON THE BOARD FOR SEVERAL LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE EVANGELINE AREA COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA, 232-HELP AND THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ACADIANA. HAYNIE WILL BE PRESENTED THE AWARD AT THE PETROLEUM CLUB OF LAFAYETTE ON NOVEMBER FIFTH.
The Army has identified a woman who apparently was killed on a Louisiana base and found in the trunk of a car driven by her husband’s girlfriend. A Fort Polk news release Tuesday said the Criminal Investigation Command is investigating the death of 22-year-old Shelena Kyle. Base spokeswoman Kim Reischling says Kyle’s husband, Cpl. Logan Kyle, is an infantry fire team leader in the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division. The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office says Kyle and 24-year-old Sarah Parker were in a car stopped Sunday after a tipster said a woman was driving around with a body in her trunk.
KLFY TV IS FOLLOWING UP ON A LAWSUIT BY A CHURCH POINT RESIDENT AGAINST THE TOWN. HERE’S JEFF HORCHAK.
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SCORES ON THE A-C-T COLLEGE READINESS EXAM WERE DOWN FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN LOUISIANA. THE AVERAGE SCORE WENT FROM A 19-POINT-5 LAST YEAR TO A 19-POINT-2 THIS YEAR. THAT MOVES LOUISIANA FROM 43RD NATIONALLY TO 45TH. IN LAFAYETTE PARISH, THE AVERAGE SCORE WAS 19-POINT-9, DOWN FROM 20-POINT-ONE, BUT AMONG PARISHES IN THE STATE, THEY MOVED UP FROM THIRTEENTH TO TWELFTH.
