11-15-22
A FOURTEEN-MONTH-OLD BABY GIRL WAS KILLED FRIDAY NIGHT IN A CRASH ON HIGHWAY THREE-THIRTY-EIGHT IN VERMILLION PARISH. THE BABY, DIOR CORMIER, WAS BEING HELD BY A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS DRIVEN INTO A DITCH AND ENDED UP ON ITS ROOF. TWO OTHER UNRESTRAINED JUVENILES WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH CRITICAL INJURIES. THE DRIVER, TWENTY-SEVEN-YEAR-OLD JHORI DANIELLE PETERS OF ABBEVILLE, WHO WAS NOT INJURED, WAS CITED FOR CARELESS OPERATION, NO DRIVER’S LICENSE, TWO COUNTS OF CHILD RESTRAINT VIOLATIONS AND ADDITIONAL CHARGES ARE PENDING.
GOVERNOR JOHN BEL EDWARDS AND OTHER STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS WERE ON HAND YESTERDAY FOR A GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY OF THE AMBASSADOR CAFFERY INTERCHANGE IN BROUSSARD. THE FOUR HUNDRED MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT WILL ALLOW EASIER ACCESS TO SURROUNDING AREAS WITH WIDER LANES. GOVERNOR EDWARDS SAYS IT WILL INCLUDE A SIX LANE BRIDGE OVER AMBASSADOR CAFFERY, THE WIDENING OF HIGHWAY NINETY TO SIX LANES WITH FRONTAGE ROADS, AND INCLUDE NEW DRAINAGE STRUCTURES. LAFAYETTE MAYOR PRESIDENT JOSH GUILLORY SAYS THE PROJECT IS CRITICAL FOR TRANSPORTATION AND TO PREVENT PEDESTRIAN DEATHS ON THE HIGHWAY.
DETECTIVES BELIEVE A SHOOTING AT A BAR IN MOSS BLUFF AFTER MIDNIGHT SUNDAY MAY HAVE RESULTED FROM AN ALTERCATION BETWEEN RIVAL MOTORCYCLE CLUBS. AN INITIAL INVESTIGATION REVEALED A PHYSICAL ALTERCATION WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE OUTSIDE THE BAR LOCATED ON HIGHWAY ONE SEVENTY-ONE. ONE WOMAN IS IN STABLE CONDITION AFTER BEING SHOT IN THE LOWER BACK. CALCASIEU PARISH DEPUTIES ARRESTED TWO WESTLAKE MEN, FORTY-YEAR-OLD JUSTIN D. WAREHAM AND THIRTY-NINE-YEAR-OLD JOHN M. LAPOINT, WHO HAVE BOTH BEEN CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED BATTERY AND ILLEGAL USE OF A WEAPON.
A week after securing his reelection to the U.S. Senate, Republican Sen. John Kennedy says he is “giving serious consideration” to entering the 2023 Louisiana governor’s race. In a statement, Kennedy said he will be announcing “soon” whether he will run for governor or not. Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards is unable to seek a third consecutive term due to term limits — opening a huge opportunity for Republicans to take control of the state’s highest ranking position. The race is expected to attract multiple strong GOP candidates, but so far only Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry has officially announced his bid.
LAFAYETTE POLICE HAVE RELEASED THE IDENTITY OF A PEDESTRIAN KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY A VEHICLE JUST BEFORE SEVEN LAST NIGHT. SIXTY-SIX-YEAR-OLD ADA DAVIS OF LAFAYETTE WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF BERTRAND DRIVE WHEN SHE WAS HIT BY A CAR’S PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR. SHE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE. THE CRASH REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION THOUGH INTOXICATION OR IMPAIRMENT IS NOT SUSPECTED.
A MAN FROM JEFF DAVIS PARISH WAS ARRESTED OVER THE WEEKEND FOR THREATENING HIS WIFE WITH A KNIFE TO STOP HER FROM LEAVING. DANIELLE JOHNSON REPORTS.
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LOUISIANA’S EDUCATION SCORE ROSE TO FORTY-SECOND IN THE NATION, ACCORDING TO STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION CADE BRUMLEY, WHO GAVE THE NEWS TO SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS YESTERDAY. THE STATE MOVED UP FROM FORTY-SIXTH BECAUSE LOUISIANA’S DROP IN SCORES WAS NOT AS DRASTIC AS OTHER STATES IN THE NATION. BRUMLEY SAYS LOUISIANA NEEDS TO RISE BECAUSE OF IMPROVEMENTS IN STUDENT ACHEIVEMENT, NOT BECAUSE OTHER STATES DID WORSE. SCORES FOR LOUISIANA STUDENTS FELL IN THREE OF FOUR GRADES BUT THERE WERE GAINS AMONG FOURTH GRADE READERS, ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATION PROGRESS.
YOUNGSVILLE CITY EMPLOYEES MOVED INTO THEIR OFFICES FOR THE FIRST TIME FRIDAY AT THE NEW MUNICIPAL COMPLEX. THE BUILDINGS, LOCATED AT IBERIA AND LAFAYETTE STREETS, INCLUDES CITY HALL, THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND THE POLICE STATION. MAYOR KEN RITTER SAYS THE COMPLEX WAS CONSTRUCTED WITH THE CITY’S GROWTH IN MIND AND HE DOESN’T SEE ANY REASON IT WON’T BE THE PERMANENT HOME OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT. THE PUBLIC IS NOW WELCOME TO VISIT FOR REGULAR SERVICES.
