12-1-21
A FORMER BASEBALL COACH AT LAFAYETTE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR PROHIBITED SEXUAL CONTACT WITH A STUDENT. THIRTY-TWO-YEAR-OLD GREG FONTENOT OF DUSON TURNED HIMSELF IN TO AUTHORITIES YESTERDAY AND HIS BOND WAS SET AT FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS. FONTENOT WAS ARRESTED ON THE SAME CHARGE IN A SEPARATE CASE IN TWENTY-FIFTEEN WHEN HE WAS A COACH AT BEAU CHENE HIGH SCHOOL. SAINT LANDRY PARISH SHERIFF BOBBY GUIDROZ SAYS NOTHING WAS DONE WITH THAT CASE AND IT REMAINS IN THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE.
STATE FIRE MARSHAL DEPUTIES ARE INVESTIGATING A FATAL MOBILE HOME FIRE IN OPELOUSAS YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. AN ELDERLY WOMAN WAS FOUND DEAD IN THE HOME, WHICH WAS LOCATED IN THE TWO HUNDRED BLOCK OF BERNARD ROAD. SAINT LANDRY FIRE DISTRICT THREE RESPONDED TO THE FIRE AT AROUND FOUR-FIFTEEN. NO OTHER DETAILS HAVE YET BEEN RELEASED.
THE JEFF DAVIS ELECTRIC CO-OP HAS SCHEDULED A POWER OUTAGE FOR NEXT TUESDAY AT THEIR TUPPER SUBSTATION. THE POWER WILL BE TURNED OFF AT NINE A-M NEXT TUESDAY AND IS SCHEDULED TO LAST APPROXIMATELY FOUR HOURS. THE AREAS AFFECTED WILL BE THE COUSHATTA TRIBE AND LOCATIONS NORTH, SOUTH, EAST AND WEST OF ELTON. THE OUTAGE IS PLANNED SO WORKERS CAN PERFORM MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS AT THE SUBSTATION.
Louisiana is extending its “Shot for $100” coronavirus vaccine incentive campaign for another month in a continuing effort to try to boost the number of people who have gotten the shot. The new deadline to get a $100 Visa cash card for getting newly vaccinated is Dec. 31. More than 34,000 people have participated in the program so far. To be eligible, people must use one of the community-based vaccination sites listed on ShotFor100.com.
LAFAYETTE BUSINESS OWNER DEREK CURRY ANNOUNCED THAT HE AND TWO PARTNERS WILL BEGIN WORK SOON ON A FIFTY MILLION DOLLAR MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL GO UP AT THE CORNER OF JOHNSTON STREET AND MOUNT VERNON ROAD. IT WILL FEATURE SEVEN BUILDINGS THAT WILL HOUSE RETAIL OUTLETS, EATERIES AND BARS THAT ARE BOTH NATIONAL AND LOCAL. THE PROJECT, KNOWN AS THE FORUM, WILL HAVE, WHAT THE PARTNERS CALL, “INCREDIBLE ARCHITECTURE THAT HAS YET TO BE SEEN IN ACADIANA.” IT COULD OPEN BY NEXT SUMMER.
IT HAS BEEN THREE YEARS SINCE MARK ANTHONY BON WAS ARRESTED FOR CARNAL KNOWLEDGE AND THE MOTHER OF THE FEMALE VICTIM, WHO WAS FIFTEEN AT THE TIME, SAYS SHE’S FRUSTRATED WITH THE COURT DELAYS. ANGIE MOREAU FROM VERMILLION PARISH TELLS KLFY TV SHE WON’T QUIT UNTIL JUSTICE IS SERVED AND SHE WILL FIGHT WITH EVERYTHING SHE HAS. MOREAU SAYS SHE THOUGHT BON, WHO WAS A MARINE, WAS TRAINING HER DAUGHTER FOR A CAREER WITH THE MARINES, AND SHE HAD TRUSTED HIM FULLY. BON IS SCHEDULED FOR AN APPEARANCE IN COURT AT THE VERMILLION PARISH COURTHOUSE ON DECEMBER NINTH.
One of Louisiana’s congressmen won’t be attending the Washington Mardi Gras festivities put on by the state’s congressional delegation early next year. The Advocate reports that Republican U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins said he’s skipping the event because of the COVID-19 screening required of attendees. The Mystick Krewe of Louisianians hosts the Jan. 27-29 event at the Washington Hilton Hotel. Even though Higgins won’t attend, he said his staff would handle arrangements for those from his 3rd Congressional District who want to participate.
ACADIA PARISH SHERIFF’S DETECTIVES ARE SOLICITING THE PUBLIC’S HELP IN IDENTIFYING SUSPECTS IN A SHOOTING THAT HAPPENED ON THANKSGIVING AFTERNOON ON EDMONIA DRIVE IN CHURCH POINT. VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SHOWS SHOTS BEING FIRED FROM A NEW MODEL BLACK FOUR DOOR SEDAN AT A MAN EXITING HIS VEHICLE. IT’S BELIEVED THE SUSPECTS FLED TOWARD SAINT LANDRY PARISH. ANYONE WHO HAS INFORMATION ON THE CRIME IS ASKED TO CALL THE TIPS LINE AT SEVEN-EIGHT-NINE-TIPS. UP TO A TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR REWARD IS BEING OFFERED FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO AN ARREST.
