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THE FIRST TRIAL FOR THE MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING A LAFAYETTE POLICE OFFICER HAS BEEN POSTPONED. JEFF HORCHAK HAS MORE.
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LAST NIGHT THE LAKE CHARLES DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY DISCUSSED EROSION ALONG THE LAKEFRONT. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR LORI MARINOVICH SAYS THAT, IF YOU WALK ALONG THE LAKEFRONT SIDEWALK, YOU’LL SEE AREAS THAT ARE CAVED IN. SHE SAYS THEY ARE GOING TO GO IN AND DO SOME EROSION CONTROL. MARINOVICH SAYS SHE’S NOT CONCERNED THAT EROSION COULD AFFECT THE TWENTY MILLION DOLLAR PORT WONDER LAKEFRONT PROJECT, WHICH WAS ANNOUNCED LAST MONTH.
A BREAUX BRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WAS ARRESTED YESTERDAY FOR SENDING A THREATENING TEXT MESSAGE. THE TEXT MESSAGE WAS SHARED AMONG A GROUP OF STUDENTS AT THE SCHOOL. THE STUDENT, WHO IS 16-YEARS-OLD, WAS CHARGED WITH TERRORIZING. HE WAS BOOKED INTO THE ST. MARTIN PARISH CORRECTIONAL CENTER AND LATER RELEASED INTO THE CUSTODY OF HIS PARENTS.
Louisiana officials say the state program helping people affected by the 2016 floods is offering buyouts to those living in especially hazardous areas. News outlets report Restore Louisiana officials announced Monday that homeowners in floodways can receive up to $200,000 if they are willing to move out. State Community Development Office Executive Director Pat Forbes says offering the buyouts both helps relocate people from risky areas and improves water flow during a flood as potential debris is removed. Officials say that they have identified and are contacting about 450 homeowners who meet the requirements.
TWO FORMER LAFAYETTE LEADERS HAVE RELEASED A LETTER ANNOUNCING THEIR SUPPORT FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE HOME RULE CHARTER THAT’S ON THE BALLOT THIS SATURDAY IN LAFAYETTE PARISH. FORMER CITY PARISH PRESIDENT JOEY DUREL AND FORMER MAYOR DUD LASTRAPES SAYS UNDER THE CURRENT SYSTEM, PARISH RESIDENTS OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS HAVE TOO MUCH SAY OVER HOW TAX DOLLARS ARE SPENT THERE. THE AMENDMENT WOULD SPLIT THE NINE MEMBER CITY PARISH COUNCIL INTO SEPARATE FIVE MEMBER COUNCILS. LAFAYETTE MAYOR PRESIDENT JOEL ROBIDEAUX CAME OUT LAST WEEK AGAINST THE AMENDMENT AND HE SAYS, AFTER MEETING WITH SUPPORTERS, HE HAS EVEN MORE CONCERNS.
THERE WAS A SHOOTING LAST NIGHT IN LAKE CHARLES. IT HAPPENED IN THE 16-HUNDRED BLOCK OF EAST SCHOOL STREET. SERGEANT JEFF KEENUM SAYS THE SHOOTING WAS NOT FATAL. NO OTHER DETAILS HAVE BEEN RELEASED AT THIS TIME.
VERMILLION PARISH SHERIFF MIKE COUVILLON SAYS A TOTAL OF EIGHT VEHICLES IN THE MAURICE AREA WERE BURGLARIZED EARLY MONDAY MORNING. HE SAYS TWO PISTOLS, A LAPTOP, A GPS, A CHECKBOOK AND TWO WALLETS WERE STOLEN. HE SAYS IT APPEARS THE SUSPECTS SIMPLY LOOKED FOR UNLOCKED VEHICLES AND TOOK WHATEVER VALUABLES THEY COULD FIND. A 2010 FORD F-150 KING RANCH PICKUP TRUCK WAS STOLEN FROM THE LA PREMIERE SUBDIVISION BUT WAS LATER RECOVERED.
A CROWLEY NATIVE WAS PART OF A MILITARY UNIT THAT PERFORMED GUN SALUTES THROUGHOUT THE DAY YESTERDAY IN HONOR OF FORMER PRESIDENT GEORGE H.W. BUSH. SENIOR CHIEF SHAVEN SAVOY AND THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE NAVY CEREMONIAL GUARD FIRED OFF THE FIRST SHOTS ALONG THE WATER AT THE NAVY YARD IN WASHINGTON D-C. THEY FIRED A ROUND EVERY THIRTY MINUTES UNTIL 4:30 THAT AFTERNOON. PRESIDENT BUSH, A DECORATED NAVY PILOT DURING WORLD WAR TWO, DIED ON FRIDAY.
