2-9-15
NEW CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED AGAINST A JEANERETTE MAN, WHO WAS SHOT BY POLICE AFTER INVESTIGATORS SAID HE STABBED AN OFFICER IN NOVEMBER. JULIE DARCE HAS MORE.
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CHENNAULT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN LAKE CHARLES IS BRINGING BACK THE AIRSHOW THIS YEAR, WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE OCTOBER 24TH AND 25TH. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CHENNAULT, RANDY ROBB, SAID THEY HAD TO CANCEL LAST YEAR’S EVENT BECAUSE OF A NUMBER OF ISSUES THAT ARE BEING ADDRESSED. HE TELLS THE AMERICAN PRESS THAT THEIR NEXT STEP IS FINDING ENOUGH VOLUNTEERS. THE U-S AIR FORCE THUNDERBIRDS WILL BE HIGHLIGHTING THIS YEAR’S AIRSHOW.
ABOUT 75 ABANDONED HORSES HAVE BEEN ADOPTED THROUGH LAFAYETTE ANIMAL CONTROL’S EQUINE ADOPTION PROGRAM. KENNEL SUPERVISOR TROY VENABLE TELLS THE ADVOCATE THAT THEY USUALLY GET HORSES WHO ARE EMACIATED, AND GET THEM HEALTHY AGAIN BEFORE FINDING THEM A NEW HOME. THE PROGRAM HAS A RIGOROUS APPLICATION PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THE HORSES ARE MATCHED WITH A PERSON CAPABLE OF TAKING CARE OF THEM. THERE ARE CURRENTLY FOUR HORSES THAT ARE BEING FEATURED FOR ADOPTION ON THE LAFAYETTE ANIMAL CONTROL WEBSITE.
Secretary of State Tom Schedler reminds voters that early voting for special legislative elections begin Saturday. Four parishes —Iberia, Vermilion, Rapides and East Baton Rouge— have elections to fill vacant legislative seats, while Evangeline Parish is hosting a mayoral race in the Village of Turkey Creek. The early voting period runs through this Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Those who want to vote early may do so in person at their parish Registrar of Voters Office or at other designated locations.
WESTLAKE POLICE HAVE ARRESTED A HOUSTON MAN WHO ALLEGEDLY STABBED AND CUT THE THROAT OF A WOMAN AT THE ISLE OF CAPRI CASINO. POLICE CHIEF CHRIS WILRYE SAYS OFFICERS HAD TO SUBDUE 35-YEAR-OLD NOBLE M. WASHINGTON WITH A STUN GUN, BECAUSE HE TRIED TO JUMP OFF A SEVENTH FLOOR BALCONY. WILRYE SAYS WASHINGTON EVEN TRIED TO PUSH OFFICERS OFF THE BALCONY WHILE THEY WERE TRYING TO HOLD HIM BACK. WASHINGTON FACES NUMEROUS CHARGES INCLUDING ATTEMPTED SECOND DEGREE MURDER.
THERE WAS A GOOD TURNOUT YESTERDAY FOR THE U-L RAGIN CAJUNS BASEBALL TEAM’S FAN DAY AT M-L TIGUE MOORE FIELD. THOSE IN ATTENDANCE GOT AUTOGRAPHS FROM CURRENT AND FORMER PLAYERS, SAW A HOME RUN DERBY, AND AN INTRASQUAD GAME. LAST YEAR’S TEAM FINISHED ONE GAME SHORT OF REACHING THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES, AND SEVERAL OF THE CURRENTLY PLAYERS WERE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT REACHING THE BIG EVENT THIS YEAR. THEIR SEASON BEGINS FRIDAY WITH A TRIP TO SAN ANTONIO TO FACE THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SAN ANTONIO.
Sheriff Ivy Woods says preliminary work should start by March on a new $10 million jail in Jeff Davis Parish. The American Press reports that Woods told the Welsh Rotary Club last week that the main part of the two-year project should be underway by August. He says sheriff’s office and police jury officials have been meeting with the architect and engineers who are developing plans for the 200-bed jail. Woods says the jail will be a bit bigger than the new Acadia Parish jail in Crowley, but will look similar.
The Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce has reached the $15 million fundraising goal to operate the Campaign for One Acadiana for the next five years.
The Advocate reports the One Acadiana campaign is an effort to form a multi-parish economic development agency that will combine resources to recruit industry, attract talent and speak to Washington, D.C., and Baton Rouge with a greater voice. By pledging the $15 million, a diverse group of more than 120 businesses, individuals and organizations has financed One Acadiana for the next five years. Jason El Koubi, President and CEO of the Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce, says a diverse group of Acadiana business leaders are now turning their full attention to implementing the bold new economic development program.
