2-25-21
A state grand jury Wednesday handed up an indictment against Crowley Police Chief Allen James “Jimmy” Broussard on felony charges of malfeasance in office, obstruction of justice and injuring public records. Broussard’s attorney, Bill Goode, told KATC-TV he’s confident his client will be cleared. Broussard was arrested after the indictment was released but Goode says he has since bonded out of jail. According to the indictment, Broussard committed the felonies in Acadia Parish from Jan. first to Oct. 31 of last year.
THE LAFAYETTE ANIMAL SHELTER AND CARE CENTER HAS REACHED ITS GOAL OF ACHIEVING NO-KILL STATUS, MEANING THEY’VE SAVED THE LIVES OF NINETY PERCENT OR HIGHER OF ALL ANIMALS BROUGHT TO THE SHELTER. ONLY TERMINALLY ILL OR AGGRESSIVE ANIMALS THAT CAN’T BE ADOPTED ARE EUTHANIZED. MAYOR PRESIDENT JOSH GUILLORY CREDITED THE HARD WORK OF THE STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS TO HELP ACHIEVE THE GOAL AS WELL AS THE CITIZENS WHO ADOPT, VOLUNTEER AND FOSTER THE ANIMALS. THE NEW LAFAYETTE ANIMAL SHELTER AND CARE CENTER IS SET TO OPEN IN APRIL.
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy described himself as “at peace” with his vote to convict Donald Trump at his impeachment trial and dismissed the scorching GOP backlash he’s received. Louisiana’s senior Republican senator said Wednesday that he doesn’t believe the criticism represents the feelings of many of his party’s voters. He said the censure he received from the leadership of the state Republican Party represented “a small group of people,” not the “broader Republican Party.” Cassidy joined six other Senate Republicans in voting with Democrats on Feb. 13 to convict Trump of inciting the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol in an impeachment trial that saw the former president acquitted.
THE CALCASIEU PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE AND LAKE CHARLES POLICE HELPED CAPTURE A WANTED FUGITIVE FROM ALABAMA. AMANDA BURAS IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN PART OF A BOTCHED ROBBERY THAT LEFT ONE DEAD AT A MOTEL IN SHELBY COUNTY, ALABAMA. SHE WAS WANTED ON CHARGES OF FIRST DEGREE ARMED ROBBERY AND FELONY HOMOCIDE. THE LAKE CHARLES POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS ALSO CHARGED HER WITH POSSESSION OF HEROIN, METHAMPHETAMINE AND DRUG PARAPHERNALIA, AND SHE’S IN THE CALCASIEU PARISH JAIL AWAITING EXTRADITION.
EUNICE POLICE SAY A MAN IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER HE WAS PISTOL-WHIPPED AND SHOT. CAROLINE MARCELLO REPORTS.
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FUNERAL SERVICES WILL TAKE PLACE THIS FRIDAY FOR LAFAYETTE EDUCATOR AND CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST JUANITA JACKSON THIBEAUX. SHE WAS ONE OF EIGHTY AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS WHO HELPED DESEGREGATE U-L LAFAYETTE IN NINETEEN-FIFTY-FOUR. JACKSON DIED ON SATURDAY AT THE AGE OF EIGHTY-SIX. THE FUNERAL WILL TAKE PLACE AT ELEVEN A-M FRIDAY AT MOUNT CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH IN NEW IBERIA.
COVID-NINETEEN HOSPITALIZATIONS HAVE DROPPED BELOW SEVEN HUNDRED TOTAL. THERE WERE TWENTY-EIGHT FEWER ON YESTERDAY’S REPORT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS ON VENTILATORS DECREASED BY NINE. LOUISIANA HAD FIVE HUNDRED FORTY- TWO NEW CONFIRMED COVID-NINETEEN CASES. THERE WERE TWENTY-SIX MORE DEATHS.
ACADIANA HAD NO NEW REPORTED COVID-NINETEEN CONFIRMED DEATHS. THERE WAS ONE MORE DEATH IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA, WHICH WAS IN BEAUREGARD PARISH. SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA HAD FORTY-NINE NEW CASES, INCLUDING TWENTY IN CALCASIEU PARISH. ACADIANA REPORTED FORTY-TWO NEW CASES. ACADIA PARISH HAD THE MOST WITH FOURTEEN.
