KAJN Jesus FM 102.9


2-28-19

LAFAYETTE COMMUNITY LEADERS ARE DISCUSSING PLANS TO REDEVELOP THE EVANGELINE THRUWAY AREA.  HERE’S JEFF HORCHAK WITH MORE.

 

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STATE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING AN OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING IN DERIDDER YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.  TROOPER DEREK SENEGAL SAYS THE BEAUREGARD PARISH NARCOTICS TASK FORCE WENT TO A HOME ON OAK PARK ROAD TO ARREST 21-YEAR-OLD GARY CLARK OF DERIDDER.  AS HE WAS BEING ARRESTED, CLARK PRODUCED A WEAPON AND TWO DERIDDER POLICE OFFICERS AND A BEAUREGARD PARISH SHERIFF’S DEPUTY FIRED AT CLARK, WHO WAS KILLED.  THE THREE HAVE BEEN PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE PENDING THE INVESTIGATION.

 

A TWENTY-YEAR-OLD BREAUX BRIDGE MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR THE ALLEGED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A GIRL.  TAYLEN WILLIAMS WAS BOOKED INTO THE ST. MARTIN PARISH CORRECTIONAL CENTER.  HE HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH INDECENT BEHAVIOR WITH A JUVENILE.  HIS BOND WAS SET AT 150 THOUSAND DOLLARS.

 

Louisiana’s U.S. senators have stalled nominees for jobs at the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development. The senators are trying to force the agency to release long-stalled legal guidance that could help Louisiana flood victims.  Republican U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy said Wednesday they don’t oppose the two HUD assistant secretary nominees. They say they object to HUD inaction that is delaying flood recovery aid.

 

A SECTION OF HEIDE CIRCLE IN SCOTT WAS CLOSED FOR A TIME YESTERDAY MORNING BECAUSE OF A CHEMICAL LEAK.  THE DRIVER OF A TRACTOR TRAILER CRASHED THE VEHICLE CAUSING A LEAKAGE OF GLYCOLIC ACID.  THE SCOTT FIRE DEPARTMENT, WITH THE HELP OF HAZMAT OFFICIALS, WERE ABLE TO PREVENT ANY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT.  THE DRIVER OF THE TRACTOR TRAILER WAS NOT INJURED.

 

THE CALCASIEU PARISH POLICE JURY IS CONSIDERING A PROPOSAL TO CONSOLIDATE SEVEN DRAINAGE DISTRICTS INTO TWO.  THE TWO DISTRICTS WOULD BE ON EITHER SIDE OF THE CALCASIEU RIVER.  CURRENTLY THERE ARE 35 BOARD MEMBERS, FIVE IN EACH DRAINAGE DISTRICT, BUT UNDER THE PROPOSAL THAT NUMBER WOULD BE REDUCED TO 14 TOTAL BOARD MEMBERS.  THE POLICE JURY IS ACCEPTING COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON THE STUDY AND PROPOSAL UNTIL MARCH TWELFTH.

 

THE ST. LANDRY PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE HAS MADE AN ARREST IN CONNECTION WITH THE JANUARY 21ST BURGLARY OF FRANK’S BEST MARINE IN EUNICE THANKS TO A TIP SUBMITTED THROUGH ST. LANDRY CRIME STOPPERS.  THIRTEEN HANDGUNS WERE STOLEN.  FORTY-YEAR-OLD JOSHUA BILLEDEAU OF EUNICE WAS INTERVIEWED BY A-T-F AGENTS AND SHERIFF’S DETECTIVES OVER A GUN HE HAD PURCHASED FROM MADISON BOONE, AND HE WAS ARRESTED BECAUSE HE WAS A CONVICTED FELON IN POSSESSION OF A GUN WHILE HE WAS ON PAROLE.  BOONE IS KNOWN BY THE A-T-F AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN ST. LANDRY PARISH FOR HIS INVOLVEMENT IN BURGLARIES.

 

A NATIVE FROM RAYNE HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR THE JAMES BEARD AWARD’S BEST CHEF OF THE SOUTH.  ISAAC TOUPS AND HIS WIFE, AMANDA, OPENED THE TOUPS’ MEATERY IN NEW ORLEANS IN 2012.  AS A SEMIFINALIST, TOUPS WILL ADVANCE TO THE NEXT ROUND OF THE COMPETITION.  THE FINALISTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON MARCH 27TH WITH THE WINNER TO BE REVEALED IN CHICAGO ON MAY SIXTH.