12-24-21
TWO FORD PICKUP TRUCKS WERE STOLEN FROM THE SAINT STREETS AREA IN LAFAYETTE AT AROUND FOUR A-M YESTERDAY. AN F-ONE-FIFTY WAS TAKEN FROM AZALEA STREET, BUT WAS RECOVERED LAST NIGHT AND A SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD JUVENILE WAS ARRESTED IN THE CASE. AN F-TWO-FIFTY, STOLEN FROM SOUVENIR GATE, IS STILL MISSING. ANYONE WHO HAS INFORMATION ON THE STOLEN TRUCK IS ASKED TO CONTACT THE LAFAYETTE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
TWO WIDOWS OF MINERS, KILLED IN CARGILL’S AVERY ISLAND SALT MINE, ARE FILING WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUITS. CAROLINE MARCELLO HAS MORE.
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The Louisiana Department of Health estimates that the very contagious omicron variant may have made up more than 84% of the COVID-19 cases diagnosed during the week that ended Saturday. The agency says the figure is preliminary. Its news release did not say how many people were diagnosed with COVID-19 during that period. The department says Louisiana’s omicron percentage is below federal estimates for the region made up of Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas, but above the national figure.
THE SOUL SOUP COMMUNITY KITCHEN IN DERIDDER IS PLANNING A TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS DINNER FOR THOSE NEEDING A HOT MEAL. THERE ARE MANY VOLUNTEERS WHO RUN THE KITCHEN WHICH OFFERS MEALS EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR. DIRECTOR ARTIE HICKMAN SAYS THEY ARE ONLY ABLE TO DO THAT THROUGH GOD’S PROVISION. HE SAYS THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN THEY RAN OUT OF FOOD AND, JUST WHEN THE LAST SCOOP OF FOOD IS DISHED OUT, SOMEONE COMES THROUGH THE DOOR WITH MORE FOOD.
THE LAFAYETTE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS HANDING OUT FREE AT-HOME COVID-NINETEEN TEST KITS TODAY. THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IS PARTNERING WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO GIVE OUT THE TEST KITS BETWEEN EIGHT AND FOUR TODAY AT THE CENTRAL FIRE STATION. BECAUSE THERE’S A LIMITED SUPPLY, THEY ARE GIVING TWO TEST KITS PER RESIDENT. THE CENTRAL FIRE STATION IS LOCATED AT THREE HUNDRED EAST VERMILLION STREET IN LAFAYETTE.
THE BREAUX FAMILY, WHICH INCLUDES SIX CHILDREN, ARE FACING TOUGH TIMES AFTER THEY LOST THEIR MOBILE HOME WHEN THEIR CHRISTMAS TREE CAUGHT FIRE ON MONDAY. THE HOME WAS LOCATED OFF OF L-A HIGHWAY 178 BETWEEN SUNSET AND CHURCH POINT. MITCHELL AND DESTINY BREAUX, WHO HAVE THREE CHILDREN OF THEIR OWN AND ALSO TAKE CARE OF THREE OF HER SISTER’S KIDS, INCLUDING A NEWBORN, ARE LIVING WITH AN UNCLE, WHO LIVES DOWN THE ROAD. A GOFUNDME PAGE HAS BEEN STARTED FOR THE FAMILY AND, SO FAR, MORE THAN SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS HAS BEEN RAISED.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is announcing more than $241 million in grants to bolster U.S ports. It’s part of President Joe Biden’s near-term plan to address America’s clogged supply chain with infrastructure improvements to speed the flow of goods. The transportation money is being made available immediately to 25 projects in 19 states. It includes $2 million for dock restoration and climate resiliency in Delcambre.
THE VERMILLION PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS SEARCHING FOR A RUNAWAY TEENAGER. DEPUTIES SAY SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD DESIRAY BREAUX MAY BE IN CARENCRO, CECILIA, RAYNE OR MORGAN CITY. SHE IS WHITE, FIVE-FOUR, ONE HUNDRED THIRTY POUNDS, WITH BROWN HAIR AND EYES, AND SHE HAS A TATTOO OF A DOT WITH A HEART ON HER RIGHT WRIST. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ON THE LOCATION OF DESIRAY IS ASKED TO CALL VERMILLION PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE DETECTIVE SHAY HARGRAVE OR CALL THE TIPS LINE AT SEVEN-FOUR-ZERO-TIPS.
