11-5-21
LAST NIGHT THE SAINT LANDRY PARISH SCHOOL BOARD VOTED TO EXTEND THE CONTRACT OF SUPERINTENDENT PATRICK JENKINS BY ONE YEAR AND DID NOT GIVE HIM A RAISE. JENKINS ASKED FOR A TWO-AND-A-HALF YEAR EXTENSION WITH A RAISE BETWEEN THREE AND FIVE PERCENT. A GROUP OF TEACHERS OPPOSED TO THE EXTENSION SHOWED UP AT THE MEETING AND, AFTER THE VOTE, WALKED OUT FRUSTRATED. THE TEACHERS TOLD KLFY TV THAT JENKINS MAKES DECISIONS WITHOUT INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY, HE DOESN’T KEEP PROMISES, AND, AS A RESULT, SOME TEACHERS WILL LEAVE THE DISTRICT TO FIND JOBS IN OTHER PARISHES.
THE LAFAYETTE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS HOSTING A RECRUITING DAY TOMORROW MORNING AT THE TUERLINGS CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL FIELD BEGINNING AT NINE. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ADDED TWELVE NEW PATROL POSITIONS SO THEY ARE LOOKING FOR A DOZEN RECRUITS TO FILL THE NEW ROLES. THE WHOLE PROCESS TAKES FROM THREE TO SIX MONTHS BEFORE A RECRUIT IS IN LINE FOR THE POSITION, AND IT BEGINS TOMORROW WITH A MINUTE OF SITUPS , A MINUTE OF PUSHUPS, A THREE HUNDRED METER SPRINT AND AN OFFICER DOWN OBSTACLE COURSE. THE DEPARTMENT IS WELCOMING ANYONE TO APPLY BUT THEY ARE HOPING RESIDENTS IN LAFAYETTE WILL TURN OUT.
THE FAITH AND FRIENDS FOOD PANTRY IN LAKE CHARLES IS REOPENING THIS MONDAY AFTER A RECOVERY FROM HURRICANE LAURA DAMAGE. BOARD MEMBER ED KHOURY SAYS THE ROOF WAS TORN OFF IN THE HURRICANE AND THEY HAD TO DO MAJOR CLEAN UP AND REPLACE AIR CONDITIONERS. THE PANTRY WILL BE OPEN ON MONDAYS, TUESDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS FROM ONE TO TWO-THIRTY AND WILL NOW OPERATE AS A DRIVE THROUGH. ONE BOX OF FOOD WILL BE PROVIDED PER HOUSEHOLD PER MONTH AND THE HEAD OF THE HOUSEHOLD WILL NEED TO PROVIDE I-D AND PROOF OF CALCASIEU PARISH RESIDENCY.
SYLVIA MASTERS HAS THE LATEST COVID-NINTEEEN NUMBERS FOR LOUISIANA.
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LOUISIANA ATTORNEY GENERAL JEFF LANDRY IS ALREADY PLANNING TO SUE THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION OVER THE NEW VACCINE MANDATE. SYLVIA MASTERS HAS MORE.
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THE BAYOU TECHE BRIDGE IN BREAUX BRIDGE WAS REOPENED TO TRAFFIC LAST NIGHT. POLICE CHIEF ROLLIE CANTU SAYS ORIGINALLY THE PLAN WAS TO MAKE MINOR TOUCHUPS TO THE BRIDGE AND IT WAS EXPECTED TO BE CLOSED FOR TWO MONTHS. IT TURNED INTO A MAJOR PROJECT THAT LASTED THIRTEEN MONTHS. THE CITY WAS AWARDED FOUR-POINT-SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE REPAIRS.
LAFAYETTE POLICE REPORT THEY HAVE A FEW LEADS BUT HAVE NOT YET MADE AN ARREST IN THE SHOOTING OF NINE-YEAR-OLD A’KAYLEN BEALE, WHO WAS HIT IN THE LOWER BACK BY A STRAY BULLET IN HER GRANDMOTHER’S APARTMENT ON TUESDAY. HER PARENTS TELL KATC TV THAT A’KAYLEN IS IN PAIN AND TIRED, BUT SHE’S TAKING STEPS TOWARD A FULL RECOVERY. THEY SAY THEY ARE GRATEFUL FOR A’KAYLEN’S PROGRESS BUT SHOCKED BY WHAT HAPPENED. SHE HAD TO GO THROUGH SURGERY BECAUSE THE BULLET HIT HER LIVER AND CAUSED HER LUNG TO COLLAPSE.
A JEANERETTE TEENAGER IS IN JAIL FOR OVER TWENTY CRIMES INVOLVING UNDERAGE GIRLS. NINETEEN-YEAR-OLD DEMARCUS YOUNG HAS BEEN BOOKED INTO THE IBERIA PARISH JAIL WHERE HE AWAITS ARRAIGNMENT. HE FACES TWENTY-ONE COUNTS OF CARNAL KNOWLEDGE OF A JUVENILE. MARTIN ALSO HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF COMPUTER AIDED SOLICITATION OF A MINOR.
