2-27-18
TWO TEENS WERE ARRESTED IN LAFAYETTE FOR USING AN A-T-M SKIMMING DEVICE. JEFF HORCHAK REPORTS.
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CITGO IS HOLDING ITS ANNUAL E-RECYCLE DAY IN LAKE CHARLES TO HELP RESIDENTS SAFELY DISPOSE OF UNWANTED ELECTRONICS. IT WILL BE HELD AT THE MCNEESE COWBOY STADIUM PARKING LOT THIS SATURDAY MORNING FROM EIGHT TO ELEVEN. THEY ARE ACCEPTING CONSUMER ELECTRONICS THAT CONTAIN HAZARDOUS MATERIAL SUCH AS COMPUTERS, TELEVISIONS, PHONES AND MORE. THERE ARE SOME ITEMS THEY ARE NOT ACCEPTING LIKE LARGE APPLIANCES, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, AND DEHUMIDIFIERS.
CROWLEY POLICE HAVE RELEASED THE IDENTITY OF A SUSPECT IN A DOUBLE STABBING THAT HAPPENED EARLY SATURDAY MORNING NEAR NORTH AVENUE B AND WEST FIFTH STREET. MERVIN DUGAS OF RAYNE FACES TWO COUNTS OF ATTEMPTED FIRST DEGREE HOMOCIDE AND ONE COUNT OF HOME INVASION. DUGAS HIMSELF WAS STABBED BY ONE OF THE VICTIMS AND IS CURRENTLY RECOVERING IN A HOSPITAL. THE TWO VICTIMS WERE TREATED AND RELEASED OVER THE WEEKEND.
Gov. John Bel Edwards has declared a state of emergency in several Louisiana parishes amid mounting concerns about river flooding. Edwards issued the emergency declaration on Monday for nine parishes including Avoyelles, Beauregard, and Rapides. Louisiana’s top agriculture official is warning livestock and farm equipment owners in the northwest part of the state to be prepared for flooding. Commissioner Mike Strain said in a statement that heavy rain forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday could lead to flooding along the Red River. Strain said flooding is expected to continue downriver to Alexandria on Thursday.
PEOPLE LIVING ALONG THE SABINE RIVER SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO RIVER FORECASTS FOR ANY CHANGES. THAT’S BECAUSE THE SABINE RIVER AUTHORITY HAS RAISED ALL ELEVEN GATES AT THE TOLEDO BEND RESERVOIR TO TWO FEET EACH. THE SABINE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CREST AT 35 FEET AT BON WEIR, ACROSS THE BORDER FROM MERRYVILLE, WHICH IS A MODERATE FLOOD STAGE. IT’S EXPECTED TO CREST AT 26-AND-A-HALF FEET AT DEWEYVILLE ON THURSDAY, ACROSS THE BORDER FROM STARKS, WHICH IS ALSO MODERATE FLOOD STAGE.
THE FIRST PHASE OF THE LAFAYETTE PARISH MAGNET ACADEMY LOTTERY PROCESS IS COMPLETE. JEFF HORCHAK HAS MORE.
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BURGLARS COMPLETELY EMPTIED THE CONTENTS OF A VILLE PLATTE BED AND BREAKFAST LAST WEEK. POLICE CHIEF NEAL LARTIGUE SAYS THE BURGLARS ENTERED THE COTTAGE BED AND BREAKFAST SHORTLY AFTER ELEVEN LAST TUESDAY AND REMOVED EVERYTHING UNTIL THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF WEDNESDAY. POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED A TRUCK THAT THEY BELIEVE MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE BURGLARY AND ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR THE CONTENTS, WHICH INCLUDES A NUMBER OF ANTIQUES. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION CAN CALL THE VILLE PLATTE POLICE DEPARTMENT AT 363-13-13.
Gov. John Bel Edwards says he remains committed to reaching a tax deal with Louisiana lawmakers, even as disagreements have delayed House tax votes. Votes scheduled for Monday on a package of tax bills were scrapped, with continued divides over which tax types should be used to help close a nearly $1 billion budget gap. The Democratic governor said Republican House Speaker Taylor Barras failed to capitalize on the momentum of Sunday’s House committee action advancing the tax measures. In a floor speech Monday, Barras suggested members of the Black Caucus threw a wrench in tax talks by reviving an income tax proposal that GOP lawmakers oppose.
