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The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says a 40-year-old Sunset man is accused of illegal night hunting, hunting from a moving vehicle, and hunting from a public road. Spokesman Adam Einck says agents arrested Allen W. Moreau on Jan. 3 in St. Landry Parish after he shot a deer from his vehicle with a .243 rifle. He says they had set up surveillance because area hunters complained about night hunting in the area. If convicted on all three counts, Moreau could get up to nine months in jail and $1,800 in fines plus $1,624 restitution for the deer.
A STATE DISTRICT JUDGE HAS THROWN OUT A SECOND DEGREE MURDER INDICTMENT AGAINST WOODROW KAREY OF LAKE CHARLES, WHO IS ACCUSED OF SHOOTING AND KILLING PASTOR RONALD HARRIS OF TABERNACLE OF PRAISE WORSHIP CENTER DURING A SEPTEMBER 2013 REVIVAL SERVICE. A GRAND JURY IN NOVEMBER OF 2013 DECIDED TO CHARGE KAREY WITH MANSLAUGHTER, BUT THE PROSECUTION WENT BEFORE ANOTHER GRAND JURY IN JUNE OF 2014 AND GOT THE SECOND DEGREE MURDER INDICTMENT. KAREY’S DEFENSE ATTORNEYS PROTESTED, SAYING THEY HAD AN AGREEMENT WITH THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE TO LET THE FIRST GRAND JURY BE THE DECIDER ON THE CHARGE KAREY WOULD FACE. THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE SAID THERE WAS NO SUCH AGREEMENT.
THE LAFAYETTE PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM ANNOUNCED THE PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS OF THE YEAR YESTERDAY. THE PRINCIPALS OF THE YEAR ARE JOHN MOUTON OF BROUSSARD MIDDLE, STACY DANOS OF LIVE OAK ELEMENTARY AND CARENCRO HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL KEN ROEBUCK. THE HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER OF THE YEAR IS KATHRYN KOCH, WHO TEACHES PHYSICAL SCIENCE AT COMEAUX HIGH SCHOOL. THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER OF THE YEAR IS FIRST GRADE TEACHER BRIDGET BEGNAUD OF J. WALLACE JAMES ELEMENTARY, AND THE MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER OF THE YEAR IS HOLLY COMEAUX TRAHAN OF CARENCRO MIDDLE.
The son of the late Cajun artist George Rodrigue (rod-REEG’) says one of his father’s famous “Blue Dog” paintings — valued at $250,000 — was stolen in a brazen daylight theft. A statement issued Tuesday evening by Jacques Rodrigue said the painting entitled “Wendy and Me” was taken from the wall of the Rodrigue Gallery in New Orleans’ French Quarter on Tuesday afternoon. The theft was recorded on security video being reviewed by New Orleans police. Jacques Rodrigue’s statement says “Wendy and Me” shows a tuxedo-clad blue dog standing next to the late artist’s wife Wendy in her wedding gown.
THE DEREK DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IS PLANNING TO BUILD AN EIGHTY ACRE DEVELOPMENT IN CROWLEY BEGINNING IN THE SUMMER OF 2016. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL INCLUDE A GROCERY STORE, A BANK, AN APARTMENT COMPLEX AND SEVERAL REGIONAL AND NATIONAL RETAILERS. THEY HAVE TO WAIT TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION UNTIL AFTER A FRONTAGE ROAD IS BUILD NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE BETWEEN LISA AND CHEROKEE DRIVES. THE ROAD IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY JUNE OF NEXT YEAR.
THE CALCASIEU PARISH DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE WANTS STATE DISTRICT JUDGE RON WARE TO RECUSE HIMSELF FROM A CASE INVOLVING SULPHUR BUSINESSMAN JOSEPH PALERMO. DISTRICT ATTORNEY JOHN SAYS THEY WANT WARE TO RECUSE HIMSELF BECAUSE A GRAND JURY WANTS WARE TO TESTIFY IN AN INVESTIGATION OF PALERMO, THAT REPORTEDLY INVOLVES ALLEGATIONS OF RACKETEERING AND MONEY LAUNDERING. WARE HAS DECLINED TO STEP ASIDE FROM PRESIDING OVER THE CASE. THE D-A’S OFFICE IS APPEALING TO THE THIRD CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS.
THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT IS GETTING READY FOR ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROJECTS FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS. JULIE DARCE HAS THE DETAILS.
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The owner of a troubled hotel in Lafayette could be forced to sell the property to make way for a police substation under a measure introduced at Tuesday’s City-Parish Council meeting. City-Parish President Joey Durel’s administration began talks last year about possibly buying the Lesspay motel, knocking it down, then building a substation and public plaza in its place to bring new life to the area.
The Advocate reports the council introduced a measure Tuesday to declare the project a “public necessity,” which opens the door for negotiations to buy the property either through a voluntary deal or a forced sale under the expropriation process. A final vote is set for Jan. 20.
