12-18-17
LAFAYETTE CRIME STOPPERS HAVE ISSUED PHOTOS OF TWO SUSPECTS SEEN ON SURVEILLANCE VIDEO STEALING AUDIO AND VISUAL EQUIPMENT FROM A MOTEL. THE EQUIPMENT BELONGS TO A CHURCH THAT HOLDS SUNDAY SERVICES AT THE MOTEL. THE SUSPECTS WERE SEEN ON THE VIDEO LOADING THE EQUIPMENT INTO A UHAUL. THE SUSPECTS ARE BELIEVED TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR OTHER BURGLARIES IN THE LAFAYETTE AREA.
A LAKE ARTHUR FAMILY HAS TRANSFORMED THEIR HOME INTO A WINTER WONDERLAND. THE HOUSE IS LOCATED IN THE 500 BLOCK OF MILL AVENUE AND OFFERS HOLIDAY MUSIC, FREE CANDY CANES AND A SANTA’S MAIL BOX. PEOPLE CAN VISIT FOR FREE THOUGH THE FAMILY IS ACCEPTING DONATIONS OF CANNED GOODS THAT THEY ARE GIVING TO THE JEFF DAVIS C-A-D-A, WHICH IS THE ONLY EMERGENCY BATTERED WOMEN’S SHELTER IN THE PARISH. TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE HOME, VISIT THE LEJEUNE’S HOUSE OF LIGHTS FACEBOOK PAGE.
THE LOUISIANA STATE POLICE HAVE ISSUED A SILVER ALERT REQUESTING ASSISTANCE IN FINDING A MISSING 74-YEAR-OLD BERWICK MAN. BRUNO LEITA, WHO WAS LAST SEEN YESTERDAY IN THE PORT HUDSON AREA NORTH OF BATON ROUGE, SUFFERS FROM A MEDICAL CONDITION THAT MAY IMPAIR HIS JUDGEMENT. LEITA IS FIVE-NINE, 190 POUNDS, WITH BROWN EYES AND GRAY HAIR WITH A GRAY BEARD. HE WAS TRAVELING IN A WHITE 2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA TRUCK WITH HANDICAPPED LICENSE PLATE 411460. ANYONE WHO SPOTS HIM IS ASKED TO CALL THE BERWICK POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Louisiana residents who had damage from the August 2016 flooding have until the end of December to submit the proof of loss form required for a flood insurance claim. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is reminding people of the Dec. 31 deadline, which Donelon’s office says was extended six times. The insurance department says nearly 30,000 claims have been filed with the National Flood Insurance Program from policyholders affected by the floods. FEMA has said most of the claims have been processed.
RESIDENTS IN A LAFAYETTE NEIGHBORHOOD GOT TOGETHER AND DID SOMETHING NICE FOR THOSE STAYING AT THE MAISON DE LAFAYETTE ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY. THEY CAME AND GAVE CHRISTMAS CARDS TO THOSE LIVING THERE. THE VOLUNTEERS TELL KATC TV THAT THEY PLAN ON MAKING THIS A TRADITION. ORGANIZER EMILY BRADY SAYS THEY HOPE TO BUILD ON IT EVERY YEAR INCLUDING MUSIC NEXT YEAR.
A SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA FRATERNITY IS PROVIDING FULLY COOKED CHRISTMAS MEALS FOR SOME LOCAL FAMILIES. THE LAKE CHARLES CHAPTER OF KAPPA ALPHA PSI IS PREPARING 35 BOXES OF MEALS, WITH ENOUGH IN EACH BOX TO FEED A FAMILY OF EIGHT. THE ALUMNI CHAPTER HAS BEEN PROVIDING THE CHRISTMAS MEALS FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS WITH THE HELP OF LOCAL CHURCHES IN FINDING FAMILIES IN NEED. THE PRESIDENT OF THE LOCAL CHAPTER, MARK GALLASHAW, TELLS KPLC TV THAT THEY ARE ALSO RAISING MONEY TO GIVE SCHOLARSHIPS TO GRADUATING SENIORS IN THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR.
AN ABBEVILLE FAMILY HAD THEIR HOME BURGLARIZED THURSDAY INCLUDING THE CHRISTMAS PRESENTS UNDER THE TREE. A GO FUND ME PAGE HAS BEEN CREATED FOR THE HOMEOWNER, CASSIE TOUCHET, WHERE MORE THAN 12-HUNDRED DOLLARS HAS BEEN RAISED SO FAR. WHEN THE FAMILY ARRIVED HOME, THEY FOUND SPACES WHERE TV’S ONCE WERE AND THE REMAINS OF WRAPPING PAPER FROM GIFTS THAT HAD BEEN UNDER THE CHRISTMAS TREE. NINE-YEAR-OLD LANCE MONCEAUX TELLS KLFY TV THAT WHEN HE FEELS BAD, HE WRITES LETTERS TO GOD, WHICH HELPS HIM TO COPE. THE ABBEVILLE POLICE ARE CONTINUING THEIR INVESTIGATION.
The number of doctors who have applied for permission to dispense medical marijuana is edging upward, as the estimated summer start of the program gets closer. In October, only two doctors had submitted applications for the permit required to offer medical-grade pot to patients. Two months later, that has increased to six doctors. According to the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners, three of those applications have been approved so far.
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