2-19-20
LAFAYETTE MAYOR PRESIDENT JOSH GUILLORY IS PROPOSING THE REPEAL OF FIVE NEWLY-CREATED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS. IN DECEMBER, THE CITY PARISH COUNCIL APPROVED OF THE DISTRICTS, WHICH INCLUDE NEW TAXES FOR EACH OF THOSE DISTRICTS. IN A NEWS RELEASE, GUILLORY SAID “IMPLEMENTING NEW TAXES WITHOUT A VOTE OF THE PEOPLE…REPRESENTS A FUNDAMENTAL BREACH OF TAXPAYERS’ TRUST, AND WE HONESTLY DON’T KNOW WHAT THE ULTIMATE IMPACT ON COMMERCE WILL BE.” HE PLANS ON INTRODUCING THE ORDINANCE TO REPEAL THE DISTRICTS AT THE JOINT CITY AND PARISH COUNCIL MEETING ON MARCH THIRD AND, IF APPROVED FOR INTRODUCTION, A FINAL VOTE WILL BE HELD TWO WEEKS LATER ON MARCH 17TH.
PARENTS ARE RAISING CONCERNS ABOUT THE LACK OF COMMUNICATION FROM OPELOUSAS JUNIOR HIGH ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF. CAROLINE MARCELLO HAS MORE.
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A LAKE CHARLES MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR ATTEMPTING TO KIDNAP A FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD GIRL. ONE WEEK AGO, THE GIRL WAS WALKING TO SCHOOL NEAR LOUISIANA AVENUE, WHEN A MAN IN AN S-U-V POINTED A GUN AT HER AND ORDERED HER IN HIS VEHICLE. SHE RAN AWAY AND, WHEN SHE GOT TO HER SCHOOL, REPORTED THE ATTEMPTED KIDNAPPING TO SCHOOL CROSSING GUARDS. USING VIDEO SURVEILLANCE AND A VEHICLE DESCRIPTION, DETECTIVES DETERMINED THE SUSPECT WAS 31-YEAR-OLD SEAN M. KELLY, WHO WAS ARRESTED ON SUNDAY DURING A TRAFFIC STOP ON I-TEN.
President Donald Trump has pardoned Edward DeBartolo Jr., the former San Francisco 49ers owner convicted in a gambling fraud scandal. DeBartolo Jr. built the San Francisco 49ers’ 1980s-1990s dynasty. He was involved in one of the biggest owners’ scandals in the sport’s history. In 1998, he pleaded guilty to failing to report a felony when he paid $400,000 to former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards in exchange for a riverboat gambling license.
THE HUSBAND OF CRYSTAL DUPUIS GREBINGER, WHO HAS BEEN MISSING SINCE 2013, WAS ARRESTED BY FEDERAL POLICE IN BRAZIL. FORTY-EIGHT-YEAR-OLD SEAN GREBINGER WAS WANTED BY INTERPOL FOR THE ALLEGED MURDER OF CRYSTAL AND THE ASSAULT OF HIS CURRENT WIFE IN BRAZIL. CRYSTAL WAS LAST SEEN AT THE FAITH HOUSE SHELTER IN LAFAYETTE. SEAN IS BEING HELD IN CUSTODY IN A BRAZILIAN PRISON UNTIL HE IS EXTRADITED TO THE UNITED STATES.
THE RAYNE ANIMAL SHELTER HAS BEEN CONVERTED INTO A NONPROFIT RESCUE ORGANIZATION. IT WILL NOW BE KNOWN AS HASEYA’S NEW BEGINNING ANIMAL RESCUE, NAMED AFTER ONE OF PRESIDENT KELLI BRISCOE’S RESCUE HORSES, WHICH MIRACULOUSLY SURVIVED A NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE. MAYOR CHUCK ROBICHAUX TELLS KLFY TV THAT AS A NONPROFIT, THEY CAN LEGALLY ACCEPT VOLUNTEER HELP AS WELL AS FOOD AND SUPPLIES. HASEYA’S NEW BEGINNING ANIMAL RESCUE HOLDS ON AVERAGE ABOUT TWENTY-FIVE DOGS AND THEY WILL WORK WITH OTHER RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS TO MAKE SURE THE DOGS GET A LOVING HOME.
JENNINGS AMERICAN LEGION HOSPITAL HAS BECOME THE FIRST MEDICAL CENTER IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA TO OBTAIN THE LATEST TOOL IN FIGHTING THE SPREAD OF INFECTIONS. IT’S CALLED TRU-D AND IT SHINES A U-V LIGHT ON MEDICAL SURFACES THAT IS ONE THOUSAND TIMES MORE INTENSE THAN SUNLIGHT. THE MACHINE COSTS 75 THOUSAND DOLLARS, AND THE HOSPITAL PAID FOR TWO OF THEM USING FUNDS RAISED AT THE LAUGH-FOR-LIFE BENEFIT. THE ADMINISTRATION SAYS THEY HAVE ALREADY SEEN A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF INFECTIONS.
Gov. John Bel Edwards’ allies have formed an outside organization to promote the Louisiana leader’s agenda as the state’s next legislative session looms. The political nonprofit is called A Stronger Louisiana. It doesn’t have to disclose its donors and is a type of organization commonly called a “dark money” group. Its president is listed in documents as Randy Morris, owner of West Carroll Health Systems.
