2-27-20
THE CARENCRO POLICE DEPARTMENT HOSTED A TRAINING FOR OFFICERS IN DEALING WITH AUTISTIC ADULTS AND CHILDREN THAT WAS ATTENDED BY OFFICERS FROM SEVEN POLICE DEPARTMENTS. POLICE CHIEF DAVID ANDERSON TELLS KLFY TV THAT HIS OFFICERS ARE TAKING PART IN THE TRAINING BECAUSE THEY ARE SEEING MORE ENCOUNTERS WITH THOSE WHO ARE AUTISTIC. HE SAYS ONE OUT OF FIFTEEN HUNDRED PEOPLE WERE DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM IN THE NINETEEN-EIGHTIES AND NOW THE RATIO IS ONE IN FIFTY-NINE. ANDERSON SAYS MANY SIGNS OF AUTISM MIMIC ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG IMPAIRMENT AND HE SAYS IT’S IMPORTANT FOR HIS OFFICERS TO BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE DIFFERENCE.
CITY OFFICIALS IN VILLE PLATTE ARE HOPING TO SOON HAVE MORE BOOTS ON THE GROUND IN THEIR BATTLE AGAINST RAMPANT CRIME. CAROLINE MARCELLO HAS MORE.
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THE FAMILY OF AN EIGHTY-NINE YEAR-OLD JENNINGS MAN HAVE SET UP A FACEBOOK PAGE IN HOPES OF FINDING HIM. JAMES GUNNELS HAD BEEN LIVING AT AN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY IN ALEXANDRIA FOR A MONTH WHEN, ON FEBRUARY THIRTEENTH, HE HAD LEFT TO GO TO WALMART. LESS THAN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS LATER, GUNNELS PICK UP TRUCK WAS FOUND ABANDONED IN ACADIA PARISH OFF OF LEGROS ROAD IN MORSE. ANYONE WHO HAS SEEN GUNNELS OR KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT HIS WHEREABOUTS IS ASKED TO CONTACT THE FAMILY THROUGH THE “ HELP FIND JAMES GUNNELS” FACEBOOK PAGE.
Attorney General Jeff Landry is confirming that Louisiana is among the 39 states investigating the marketing and sales practices of e-cigarette maker Juul Labs. The states are looking into claims the company targeted youths with its vaping products, made misleading claims about nicotine content and about the risks of its products. Attorneys general from Connecticut, Florida, Nevada, Oregon and Texas said Tuesday they are leading the multistate investigation. Landry announced Louisiana’s involvement in a statement yesterday.
A MAN SHOT TUESDAY AFTERNOON AT THE CORNER OF WEST SIMCOE AND MADISON STREETS IS IN STABLE CONDITION. POLICE HAVE SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWING THE MAN BEING SHOT BY ANOTHER MAN DRESSED ALL IN BLACK WITH WHITE TENNIS SHOES. AFTER BEING SHOT, THE VICTIM RAN ABOUT A BLOCK INTO A CROWD OF PEOPLE GATHERED FOR MARDI GRAS BEFORE COLLAPSING. THE VICTIM IS NOT COOPERATING WITH INVESTIGATORS AT THIS TIME AND NO ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE.
Republican U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham says he won’t seek another term in Congress representing northeast Louisiana’s 5th District. The Republican who ran unsuccessfully for governor says he’s sticking to a campaign pledge to serve only three terms in the U.S. House. Abraham announced his decision Wednesday in a statement that touted President Donald Trump’s tenure in office and said he feels the nation is on the right track. Abraham’s chief of staff, Republican Luke Letlow, is expected to run for the seat.
THE CALCASIEU PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS HOPING THE PUBLIC CAN HELP THEM IDENTIFY TWO PEOPLE SUSPECTED OF CAUSING LOTS OF DAMAGE TO A BUSINESS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. DEPUTIES WERE CALLED OUT TO THE BUSINESS ON EASY STREET ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY SEVENTEENTH. THE SUSPECTS CAUSED AN ESTIMATED TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE BUSINESS AND SPRAY PAINTED AND DAMAGED A TRAILER INSIDE THE BUSINESS. THE IMAGES OF THE ALLEGED SUSPECTS HAS BEEN POSTED ON THE CALCASIEU PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE FACEBOOK PAGE.
Louisiana’s higher education policy-making board recently toughened admissions criteria for public universities. But the chairman of Louisiana’s Senate education committee filed legislation aimed at undoing financial penalties added for schools violating the standards. Democrat Sen. Cleo Fields argues the Board of Regents doesn’t have authority to strip money from universities that repeatedly breach admissions criteria. He wants lawmakers to declare the board can’t follow through on the penalties.
