2-26-20
LAFAYETTE POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR A SHOOTING SUSPECT. MEGAN KELLY REPORTS.
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RAYNE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A SHOOTING LAST NIGHT ON LYMAN AVENUE. POLICE CHIEF CARROLL STELLY SAYS IT HAPPENE IN AN AREA WHERE MARDI GRAS FESTIVITIES HAD ALREADY WRAPPED UP. HE SAYS NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE SHOOTING HAPPENED AT AROUND 5:30 P-M.
A former Louisiana pastor has been sentenced to 60 years in federal prison in a child porn case. The American Press reports John Michael Ward pleaded guilty Nov. 19, to two counts of production of child pornography. He was sentenced last week to 30 years on each charge to run consecutively. Ward was previously the pastor of Bellview Baptist Church in Westlake, where he had served since 2012. Authorities say he was arrested in 2019 for raping a child for a period of more than two years, beginning when the child was 10. The 45-year-old faces other charges in state district court.
AS THE CORONA VIRUS CONTINUES TO SPREAD IN PARTS OF EUROPE, LOUISIANA SENATOR BILL CASSIDY IS AGAIN PUSHING TO ALL ALLOW HEALTH OFFICIALS TO SPEND FEDERAL MONEY ON FIGHTING HEALTH EMERGENCIES WITHOUT HAVING TO WAIT ON CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL. THR VOTONSBITUD OUTBREAK HAS KILLED MORE THAN 2,600 ACROSS THE GLOBE AND INFECTED 80,000. THERE IS LITTLE FEDERAL MONEY AVAILABLE TO FIGHT A POTENTIAL PANDEMIC IN THE U-S.
A THRITY-FOUR-YEAR-OLD LAFAYETTE MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR THE BEATING OF A SIXTY-FIVE-YEAR-OLD MAN. IT HAPPENED AT A HOME ON WOODROW STREET MONDAY NIGHT. THE SIXTY-FIVE YEAR-OLD MAN SUFFERED MAJOR INJURIES AND IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AT A LAFAYETTE HOSPITAL. DANIEL LUNA IS CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED FIRST DEGREE MURDER AND HIS BOND WAS SET AT ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Two innocent bystanders are among the three people that police say were shot at a restaurant in Louisiana. Opelousas police say the shooting happened early Sunday at an after-hours restaurant known as “The Back”. News outlets report all three people were taken to a hospital for treatment. None of the injuries are considered life-threatening. The police chief tells KLFY-TV that one of the victims was the intended target while the other two were innocent bystanders. The chief says officers have interviewed witnesses. No suspects or arrests have been announced.
A PROJECT AT THE INTERSECTION OF RYAN, UNIVERSITY AND MCNEESE STREETS IN LAKE CHARLES IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY THIS SUMMER, ACCORDING TO TAMMY YORKE, SPOKESPERSON FOR THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT. THE TWO MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE COMPLETE IN DECEMBER BUT WAS DELAYED. IT BEGAN LAST MAY. YORK SAYS, ONCE IT’S COMPLETED, IT WILL PROVIDE A RELIEF TO TRAFFIC CONGESTION BECAUSE OF A DEDICATED LEFT TURN LANE.
A MAMMOTH GREAT WHITE SHARK HAS BEEN TRACKED TO THE COAST OF LOUISIANA. A GROUP OF RESEARCHERS AND SCIENTISTS TRACKED THE SHARK FROM NOVA SCOTIA ALL THE WAY INTO THE LOUISANAGULF COAST. THE SHARK IS FIFTEEN-AND-A-HALF FEET LONG AND WEIGHS MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND POUNDS. LARGE GREAT WHITE SHARKS DO NOT NORMALLY TRAVEL THAT FAR INTO THE GULF.
