2-21-19
A SHOOTING LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON IN THE WASHINGTON HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD LEFT A 21-YEAR-OLD WOMAN INJURED. JEFF HORCHAK REPORTS.
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THE LAKE CHARLES CITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED EXPANDING THE NELLIE LUTCHER CULTURAL DISTRICT TO INCLUDE PROPERTY OFF OF I-TEN ON RYAN STREET. A NEW FOOD HALL WILL BE BUILT ON THAT PROPERTY. THE CITY’S ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PLANNING, LORI MARINOVICH, SAYS PUTTING THE FOOD HALL IN THE CULTURAL DISTRICT WILL GIVE THE OWNER ACCESS TO STATE AND FEDERAL INCOME CREDITS FOR THE RESTORATION OF HISTORICAL PROPERTY. SHE SAYS THE EXPANSION WILL ALSO PROMOTE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT IN THE NELLIE LUTCHER CULTURAL DISTRICT AND THE DOWNTOWN AREA AS WELL.
LANDRY PARISH SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES HAVE MADE AN ARREST IN CONNECTION WITH THE BEATING OF AN ELDERLY MAN AT THE NUBA GAS STATION IN OPELOUSAS LAST WEEK. AN ANONYMOUS TIP LED THEM TO ARREST 29-YEAR-OLD KENNETH SHERGOLD OF VILLE PLATTE. SHERIFF BOBBY GUIDROZ SAYS THEY DON’T HAVE A MOTIVE IN THE ATTACK, IN WHICH SHERGOLD ALLEGEDLY BEAT THE ELDERLY MAN WITH A TIRE ROD AND WITH HIS FISTS AND KNEES. SHERGOLD MAY ALSO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR AN ATTACK ON A WOMAN AT WALMART IN VILLE PLATTE.
LOUISIANA RIGHT TO LIFE IS INFORMING THE STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS ABOUT A DOCTOR WHO IS ALLEGEDLY PERFORMING ABORTIONS IN BATON ROUGE AND NEW ORLEANS. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BENJAMIN CLAPPER SAYS THEY WOULD BE SURPRISED IF THE BOARD HAD GRANTED DR. KEVIN WORK PERMISSION TO WORK IN OUTPATIENT ABORTION FACILITIES SINCE HE HAD BEEN THE SUBJECT OF MULTIPLE BOARD INVESTIGATIONS AND DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS. CLAPPER SAYS IT IS THEIR CONCERN THAT PUBLIC SAFETY IS IN JEOPARDY. BOARD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DR. VINCENT CULOTTA SAYS WHEN THEY RECEIVE THE LETTER FROM LOUISIANA RIGHT TO LIFE, THEY WILL REFER IT TO THEIR INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION.
SCOTT POLICE YESTERDAY ARRESTED A BROUSSARD WOMAN FOR POSTING ON SOCIAL MEDIA VIDEO OF A FIGHT AT ACADIANA HIGH SCHOOL. 32-YEAR-OLD MAEGAN ADKINS-BARRAS WAS CHARGED WITH UNLAWFUL POSTING OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY FOR NOTORIETY AND PUBLICITY. ONE STUDENT INVOLVED IN THE FIGHT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT OF INJURIES. TWO OTHER STUDENTS ARE FACING CRIMINAL CHARGES.
The Jennings city council wants the state to amend the qualifications for a police department’s deputy chief position to help fill the vacancy. The Lake Charles American Press reports the Jennings City Council approved a resolution Tuesday supporting proposed legislation that amends the qualifications for the deputy chief position. The amendment would reduce the requirement from at least 10 years of full-time law enforcement experience to at least five years. The deputy chief role has been vacant since June.
AN EMPLOYMENT SERIES THAT INCLUDES JOB-SEEKER TRAINING AND A JOB FAIR IS PLANNED FOR VERMILLION PARISH. ON MARCH 14TH, THE TRAINING WILL TAKE PLACE AT SOUTH LOUISIANA COMMUNITY COLLEGE’S GULF AREA CAMPUS IN ABBEVILLE. THE TRAINING IS FREE FOR THOSE SEARCHING FOR A JOB. A JOB FAIR IS PLANNED FOR APRIL 17TH AT ABBEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL. EMPLOYERS CAN GET A BOOTH AND LUNCH FOR 25 DOLLARS.
RIDE ACADIANA, A PILOT COMMUTER BUS ROUTE CONNECTING ACADIA PARISH TO LAFAYETTE, COMES TO AN END IN MAY AND THERE’S A QUESTION OF WHETHER IT WILL CONTINUE. THE ACADIANA PLANNING COMMISSION’S COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER DEIDRA DRUILLET SAYS THEY HAVE SEEN TWO THOUSAND RIDERS USE THE RIDE SERVICE SINCE IT WAS LAUNCHED. COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR RACHEL GODEAUX SAYS THE FEEDBACK HAS BEEN VERY POSITIVE. GODEAUX SAYS THE DEDICATED REVENUE THAT IS NEEDED TO CONTINUE THE SERVICE HAS NOT BEEN FOUND YET.
