11-20-18
AUTHORITIES IN ACADIANA HAVE ARRESTED TWO PEOPLE IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEATH OF LOCAL BOXER BRANDON BROUSSARD. JEFF HORCHAK REPORTS.
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LAKE CHARLES MAYOR NIC HUNTER SAYS HIS SELECTION TO BE THE NEXT POLICE CHIEF HAS SOME GREAT IDEAS FOR THE FUTURE OF THE CITY AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. HUNTER SAYS DEPUTY CHIEF SHAWN CALDWELL WANTS TO BE THE GUARDIAN OVER THE CITY WHEN BAD THINGS HAPPEN AND BEFORE THEY DO. HUNTER TELLS KPLC TV THAT CALDWELL REALIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF ESTABLISHING RELATIONSHIPS WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS, COMMUNITY LEADERS AND MEMBERS OF THE FAITH-BASED COMMUNITY. THE CITY COUNCIL TOMORROW NIGHT WILL HAVE TO APPROVE HUNTER’S SELECTION BEFORE CALDWELL CAN TAKE OVER AS POLICE CHIEF.
CROWLEY POLICE BELIEVE TWO SHOOTINGS YESTERDAY MORNING ARE CONNECTED. THE FIRST HAPPENED AT AROUND 2:30 A-M IN THE ONE THOUSAND BLOCK OF WEST SEVENTH STREET IN WHICH ONE PERSON SUFFERED A NON-LIFE THREATENING GUNSHOT WOUND. POLICE CHIEF JIMMY BROUSSARD SAYS BOTH THE VICTIM AND A SUSPECT ARE NOT TALKING. THE SECOND SHOOTING HAPPENED FIVE HOURS LATER IN A SEPARATE PART OF TOWN.
Louisiana spent nearly $35,000 on private attorneys to respond to the sexual harassment lawsuit against former Secretary of State Tom Schedler, boosting the state’s costs in the litigation to $184,000. The Division of Administration released the attorney spending figure Monday to news outlets, after the final invoices were tallied. In addition to lawyers’ fees, the state spent $149,075 to settle the case without going to trial. Schedler, a Republican in office since 2010, resigned as Louisiana’s chief elections officer in May amid the continuing fallout after one of his female employees filed the lawsuit accusing him of sexually harassing her for years.
A MICHIGAN COUPLE, WHO CRASHED THEIR R-V ON I-TEN IN LAFAYETTE YESTERDAY MORNING ARE SEARCHING FOR THEIR DOG. THE CRASH, WHICH HAPPENED NEAR MILE MARKER 106 JUST AFTER NINE A-M, CLOSED THE INTERSTATE FOR HOURS AFTER THE R-V CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE DOG NAMED RIO MANAGED TO SLIP HIS COLLAR AND RUN AWAY AND HASN’T BEEN SEEN SINCE. HE DOES HAVE A MICROCHIP. ANYONE WHO SEES HIM SHOULD CALL THE LOCAL ANIMAL SHELTER.
A SULPHUR CHURCH,WHICH FEEDS THE NEEDY EVERY WEEKDAY, IS DOING SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR THANKSGIVING. VOLUNTEERS WITH THE OPEN DOOR BIKER CHURCH GATHERED TOGETHER TO PREPARE MORE THAN 130 THANKSGIVING GIFT BAGS FOR THOSE IN NEED. THEY CONTAIN ALL THE FIXIN’S FOR A THANKSGIVING MEAL INCLUDING A FROZEN TURKEY. PASTOR JAMES LAWSON TELLS KPLC TV THAT THEY WANT TO FEED THEM AND SHOW THEM THE LOVE OF JESUS.
NEW IBERIA POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR A TEENAGER IN CONNECTION WITH AN OCTOBER HOMOCIDE. 17-YEAR-OLD DYLAN WHITE IS WANTED FOR FIRST DEGREE MURDER AND IS CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS. THE HOMOCIDE HAPPENED ON OCTOBER SIXTH ON LEE STREET NEAR PARK AVENUE. INVESTIGATORS HAVE ALREADY ARRESTED 27-YEAR-OLD ANTHONY TAYLOR FOR PRINCIPAL TO FIRST DEGREE MURDER AND CONSPIRACY TO POSSESS WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE A SCHEDULE ONE DRUG.
A new audit has found oversight problems in Louisiana’s tourism department. The legislative auditor’s office says spending isn’t properly tracked, payroll policies aren’t followed and park fees haven’t been appropriately collected. The audit reviewed Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser’s office and the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism that he oversees from July 2016 through June 2018.
Auditors raised concerns $83,000 was spent on consulting by the seafood marketing board without a formal contract.
