11-18-22
TWO PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN A CRASH ON L-A FOURTEEN AND LELEAUX ROAD IN IBERIA PARISH YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. STATE POLICE DETERMINED THAT FIFTY-FOUR-YEAR-OLD JOHN B. YOUNG OF YOUNGSVILLE DID NOT STOP AT THE INTERSECTION AND, AS HE WAS CROSSING, HIS VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE PASSENGER SIDE BY A PICKUP TRUCK. YOUNG AND THE OTHER DRIVER, FORTY-FIVE-YEAR-OLD KELLY J. DUPLANTIS JUNIOR OF DELCAMBRE, WERE PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE. TOXICOLOGY SAMPLES WERE TAKEN FROM BOTH DRIVERS FOR ANALYSIS AND THE CRASH REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.
THE LAFAYETTE CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT IS HOSTING A HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DAY TOMORROW, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR RESIDENTS TO DISPOSE OF ALL HAZARDOUS WASTE FROM HOUSEHOLD CHEMICALS. IT TAKES PLACE FROM EIGHT TO NOON AT CAJUN FIELD. ITS ONLY FOR RESIDENTS FROM LAFAYETTE OR THE UNINCORPORATED PARTS OF LAFAYETTE PARISH. FOR A LIST OF ACCEPTED AND UNACCEPTED CHEMICALS, GO ONLINE TO LAFAYETTE L-A-DOT-GOV.
FOOD BANKS IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA ARE SEEING A HIGHER DEMAND FOR FOOD. PAUL SCELFO, THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK, TELLS KPLC TV THAT, WITH INFLATION, FAMILIES CAN’T BUY AS MANY GROCERIES. HE SAYS THEY ARE HEARING MORE PEOPLE SAY THE SAME THING, THAT THEY NEVER THOUGHT THEY’D BE IN THE POSITION TO NEED HELP FROM A FOOD BANK. TO DONATE TO THE SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK, GO TO NO-HUNGER-DOT-ORG.
LEADERS AT THE OFFICE OF JUVENILE JUSTICE SAYS THERE IS NO MORE ROOM FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS AT THEIR DETENTION CENTERS ACROSS THE STATE. DANIELLE JOHNSON HAS THE DETAILS.
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THE SAINT LANDRY AG ARENA IS UNDERGOING A LARGE RENOVATION THAT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY FEBRUARY. THE SIXTY-FOOT ADDITION INCLUDES NEW HORSE STALLS AND WASH RACKS AS WELL AS CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT FOR OUTDOOR AND ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVITIES. PARISH PRESIDENT JESSIE BELLARD SAYS THE MAIN FOCUS IS TO BRING BACK THE RODEO TO THE PARISH. BELLARD SAYS THAT WILL ALSO LEAD TO ATTRACTING OTHER EVENTS.
ONE WOMAN IN LAFAYETTE IS OFFERING TO HELP PARENTS COMPLY WITH SCHOOL DRESS CODES BY REMOVING THE HOODS FROM HOODIES. DANIELLE JOHNSON EXPLAINS.
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THE CALCASIEU PARISH POLICE JURY WILL VOTE ON AN ORDINANCE THAT WOULD SET RULES AND STANDARDS FOR PROPOSED SOLAR FACILITIES. LAST YEAR, RESIDENTS PROTESTED AGAINST A PROPOSED SOLAR FARM NEAR THEM OVER MANY CONCERNS INCLUDING BIRDS HITTING THE PANELS AND PANELS BLOWING AWAY IN A HURRICANE. THE PLANNING BOARD HAS RECOMMENDED THE ORDINANCE TO THE POLICE JURY. TYLER CARON OF CAROLINA SOLAR ENERGY FROM NORTH CAROLINA SAYS THEY ARE WORKING ON THREE PROJECTS IN CALCASIEU PARISH THAT WOULD BE AN INVESTMENT OF OVER A BILLION DOLLARS.
CRIME STOPPERS AND THE VERMILLION PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE ARE SEEKING THE PUBLIC’S HELP IN SOLVING A CRIME THAT HAPPENED THIS PAST SUMMER. CATALYTIC CONVERTERS WERE STOLEN OFF OF TWO SCHOOL BUSES LOCATED OFF OF L-A EIGHT-TWO IN THE RURAL ABBEVILLE AREA. SECURITY CAMERAS SHOWED SOMEONE GETTING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH ONE OF THE BUSES AT AROUND ONE FIFTEEN ON THE MORNING OF JULY TWENTIETH. ANYONE WHO HAS INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CALL SEVEN-FOUR-ZERO-TIPS AND THEY COULD GET A CASH REWARD IF THE TIP LEADS TO AN ARREST.
