2-14-20
THE LAFAYETTE PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE AND ANIMAL CONTROL SEIZED MORE THAN FIFTY DOGS FROM A HOME IN THE ONE HUNDRED BLOCK OF ADAM LANE IN DUSON THURSDAY. MEGAN KELLY REPORTS.
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AN OPELOUSAS MAN WAS ARRESTED LAST NIGHT FOR HAVING A LARGE AMOUNT OF SYNTHETIC MARIJUANA AND A FIREARM IN THE PRESENCE OF CHILDREN. OPELOUSAS POLICE MAJOR MARK GUIDRY SAYS POLICE WERE RESPONDING TO REPORTS OF NARCOTICS ACTIVITY IN THE ELEVEN HUNDRED BLOCK OF NEWMAN STREET. 32-YEAR-OLD TROY BUTLER FACES FIVE CHARGES INCLUDING POSSESSION WITH THE INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE SCHEDULE ONE NARCOTICS. HE WAS ARRESTED LAST MAY ON SIMILAR CHARGES.
AN ATTEMPTED TRAFFIC STOP YESTERDAY MORNING AT AROUND EIGHT ON I-TEN NEAR JENNINGS TURNED INTO A HIGH SPEED CHASE. THE CHASE ON THE EASTBOUND LANES REACHED UP TO ONE HUNDRED TEN MILES AN HOUR. THE DRIVER, DEVIN MITCHELL, WAS SEEN THROWING ITEMS OUT OF HIS VEHICLE THAT WERE LATER DISCOVERED TO BE AN ASSORTMENT OF PILLS, HEROIN AND MARIJUANA. MITCHELL WAS ARRESTED AND FACES NUMEROUS CHARGES INCLUDING POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE SCHEDULE ONE AND TWO NARCOTICS.
Gov. John Bel Edwards plans to dole out nearly $1 million in pay raises to his staff, cabinet secretaries and other high-level political appointees across state government. In response to a request from The Associated Press, the Edwards administration provided the names of more than 150 top-level political appointees who have already received or are in line to receive salary hikes. Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne told lawmakers the employees hadn’t received pay raises over the governor’s first term. He says most of the raises are 4%.
SHOPPER’S VALUE FOODS ANNOUNCED IT WILL BE CLOSING IT’S UNIVERSITY AVENUE STORE IN LAFAYETTE. ONCE IT IS CLOSED, THERE WILL ONLY BE ONE GROCERY STORE LEFT ON THE NORTH SIDE OF LAFAYETTE, THE SUPER ONE FOODS ON EVANGELINE THRUWAY. THE STORE’S GENERAL MANAGER CLINT CALDWELL SAYS THE DECISION TO CLOSE WAS BECAUSE OF THE CONDITION OF THE BUILDING AND THE COST OF REPAIR AND UPKEEP. HE SAYS ANY EMPLOYEES WHO WANT TO STAY WILL BE RELOCATED TO THEIR MOSS STREET OR AMBASSADOR CAFFERY LOCATIONS.
CONGRESSMAN CLAY HIGGINS WILL HOST A VETERAN’S OUTREACH CLINIC NEXT WEEK IN CHURCH POINT. IT’S THE FIRST OF SIX OUTREACH CLINICS PLANNED FOR THIS YEAR. REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE ON HAND TO HELP VETERANS SIGN UP FOR MEDICAL BENEFITS, FILE OR CHECK THE STATUS OF A DISABLITY CLAIM, APPLY FOR RESIDENCE IN A STATE-RUN VETERAN’S HOME, REGISTER FOR JOB SERVICES AND MORE. IT WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE CHURCH POINT COMMUNITY CENTER NEXT TUESDAY FROM ELEVEN TO THREE.
THE SEED CENTER, THE SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE AND THE CITY OF LAKE CHARLES HAVE PLANNED A SERIES OF EVENTS IN MARCH TO HELP ASPIRING BUSINESS OWNERS. MAYOR NIC HUNTER TELLS KPLC TV THE SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA LAKE CHARLES LAUNCH IS A CONCERTED EFFORT TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING THAT WILL SHED A LIGHT ON THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO WOULD-BE ENTREPRENEURS. IT BEGINS WITH A BUSINESS PITCH WARM UP AT THE SEED CENTER ON MARCH SECOND BEGINNING AT FIVE P-M. FOR A LIST OF EVENTS, GO TO CITY OF LAKE CHARLES-DOT-COM AND LOOK AT THE STORY UNDER THEIR RECENT NEWS COLUMN.
THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE IS ENCOURAGING TAXPAYERS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM TAX SCAMS. MEGAN KELLY HAS MORE.
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