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TONIGHT THE LAFAYETTE CITY PARISH COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER WHETHER TO GRANT TWO TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES. THE JEWELRY MANUFACTURER, STULLER INCORPORATED, IS ASKING FOR A 98 THOUSAND DOLLAR TAX EXEMPTION OVER TEN YEARS FOR EXPANSION. ALSO ADVANCE PRODUCTS AND SYSTEMS IN SCOTT IS ASKING FOR THE EXEMPTION. IF THE COUNCIL APPROVES THE REQUESTS, IT WOULD STILL HAVE TO GET THE OK FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD, THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE AND THE SCOTT CITY COUNCIL BEFORE IT COULD GO INTO EFFECT.
A MAN, WHO CAUSED A CRASH NORTH OF JENNINGS SATURDAY AFTERNOON, HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR A THIRD OFFENSE D-W-I. STATE POLICE SAY THAT 39-YEAR-OLD BRANDON KADE GRIFFITH OF JENNINGS WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON L-A 102 WHEN HE CROSSED THE CENTER LINE, COLLIDING WITH A SOUTHBOUND TAHOE, WHICH WENT OFF THE ROAD AND OVERTURNED. GRIFFITH SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES WHILE A PERSON IN THE TAHOE WAS AIRLIFTED TO A HOSPITAL IN LAFAYETTE WITH SERIOUS INJURIES. IN ADDITION TO THE D-W-I CHARGE, GRIFFITH WAS ALSO FOUND TO BE IN POSSESSION OF SEVERAL NARCOTICS INCLUDING HEROIN AND METHAMPHETAMINE.
LANDRY PARISH AUTHORITIES ARE STILL LOOKING FOR SUSPECTS IN A HOME INVASION AND THE SHOOTING OF A LAWTELL DOCTOR. JEFF HORCHAK REPORTS.
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By sidestepping the Louisiana governor’s race, U.S. Sen. John Kennedy denied Republicans a popular, high-profile candidate to pit against Democratic incumbent John Bel Edwards. Kennedy’s announcement that he won’t challenge Edwards also renews speculation about whether the GOP can rally around one main contender in the 2019 election. Republicans are trying to unseat the only Democratic governor in the Deep South. Louisiana GOP Chairman Louis Gurvich says he’s “not in panic mode” about Kennedy’s decision.
BEGINNING TODAY, YOUNGSVILLE POLICE OFFICERS WILL BE STOPPING MOTORISTS WHO ARE FOLLOWING THE RULES. THEY WILL BE HANDING OUT GIFT CARDS THAT ARE DONATED BY LOCAL BUSINESSES. THE GIFT CARD GIVEAWAY IS SOMETHING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN DOING EACH YEAR SINCE 2015. THE DEPARTMENT IN A NEW RELEASE SAYS IT HAS BEEN REWARDING BECAUSE IT PROMOTES POSITIVE RELATIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY.
THE LAKE CHARLES POLICE DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING SEVERAL VEHICLE BURGLARIES THAT HAPPENED OVER THE WEEKEND AT BARBE HIGH SCHOOL. SGT. JEFF KEENUM SAYS SOME GIRL’S SOCCER PLAYERS LEFT THEIR VEHICLE IN THE PARKING LOT WHILE THEY WENT TO A TOURNAMENT AND SEVEN OF THEM WERE BURGLARIZED. KEENUM TELLS KPLC TV THAT THEY ARE CONFIDENT THEY WILL FIND THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE. HE SAYS THERE HAVE BEEN 788 VEHICLE BURGLARIES IN LAKE CHARLES SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, AN AVERAGE OF 2 TO 3 PER DAY.
THE ACADIA PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM HAS A NEW TRANSPORTATION ALERT SYSTEM THAT’S ONLINE. THE SYSTEM WILL SEND TEXT MESSAGES WITH TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION TO PARENTS WHO SIGN UP. SUPERINTENDENT SCOTT RICHARD SAYS THIS WILL ALLOW COMMUNICATION TO BE MORE EFFICIENT AND IMPROVE SAFETY. PARENTS WHO WANT TO SIGN UP SHOULD GO TO THE ACADIA PARISH SCHOOL BOARD WEBSITE AND CLICK ON THE BUS ALERTS BUTTON.
With prices less than half the usual amount for alligator skins, the recent wild harvest in Louisiana was slow. Totals aren’t yet in, but the head of the state’s alligator program estimates that about 18,000 were taken from the wild, down from 33,600 two years ago. Jeb Linscombe of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says low demand cut prices to between $7 and $8 a foot for the past two years. That’s the lowest since 2009, and the recession.
