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THE FAMILY OF TWENTY-FOUR-YEAR-OLD JUQUAN CALAIS OF BROUSSARD ARE ASKING FOR HELP IN FINDING HIS MURDERER. CALAIS WAS SHOT AND KILLED IN JANUARY. THEY TELL KLFY TV THAT THEY HAVE MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS AND THEY ARE DESPERATE FOR INFORMATION THAT WILL LEAD TO THE DISCOVERY OF CALAIS’ KILLER. THEY SAY THAT THEY FEAR FOR THEIR LIVES AND NO LONGER FEEL SAFE, AND, UNTIL THE KILLER IS CAUGHT, THEY CAN’T HAVE PEACE.
THE BROTHER OF KOLE HEBERT OF BREAUX BRIDGE TELLS KLFY TV THAT IT WASN’T PLAYING AROUND WITH A GUN THAT RESULTED IN HIS BROTHER BEING SHOT AND PARALYZED. CHAZ HEBERT SAYS NINETEEN-YEAR-OLD KENDRICK JAMES ALEXANDER POINTED A GUN AT KOLE’S THROAT AND THE TRIGGER WAS PULLED. HEBERT’S FAMILY HAS RECEIVED LOTS OF SUPPORT BUT THE EXPENSES ARE PILING UP. THAT’S WHY AN ALL-DAY FUNDRAISER EVENT HAS BEEN SET UP FOR THIS SATURDAY AT HENRY GUIDRY MEMORIAL PARK IN HENDERSON.
THE STATE OF LOUISIANA IS NOT UNDER A BURN BAN, BUT STATE FIRE MARSHAL BRYAN ADAMS STRONGLY ENCOURAGES RESIDENTS TO AVOID OUTDOOR BURNINGS THIS WEEK UNTIL THE CONDITIONS BECOME LESS CONCERNING. THE DRY CONDITIONS ALONG WITH HIGH WINDS HAS LED TO AN INCREASE IN BRUSH FIRES. SEVERAL OF THE FIRES HAVE ESCALATED INTO LARGE AND DANGEROUS WILDFIRES. THE SAINT MARTIN PARISH FIRE DISTRICT SAID ON ITS FACEBOOK PAGE THAT FIREFIGHTERS IN THE PARISH RESPONDED TO TWENTY-THREE INCIDENTS OVER THE PAST WEEKEND, THE MAJORITY OF WHICH WERE DEBRIS FIRES THAT GOT OUT OF CONTROL AND BEGAN TO SPREAD TO NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES.
THE CALCASIEU PARISH SCHOOL BOARD ANNOUNCED THE IMPLENTATION OF WEAPONS DETECTORS IN SCHOOLS ACROSS THE PARISH. WEAPONS DETECTORS WILL BE FULLY IMPLEMENTED BEGINNING TODAY AT DEQUINCY, STARKS AND VINTON HIGH SCHOOLS. THE SCHOOL BOARD ASKED STUDENTS AND VISITORS TO BE PATIENT AS THERE WILL BE SLIGHT DELAYS IN ARRIVAL PROCEDURES DURING THE INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS. THE REMAINING HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE PARISH WILL BE FULLY IMPLEMENTED WITH WEAPONS DETECTORS IN THE SPRING.
LAFAYETTE UTILITIES SYSYTEM WILL BE HOSTING ANOTHER OPEN HOUSE TODAY TO DISCUSS THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE BONIN ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION. DANIELLE DUNCAN HAS THE DETAILS.
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SAINT LANDRY PARISH PRESIDENT JESSIE BELLARD SAYS THERE HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE PAST YEAR BUT MORE NEEDS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED. HE MADE THE REMARKS DURING HIS STATE OF THE PARISH SPEECH YESTERDAY EVENING. BELLARD SAYS HIS PRIORITIES THIS YEAR ARE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, PARISH-WIDE BROADBAND, MORE COMMUNITY EVENTS, INMATE ASSISTANCE AND HEIGHTENED EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS. BELLARD SAYS HIS FOCUS AS PARISH PRESIDENT IS TO DO GOOD THINGS FOR GOOD PEOPLE.
A STATE SENATE COMMITTEE REJECTED A NEW DISTRICT MAP FOR THE STATE SUPREME COURT THAT WOULD HAVE ADDED A SECOND MAJORITY BLACK DISTRICT. IT WAS APPROVED BY THE STATE HOUSE ON FRIDAY AND ATTORNEY GENERAL LIZ MURRELL CALLED IT A GOOD MAP AND SAID HAVING TO GO TO TRIAL ON A FINAL MAP WOULD COST THE STATE AT LEAST TEN MILLION DOLLARS. SOME SENATOR’S OPPOSED HAVING TO APPROVE OR REJECT THE PROPOSED MAP. SENATE PRESIDENT CAMERON HENRY TOLD THE ADVOCATE THAT SENATE AND HOUSE LEADERSHIP HAVE PLEDGED TO TAKE UP A SIMILAR BILL IN THE REGULAR SESSION, THAT BEGINS MARCH ELEVENTH, AND MOVE IT QUICKLY.
THE TOWN OF BASILE HAS ISSUED A SYSTEM-WIDE BOIL ADVISORY FOR ALL WATER CUSTOMERS. A FIBER BORING CREW HIT A FOUR INCH WATER MAIN ALONG SAVOY STREET. THE BOIL ADVISORY IS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT CONSUMERS DISINFECT TAP WATER BEFORE DRINKING IT, MAKING ICE, BRUSHING TEETH, OR USING IT FOR FOOD PREPARATION OR RINSING FOOD.
